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The Society for Endocrinology invites applications for its public engagement grants, which support the organisation and delivery of outreach activities that engage audiences with hormones and the impact of endocrinology. Up to £1,000 is available.
Learning how to be a podcaster - Conservation Optimism
Public Engagement - case study
A guest post by Conservation Optimism about their recent podcasting mentoring programme for the Department of Zoology (part of a project funded by the Departmental Public Engagement with Research Seed Fund). Conservation Optimism is "a global community dedicated to sharing stories and resources to empower people from all backgrounds to make a positive impact for wildlife and nature".
Congratulations to Dr Peter Hatfield (Physics): awarded MPLS Impact Award for Public Engagement with Research
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Peter Hatfield, Hintze Research Fellow in the Department of Physics has been awarded the MPLS Impact Award in the Public Engagement with Research category for his work with the Institute for Research in Schools.
Zoology (Julia Migné and Sofia Castello Y Tickell) awarded Departmental Capacity Building Seed Fund
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Congrats to Julia and Sofia on a successful application to the Departmental Capacity Seed Fund. You can read their project overview here. Applications for this have now closed, but watch this space for news on how this scheme may run in the future.
In Control: By Design - a PER Lab Case Study
Public Engagement - case study
Julien Carponcy (MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit), Joy Todd (GLAM Division) and Jozie Kettle (Pitt Rivers Museum) were awarded £12,000 to support people with motor-related neurological conditions (such as Parkinson’s, and their families and carers) to work with researchers, engineers, and artists/fashion designers to create their own aesthetically pleasing mobility solutions, and to empower them to manage their day to day lives, inspired and provoked by collections from the Pitt Rivers Museum.
Who Writes the Future: a PER Lab case study
Public Engagement - case study
Jacob Ward (formerly Mathematical Institute) worked with the Bodleian Library on the project that aimed to diversify the voices writing the future by inviting young people to collaborate with science and humanities researchers and a ‘writer in residence’.
The Bubble Lab: A PER Lab case study
Public Engagement - case study
Shamit Shrivastava (formerly Engineering Science), Kelly Richards and Carly Smith-Huggins (Museum of Natural History) created a pop-up experience in communities in Oxford, targeting young people (10-13) and their families. A free kit of ‘do-at-home’ experiments and investigations was given out, providing a way to connect with researchers, and to visit the Museum of Natural History to share what they’ve learned and discovered.
Let's Talk About Climate: A PER Lab case study
Public Engagement - case study
Ken Amor and Sarah Lloyd (Museum of Natural History) were awarded £5,000 with the aim of working with year 11 and 12 teenagers to explore the science of the IPCC reports and reinterpret them, with the support of researchers and museum collections and staff, by creating their own ‘report’ (written, video, art or performance), and sharing this report with policy and decision-makers.
PER Seed Fund 2020-21 Projects Announced
Public Engagement - case study
A total of 21 projects have been funded through the 2020/21 PER Seed Fund, including 2 from MPLS. You can take a look at the funded projects for inspiration and ideas, ready for the next round that will open in Autumn.
Watch: Raising STEM aspirations - How can I make a real difference?
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The Department of Physics recently hosted Dr Martin Archer, Stephen Hawking fellow in space physics and public engagement at Imperial College London to talk about what we know about what factors affect STEM aspirations, what's likely to impact aspirations, before talking through a case study of a project he's been involved in.
Mother Earth: Taking Research to School Children During the Pandemic
Public Engagement - case study
In 2020 summer term, as schools closed down due to the corona virus pandemic, Cowley Road Works facilitated projects to bring together researchers and school students in an engagement project for children to access from their homes. Originally envisaged as a project to bring research to life as part of the Carnival in July, here we report how the modified online project went.
Wellcome Enriching Engagement funded projects announced
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Seven projects from Medical Sciences and MPLS have been awarded funding in Round 2 of the Enriching Engagement grant scheme. They join the six Round 1 projects awarded in November 2019. Have a read of the project summaries for a bit of inspiration.
3 new Oxford Citizen Science projects funded by UKRI
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UKRI recently announced the projects funded through their place-based and citizen science funding schemes. Three grants led by Oxford researchers have been funded, with a further two supported by Oxford. Congratulations! Read the project descriptions here.
Exploring the impact of Planet Hunters: key findings
Public Engagement - case study
Dr. Annaleise Depper (Evaluation Officer, Public Engagement with Research) at the University of Oxford shares the results and findings from an evaluation of Planet Hunters conducted in 2019.
Public Engagement with Research Seed Fund 2019/20 - project list now available
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The list of project summaries for this year's PER Seed Fund projects are now available - 23 projects were funded in total, seven from MPLS researchers. Take a look, for inspiration and ideas.
Enter the Zooniverse: An interactive light installation
Public Engagement - case study
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.
Yee Whye in I'm a Researcher: Machine Learning Zone
Public Engagement - case study
Prof Yee Whye Teh took part in the online engagement activity, I'm a Researcher... Get Me Out of Here (Machine Learning Zone) - and won the student vote! Congratulations. In this blog, originally posted on his groups web pages he talks about his experience.
Yee Whye in I'm a Researcher: Machine Learning Zone
Public Engagement - case study
Prof Yee Whye Teh took part in the online engagement activity, I'm a Researcher... Get Me Out of Here (Machine Learning Zone) - and won the student vote! Congratulations. In this blog, originally posted on his groups web pages he talks about his experience.
Little Book of Evaluation Tools: Curiosity Carnival
Public Engagement - case study
A handy, short guide to a number of different methods you can use to evaluate different engagement activities, including their pros, cons and examples of how they were each used during the Curiosity Carnival, 2017.
Watch: Bacterial World - Exhibiting Research case study
Public Engagement - case study
This new video case study looks at how researchers from across the university worked with the Oxford University Museum of Natural History on their exhibition 'Bacterial World'.
Watch: Bacterial World - Exhibiting Research case study
Public Engagement - case study
This new video case study looks at how researchers from across the university worked with the Oxford University Museum of Natural History on their exhibition 'Bacterial World'.