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Science Minister commits to changing research culture
Amanda Solloway reveals how her personal experience of harassment has driven her commitment to overhaul research culture
Speakers announced for MPLS Welcome to Women in STEM networking event!
The Welcome to Women in STEM (virtual) networking event is run by MPLS on behalf of the women's societies. The event offers the chance to learn new networking skills with Professor Nessa Carey, chat informally with other women in STEM and meet representatives from the societies. Industry partners will also attend in our virtual exhibition area.
UKRI Early Career Researcher Forum opens to applications
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is calling on postdoctoral researchers, research associates and other early career researchers to join its new Early Career Researcher Forum.
Skoll Centre Early Career Research Fellowships: Call for Applications:
Recognising and supporting early career academics working to generate knowledge that accelerates social impact.
STFC Public Engagement Reaction Awards - no deadline
Up to £5,000 is available to support quick-responses for timely projects e.g., that are responding to unexpected and/or highly significant discoveries, or significantly heightened awareness of the social, cultural, or economic impacts of STFC science and technology.
British Pharmacological Society Engagement Grants, no deadline
The British Pharmacological Society offers small grants up to £250 or larger grants up to £1,500 to support and promote engagement with all forms of pharmacology and drug discovery research.
Read: Five Rules to Communicate Evidence
This 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.
The Ideas Fund - coming soon for mental wellbeing projects
The Ideas Fund is a new grants programme delivered by the British Science Association and funded by Wellcome that enables the UK public to think about, develop and test new ideas related to areas of mental wellbeing that are relevant to them. The Fund connects communities with research professionals to bring their ideas to life. The Fund will launch mid-January and run until October 2023. The first round of funding will be focused on four localities – more information on these will be available when the Fund is launched.
MPLS Enterprise and Innovation Fellows 2021
If you are an entrepreneurially minded post-doc, why not apply to be an Enterprise and Innovation Fellow, working with us to shape and sustain development of our Enterprise programme, supporting researchers to explore the creative and commercial potential of their work.
Read: What having conversations with voters taught me about science communication
"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.
Read: applying storytelling to communicating research
In this blog a researcher works through their two favourite storytelling 'tools' to apply narrative to research communication.
The Equity Compass: a tool to help make engagement with young people more equitable
The 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.
Congratulations to Dr Becky Smethurst - awarded IoPs Mary Somerville Medal
Dr Becky Smethurst (Department of Physics) has been awarded the Mary Somerville Medal for exceptional early career contributions to public engagement within physics in recognition of the success of her YouTube channel, Dr Becky.
What's coming up at Oxford Sparks?
An update on what's coming up at Oxford Sparks - the University of Oxford's platform for digital science engagement.
Watch: Inequalities and Power in Science Communication
Science 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.
Interested in science writing? Check out these useful resources and training
The Science Writing Round-Up is a monthly collection of the latest news, opportunities, resources, videos, and events related to science writing and science journalism. If you're interested in writing for the public or perhaps intrigued about career opportunities in the areas then it's well worth a read and subscribing to.
Free course: Become a Better Presenter: Improve Your Public Speaking Skills
FutureLearn is hosting this free three-week course, created by staff at the Royal Observatory Greenwich and the Presenter Network. Learn how to improve your presentation skills (face to face and digitally) and add personality into your presentation style.
Free course: Become a Better Presenter: Improve Your Public Speaking Skills
FutureLearn is hosting this free three-week course, created by staff at the Royal Observatory Greenwich and the Presenter Network. Learn how to improve your presentation skills (face to face and digitally) and add personality into your presentation style.
Read: How to talk to the media about science
The Royal Society of Chemistry's Chemistry World provides a short article highlighting some of the key ways to hone your communications with the media.
Watch: SciComm advocacy - Writing an op-ed or letter to the editor webinar
In this Sharing Science webinar, part of the American Geophysical Union's "How to: Skills for the Complete Scientist" series, learn from folks who have both written and edited op-eds and LTEs for local and national outlets.