Polly Kerr and colleagues are offering this introductory session for researchers, with four dates to choose from across the year.
\n \n\n \n \nThis is a popular, masters-level course from the University of the West of England, takes place Jan-March 2023 and is designed to support you to develop underpinning knowledge and skills in science communication and public engagement with research.
\n \n\n \n \nThis course created by UCL and hosted by FutureLearn introduces the Equity Compass tool as a framework to help you support all learners and promote equity in informal STEM learning. This could be useful for developing outreach and engagement work.
\n \n\n \n \nLifeology has created this free step by step guide that takes you through some of the key ingredients of good science writing for kids.
\n \n\n \n \nThis webcast from Nature Careers is designed to help researchers both attract and manage press coverage of their work.
\n \n\n \n \nResearch Services have compiled their guides, tools and training for evaluating public engagement with research into one place, with the addition of three new short training videos.
\n \n\n \n \nResearch Services have produced a new guide to take a look at the different ways you can evaluate online events (meetings, festivals, workshops, etc), and include a range of pointers to different tools, illustrated with real-world examples of use.
\n \n\n \n \nParkinson's UK have published a new clear and simple communications toolkit to help researchers share updates with participants. This is useful for any study that involves participants.
\n \n\n \n \nThis guide and case study, was produced by the PER team in Research Services and takes you through a step by step process to plan, undertake and write up evaluation of the museum display or exhibition using the Traces of of the Past case display in the Pitt Rivers Museum.
\n \n\n \n \nThe presentation portion of this workshop, delivered by the PER team in research services, is now available to watch.
\n \n\n \n \nThe presentation portion of this workshop, delivered by the PER team in research services, is now available to watch.
\n \n\n \n \nThis summary, from the Shared Microscope, provides a run-down of some useful tools you can use to share and promote science using social media.
\n \n\n \n \nHook Your Audience is a toolkit of performance techniques to emotionally engage child and family audiences in interactive, educational presentations. It's been made available for free until the end of October.
\n \n\n \n \nIf you're interested in doing some public engagement with research (PER) but not sure where to find help, we offer a range of support or can point you in the right direction: from training sessions to answering your questions during help desk hours.
\n \n\n \n \nAs part of celebrations for International Women's Day this year the folks behind Finding Ada hosted a 'Comedy and Communication' hour long, live-streamed panel discussion looking at how we can all use comedy techniques in our STEM communications and teaching.
\n \n\n \n \nThis comment piece in Nature provides excellent, clear tips and food for thought if you're a researcher who wants to communicate the evidence to foster public discussion and build trust.
\n \n\n \n \n\"Even during a bitter election season, persuasive conversations were not only possible, but surprisingly attainable\". It might feel like it's utterly impossible to have productive conversations about science sometimes but this article featured in Scientific American gives a really interesting perspective and reflections on effective strategies for having potentially sticky conversations. Get yourself a cuppa and give it a read; especially if your research is in climate change or any other 'controversial' area.
\n \n\n \n \nIn this blog a researcher works through their two favourite storytelling 'tools' to apply narrative to research communication.
\n \n\n \n \nThe people behind the 'Science Capital' research and projects have a launched a new project focussed on young peoples' engagement with STEM, and how to help make it more equitable. They've released some new publications and tools for those undertaking engagement.
\n \n\n \n \nScience communication and public engagement practices still largely overlook the efforts of historically marginalized and minority communities. In this webinar you will hear from some science communication researchers and practitioners who have been trying to empower marginalized voices through their work. They will discuss the inherent power structures within science communication and what does it take to dismantle them.
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