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Find the latest updates of public engagement news, opportunities, funding, and more.

Priyanka Dhopade at the final of 'I'm a researcher'

Take your research to the Oxford Brookes Science Bazaar, deadline 15 December

The Oxford Brookes Science Bazaar is a family-friendly event that attracts over 3,000 members of the community. It is free to take part and the team are keen to hear from anyone who has interactive activities and workshops, activities, talks, workshops, demonstrations or exhibitions.

Royal Society of Chemistry Outreach grants, deadlines 4 Sept and 6 Nov 2023

The Royal Society of Chemistry offers up to £10k through small and large grants to support members, individuals and organisations to run chemistry-based public and schools engagement activities. The scheme has rolling monthly deadlines throughout 2023.

Narrative CVs: new guidance

A new comprehensive guide has been created to help you craft your narrative CV, also known as a resume for research and innovation. This includes a section on 'contributions to wider society', i.e., public engagement and outreach.

Online course: Leadership in Environmental Education and Conservation

The University of Nottingham Malaysia offers this 8 week course that will help you get to grips with community engagement, effective education, and conservation tactics.

Read: Questions to foster open and engaging research communication

This article by Richard Holliman (Open University) goes through key questions to consider and plan engaging research communications through the research lifecycle.

Read: How to get a book deal in Science and Tech (and then write it)

Adam Kucharski, professor of infection disease epidemiology, shares a summary of his top tips and advice on how to get a non-fiction book deal.

Engaging Young Minds: Students Connect with Physicists at 'I'm a Scientist... Get me out of Here' Physics Zone

In March 2023, the 'I'm a Scientist... Get me out of Here' Physics Zone took place, providing an exciting opportunity for students across the UK to engage with physicists from various backgrounds and explore the wonders of physics based on their own interests.

New Resource: Participatory Research

This resource has been created to help researchers do really high quality, thoughtful, inclusive and responsible participatory research. The resource includes key considerations, helpful guidance and inspiring case studies.

Guide: Maths in Journalism

Knology and PBS Newshour have produced this guidance for journalists to effectively report numbers, but is a useful guide for anyone communicating numbers, with do's and don'ts covering health and medicine, climate, and economics in particular.

Get involved – Begbroke Science Wonder engagement

Ellie Mathieson writes about how researchers and staff have delivered activities in association with the Cherwell Collective - read to find out how you can get involved.

Community Engagement for Researchers - Essential Handbook Now Available

Dr Sam Illingworth has written a useful guide for researchers who are interested in doing community engagement. It includes good tips and case studies to inspire meaningful community engagement as well as strategies for measuring impact of community engagement efforts.

Royal Society Partnership Awards, deadlines 30 April, 30 June, 30 November

The Royal Society offers up to £3,000 to support partnerships between schools and STEM professionals to bring research alive through investigative STEM projects.

Oxford Sparks videos - submit an expression of interest!

Create a video with Oxford Sparks - the University's platform for digital science engagement. Whether you're looking to produce a short, fun video for social media, or a longer, narrative-driven micro-documentary, we'd love to hear from you! There's no need to have a fully-formed idea prepared; please just express your interest using our online form (see below for details).

Take your research to Oxfordshire Play Association events - various dates and locations this summer

The Oxfordshire Play Association arranges opportunities for families in local communities to explore and play and welcome fun, hands-on science activities that stimulate young peoples' curiosity.

Wanted: physicists to take part in ‘I’m a Scientist… Get Me Out of Here…’ online outreach

We're looking for physicists to take part in the popular online engagement activity in March. We'd especially like to hear from physicists in unexpected places.

RSC outreach grant to support Oxford Chemistry showcase at community events

The Department of Chemistry has been awarded a grant from the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Outreach Fund to help attract a new generation of young people to study chemistry and continue a successful Science Together pilot collaboration.

Announcing: Oxford Sparks Ambassadors 2022-23

The Oxford Sparks Ambassadors scheme is back, providing hands-on training and support for researchers to create online videos to share with the wider public about their research. Read about the 2022-23 cohort of five researchers taking part in this scheme.

Royal College of Pathologists Public Engagement Innovation Funds, deadline 1 July 2023

The Royal College of Pathologists offer up to £1k to support pathology-related activities and events in the UK for the public.

Free online training: How to talk about vaccines when you’re not an expert

Many scientists are sought for information about vaccines and viruses. But not all clinicians, researchers and scientists are expected to know everything so this short course from Cochrane on Lifeology aims to give practical tips to help you.

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