Public Engagement
This team is responsible for developing and supporting a positive culture for excellent public engagement with research. This includes Oxford Sparks, training and more.
See the Public Engagement with Research pages for more information.
Latest updates
EPSRC Impact Acceleration funding now open, 6 October 2022
8 August 2022
EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) funding provides support for activities that will help to accelerate the impact from research that falls within the EPSRC remit. This is includes activities with public stakeholders, such as end-users or those likely to be affected by or able to enhance research impact.
Royal Academy of Engineering Ingenious Public Engagement grants, deadline 26 Sept
25 July 2022
Ingenious grants provide £3k to £30k for projects that engage the public with engineers and engineering while providing engineers with skills and opportunities in public engagement.
Biochemical Society scientific outreach grants, deadline 30 September 2022
4 July 2022
The Biochemical Society offers up to £1,000 that support scientific outreach and public engagement activities that communicate the excitement of molecular bioscience to young people and the community.
Royal Society of Chemistry Outreach Grants, deadlines 4 July and 4 September 2022
27 June 2022
Royal Society of Chemistry offers up to £10,000 to enable members, individuals and organisations to run chemistry-based public and schools engagement activities. The scheme has a monthly deadline. Presently they are particularly interested in projects themed on 'sustainability'.
Webinar - from Open and Citizen Science to Activism: Roles for Academic Staff, 7 July
27 June 2022
The Erasmus+ INOS project are hosting this seminar for anyone interested in getting a better understanding of how academia can lead and foster social action, particularly in the context of climate change and biodiversity loss.
Public Engagement
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Professor Nick Hawes
Academic Champion for Public Engagement with Research
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Dr Michaela Livingstone-Banks
Public and Community Engagement with Research Manager
michaela.livingstone@mpls.ox.ac.uk
+44 (0)1865 282595
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Latest Oxford Sparks Big Questions Podcast Episodes
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Why is the James Webb Space Telescope a big deal?
15 June 2022
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What is green steel?
1 June 2022
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How do you create autonomous robots that can investigate under the sea?
18 May 2022
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How do you grow the perfect tomato?
4 May 2022
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How is misinformation about the war in Ukraine spreading?
20 April 2022