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Science, Technology & Innovation in Scotland – Engagement Grants
To help promote better interaction between scientists and the public, promote science’s contribution to our economy and culture, and inspire our next generation of scientists, the Scottish Government supports ’science engagement’ activities through a grant programme run by the Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser.
Grant funding for activities in Scotland
Projects that receive funding may:
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Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Introducing Our Newest Public Engagement Fellow
Dr Sue Milne
Researcher
Centre for Research on Families and Relationships
The University of Edinburgh
Sue Milne is a childhood sociologist with a specific interest in child-adult relations and relationships, including children’s participation in schools and in the adult world. She is based at the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR) which is a consortium research centre [...]
Scottish Crucible 2010
Ever wondered what a biochemist and a mathematician might have in common, or how a social scientist and a particle physicist could work together? Scottish Crucible 2010 is designed to help you find out just what great minds and creative thinkers can do when they come together!
‘Crucible’ is the highly successful, professional & personal leadership [...]
Spaces Left: ESRC Early Career Researcher Training
The ESRC are running a programme of Early Career Researcher Media Training and still have available space on the remaining session in Manchester on the 4th February. You can find more details of the training by clicking on the links below.
At this time, they are also opening up this training course to any other communications staff who [...]
Event: The Invisible Enemy: A Natural History of Viruses
Limited tickets available!
In ‘The Invisible Enemy’ Professor Dorothy Crawford will provide a compelling scientific account of microbes, their history, and the dangers they pose – now and in the future. Microbes are disarmingly small and simple. Nevertheless, the smallpox virus killed over 300 million people in the 20th century alone before it was eradicated in 1980. [...]
Contribute to the next BIG enewsletter
Do you have any news or gossip of interest to BIG members? Are you involved in a project that would be of interest to the rest of the interactive or STEM industry? Or would you like to feature in the next edition of “A Day in the Life”?
The Winter edition of the BIG enewsletter is [...]
Call for Papers: Science and the Public 2010
Now in its fifth year, the Science and the Public conference aims to bring together the various strands of academia which consider science’s relationships with groups generally called ‘the public’.
Delegates come from a wide range of disciplines: science and technology studies, history of science, geography, psychology, cultural studies, media studies, sociology, development studies, English literature, [...]
Patient and Public Involvement in Research
You might be interested in a new report launched by INVOLVE about the impact of patient and public involvement in research.
http://www.invo.org.uk/pdfs/InvolveExploringImpactSummary3.11.09final.pdf
This report explores the impact of public involvement through an in-depth review of published literature. It draws together a wealth of examples of how public involvement is conducted, and what difference it is making. But [...]
Nominations for the The Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize – OPEN
Nominations for the Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize 2010 are now open. The deadline for nominations is 25 January 2010.
The Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize is the United Kingdom’s premier award for science communication and is awarded annually for excellence in communicating science to UK audiences. The award was established by Council in 1986 and is given [...]
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