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This course, offered by the University of Cambridge Institute of Continue Education, aims to familiarise you with the value and purposes of popular science writing, and help you explore a range of techniques and styles and develop your skills for writing about science.

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Evaluating Exhibitions and Displays - A recipe for evaluating museum exhibitions and displays

This 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.

Watch: Introduction to Evaluating Public Engagement with Research workshop

The presentation portion of this workshop, delivered by the PER team in research services, is now available to watch.

Watch: Introduction to Evaluating Public Engagement with Research workshop

The presentation portion of this workshop, delivered by the PER team in research services, is now available to watch.

Royal Society of Biology Connect 2021: bringing outreach and engagement into the future, 23-25 Nov, online

This event will include talks, presentations, Q&A sessions, workshops and networking to provide training, information and discussion of contemporary issues relating to outreach and engagement.

Public Engagement with Research training - booking now open

Training sessions on a range of PER topics are available for free to researchers (including DPhil students) across MPLS and MSD

Youth Equity and STEM - Informal STEM learning for social justice, Oct 11

The Youth Equity + STEM Science Learning+ Partnership is hosting this sharing event to showcase and the discuss the work and tools they've created around informal science learning for young people.

Engage Conference 2021 - 1-2 Dec, online - registration now open

The Engage Conference from the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement is taking place online from 1-2 December with the theme 'shaping ideas for change'.

10 Free Tools for Science Communication Social Media Marketing

This summary, from the Shared Microscope, provides a run-down of some useful tools you can use to share and promote science using social media.

Online event: Cut + Paste: Zines for Science Communication, 2 October

This event from two great science communicators and zine aficionados is free.

Oxford PER Facilitators: join the Dept of Physics Access and Engagement Week talks, 4-8 October

The Department of Physics cordially invite departmental staff supporting access and engagement to come along to events they are organising as part of the 'Access and Engagement Week'.

Research Storytelling Competition: Speak Up for Food Security 2021, deadline 5 Sept

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.

Science Capital: Developing inclusive informal science learning, 9 Sept, Oxford

This BIG Skills Day will take place in Science Oxford and is for anyone who develops and delivers informal science learning experiences, especially for young people.

Online workshop: Connecting with Under-served Audiences: Creating Conversations and Trust, 29 Sept

The Re-think Sci Comm project is hosting this online workshop series is aimed at engaging the community of science communication professionals and scholars in order to reflect on the latest research outcomes together.

Public Communication of Science and Technology Network Conference Recordings now online

The Public Communication of Science and Technology conference has published the recordings of this year's event online for you to watch at your own convenience, for free!

Hook your audience: book available for free for limited time

Hook 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.

V-Interact: free one day online conference for those in physical sciences, Tues 14 Sept

Interact is a conference series focussing on engagement in the physical sciences. It is open to researchers in the physical sciences and those working in engagement roles. This one day symposium will be taking place online.

Applications open for Science Together: Oxford Researchers and Communities, deadline 30 July

Science Together is a new programme to connect researchers at all levels with community groups, providing training, support and funding for co-developed projects that are grounded in community needs, priorities, perspectives and opportunities.

Sense about Science Policy Engagement Online Workshop for early career researchers, deadline 5 July

Applications are now open for this online workshop taking place 30 July that aims to give early career researchers tangible and practical policy engagement tips and ideas.

Sense about Science Policy Engagement Online Workshop for early career researchers, deadline 5 July

Applications are now open for this online workshop taking place 30 July that aims to give early career researchers tangible and practical policy engagement tips and ideas.

Putting Stories to Work - brand new online training session now available

A new interactive training session that builds on our 'Telling Stories that Matter' training session delivered by narrative skills coach Robert Holtom. Book now to avoid disappointment.