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The popular citizen science project, Galaxy Zoo, went super-sized at this year’s Oxford Christmas Light Festival (Friday 15 – Saturday 16 November 2019). Crowds of visitors to the vibrant annual seasonal celebration got a taste of the astronomical by helping researchers describe hundreds of images of galaxies, projected at massive scale onto to the buildings in Bonn Square. Here is a taste of the project.
Communicating Your Science Online - Call for Contributions, and Online Training available Mon 30 March
Public Engagement - opportunity Public Engagement - training Training and development
Many of us are getting used to working at home and looking for ways to spend our time. Oxford Sparks is looking to coordinate contributions from researchers working from home to share online over the next month or so, and will be holding a webinar for those looking for more information.
Get involved with Science Together, deadline 31 July
Public Engagement - funding Public Engagement - opportunity Public Engagement - training
Sign up now to be part of Science Together in 22/23! Work with local community groups to co-develop research projects that are grounded in local needs, interests and perspectives. No experience required, full training and support is provided and the projects are given a small seed fund to get them off the ground.
Wanted: activities for Science Oxford's Live Lab
Public Engagement - opportunity
Science Oxford are looking for hands-on science activities that can be delivered as part of their Live Lab sessions for families and young people through the summer.
Take your science to ATOM: the science festival in Abingdon, 11 June
Public Engagement - opportunity
ATOM: the Abingdon Science and Technology festival takes place each year, with a range of events and activities. This year the festival includes the a science fair at Abingdon Market place, which you can express interest in taking a stall to.
Cumberland Lodge Fellowships, deadline 8 April
Public Engagement - opportunity Public Engagement - training
Cumberland Lodge offers doctoral students in the UK a unique opportunity to benefit from a close association with our work and discussions for two years, including developing skills and networks around public and policy engagement.
Take your research to the IF-Oxford festival, deadline for expressions of interest 31 March
Public Engagement - opportunity
The IF-Oxford Science and Ideas Festival are inviting expressions of interest to take part in this year's festival (7-25 October) - this can include in person and online activities.
Take your research to Oxfordshire Play Association events - various dates and locations this summer
Public Engagement - opportunity
The Oxfordshire Play Association is inviting researchers with fun hands-on activities to attend their 'playdays'. If you have an activity appropriate for primary aged and pre-school aged children then get in touch!
Environmental researchers wanted for eco-anxiety activity from NERC
Public Engagement - opportunity
NERC are looking for young people and environmental science researchers to help pilot their Stories for Hope 5 Day Pop-up Community Challenge, Monday 14th March - Friday 18th March 2022.
Three Minute Thesis Competition 2022, deadline to register Fri 25 March
Public Engagement - opportunity Public Engagement - training
3 Minutes, 1 Slide…..Your Thesis! An 80,000 word thesis would take 9 hours to present; how about in just 3 minutes with the aid of a single slide? DPhil students are invited to apply to take part. Training and prizes are available! Training and final will be held online.
Super Science Saturday - get involved
Public Engagement - opportunity
The Oxford University Museum of Natural History are hosting their popular science event, themed on minibeasts. It takes place 12 March 2022, 12-4pm.
Take your research to the British Science Festival, deadline 14 Feb
Public Engagement - opportunity
The British Science Festival are now accepting event proposals for the 2022 Festival in Leicester, hosted by De Montfort University.
Festival of Nature - open call, deadline 31 January 2022
Public Engagement - opportunity
In 2022 Festival of Nature is pulling together a full programme of collaborative in-person, digital and hybrid events across the Bristol and Bath region, and love to hear from you if you are involved in reaching audiences with environmental content.
New Scientist Live are looking for inspiring speakers and engaging activities, deadline 23 Jan 2022
Public Engagement - opportunity
New Scientist Live, a flagship event, is returning to London in October 2022, and are looking for inspiring speakers. They particularly encourage applications from early career researchers and people from under-represented groups.
Soapbox Science 2022 - Call for speakers now open, deadline 28 Feb 2022
Public Engagement - opportunity
Soapbox Science is an annual event at venues around the world, where a dozen women talk about their scientific research to the public to raise the awareness of women in science.
Early Career Researchers - opportunity to contribute to 'Great Explanations' book, deadline 18 October
Public Engagement - opportunity
Sense about Science have launched this opportunity for researchers to contribute to an anthology of the most pressing, fascinating and sometimes just plain overlooked topics from the far reaches of science.
New Oxford Sparks videos - call for proposals
Public Engagement - news Public Engagement - opportunity
From Michaelmas 2021, Oxford Sparks - the University's platform for digital science engagement - will be regularly creating and publishing live action video content. Would you like to share your research with others? Submit an expression of interest now!
Opportunity for NERC researchers to counter eco-anxiety in young people, deadline 7 Sept
Public Engagement - opportunity
NERC climate scientists are invited to participate in a new public engagement, and professional development looking to engage young people with their environmental science research, and develop their digital and youth engagement capacity.
Research Storytelling Competition: Speak Up for Food Security 2021, deadline 5 Sept
Public Engagement - awards Public Engagement - opportunity Public Engagement - training
UKRI are running this compeitition for early career researchers (PhD students and post-docs) whose research links to the food security challenge. Winners receive a 2 day storytelling masterclass and opportunity to present their research in a public-facing final.
Early Career Researchers wanted - Meat Your Future, deadline 1 Sept
Public Engagement - opportunity
The History of Science museum is looking for masters and DPhil students and postdocs to get involved with their 'science shorts' programme supporting their current Meat Your Future exhibition.
Take your science to the Royal Society Summer Exhibition 2022, deadline 21 September 2021
Public Engagement - opportunity
The Summer Science Exhibition welcomes thousands of visits and is an excellent high profile opportunity to engage a variety of audiences through interactive displays and activities.