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Enter the Zooniverse: An interactive light installation

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

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

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.

GLAM Engaged Research Showcase, 27 November

Find out about the wealth of research taking place across the University’s Gardens, Libraries and Museums (GLAM) and the exciting opportunities for public engagement with research at the GLAM Engaged Research Showcase.

Watch: Bacterial World - Exhibiting Research 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'.

Public Engagement with Research Seed Fund 2018/19 - project list now available

The list of project summaries for this year's PER Seed Fund projects are now available - 12 projects were funded in total, three from MPLS researchers. Take a look, for inspiration and ideas.

Dr Sam Henry awarded MPLS Impact Award for Public Engagement with Research

Dr Sam Henry (Dept of Physics) has won the MPLS Impact Award in the Public Engagement with Research Category. You can find out more about some of his public engagement work in this video.

Are games an effective method for teaching conservation?

Dr Cedric Tan (Zoology) presents research looking into the effectiveness of games on students' experiences and learning in relation to conservation.

Get Inspired: New Public Engagement case studies available

A new series of case studies looking at the public engagement activities and experiences of MPLS researchers at the Curiosity Carnival are being released monthly.

Public Engagement with Research - Funded projects list now available

The list of project summaries for this year's PER Seed Fund projects are now available - 12 projects were funded in total, three from MPLS researchers. Take a look, for inspiration and ideas.

Sense About Science and NIHR launch new practical guide for Public Engagement

The guide is aimed at researchers to help and encourage them to involve the public in working out how to communicate findings -- from the earliest stages of projects, and on the most challenging of subjects.

Pop-up Shops - a practical guide

Pop Up Science is a practical guide to transforming empty shops into creative spaces for science engagement.

Case Study - I'm a Researcher... Get me Out of Here

In the run-up to the Curiosity Carnival, Priyanka Dhopade from the Department of Engineering Science took part in the I'm a Researcher... online activity and was voted winner by the students. Here she describes her experience.

Case Study - Symmetry in Sound

A look at the PER Seed Funded project: Symmetry in Sound with Prof Marcus du Sautoy and the Mathmagicians.

Case Study - Symmetry in Sound

A look at the PER Seed Funded project: Symmetry in Sound with Prof Marcus du Sautoy and the Mathmagicians.

Vice Chancellor's Awards for Public Engagement with Research 2017

Find out more about the winning entries from MPLS for these University-wide awards