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20 January 2022

Café Sci Tuesday 1 February: A Shallow Gene Pool – Red Squirrels in the South of England

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At Café Scientifique, you can explore the latest ideas in science and technology in a relaxed online setting. Enjoy listening to a short talk before engaging in debate and discussion with our guest speaker and audience.

We’ll be joined by Dr Emilie Hardouin on Tuesday 1 February from 7.00pm until 8.30pm.

A Shallow Gene Pool – Red Squirrels in the South of England

The red squirrel is an enduring symbol of British wildlife but survives in the South of England only on islands – the Isle of Wight and in Poole Harbour. Join Dr Emilie Hardouin to discover what genetics can tell us about where these last surviving populations came from, and how they can be protected from extinction.

Attendance is free but booking is required

19 January 2022

Have you been involved in an event for the external community? Deadline soon!

HEIF, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement Amanda Edwards

Please tell us about the social, cultural and community events that you’ve been involved with by Tuesday 25th January.

BU is currently compiling the data for the annual Higher Education – Business & Community (HE-BCI) survey. Data returned is used to calculate our Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF) grant and feeds into our Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) submission, so it’s really important that we can provide an accurate picture.

We are asked to submit details of all social, cultural and community events designed for the external community – including both free and chargeable events – which took place between 1 August 2020 and 31 July 2021. Event types that should be returned include, but are not limited to:

public lectures
performance arts (dance, drama, music, etc)
exhibitions
museum education
events for schools and community groups
festival activity
media engagement.

Please note that we cannot return events such as open days, Student Union activity, widening participation activity, commercial conferences, talks for academic audiences etc.

All events that were part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2020 and the Cafe Scientifique series have been collated on your behalf centrally, so there is no need to add these.

If you have been involved with any other event which could be returned, please go to the HE-BCI Table 5 SharePoint site and input further details about the event. The deadline for entries is 25 January 2022.

Click here to add your events

The site contains further guidance about eligible activities and a set of FAQs. If you have any further questions, please contact Amanda Edwards

18 January 2022

Sign up Sign up: British Academy ECR Network Southwest Hub

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Are you an ECR who wants to start 2022 with an awesome opportunity??

Please sign up to the newly established British Academy ECR Network Southwest Hub. Led by the GW4 Alliance, in partnership with the British Academy and nine Southwest universities (including Bournemouth University). This is building an inclusive and researcher-led network to support the needs and interests of researchers in the humanities and social sciences – including subjects from Social Psychology and Anthropology to Law and History.

There will be events and activities both in the region and at the Academy that will provide an opportunity for capacity building, knowledge exchange and networking. Researcher interests will inform the activities and opportunities the network will offer.

For those that join, you will be invited to attend an Early-Career Researcher Network Welcome session, where you will learn more about the Network, meet and engage with other Early-Career Researchers and address any questions or concerns you have about the Network.

The Welcome session will take place on Thursday 20th January 2022 between 14:00 – 15:00pm on Zoom.

The Network is being piloted across the Southwest and is for researchers who identify as early-career. Although the Network does not have a strict definition of an ECR, it is anticipated you will be within 10 years of your PhD experience but recognise this will not be the case for all, given career breaks for MAT, PAT, sick leave, and other exceptional circumstances.

Further information can be found via the British Academy Early Career Researcher Network webpage.

To sign-up follow this link to register your interest to join the Network: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/BAECRN/

18 January 2022

British Science Festival 2022: Open Call for proposals

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Do you have an idea to engage public audiences with science and research?

The British Science Festival are now accepting event proposals for the 2022 Festival in Leicester, hosted by De Montfort University.

Proposals are welcome from individuals, researchers, industry professionals, artists, writers, organisations, charities, academic institutions, and more. Festival proposals should be aimed at non-specialist adults (16+) with a broad interest in science.

Festival organisers are looking for events that showcase cutting-edge science, celebrate the latest developments in science and technology and engage their audience in open discussion about relevant issues that affect culture and society. They aim to programme a range of formats from talks to drop-in activities and creative content that challenges perceptions of what science is and can be.

Highlights from the 2021 Festival can be found here

More information, including how to submit a proposal, can be found here

The deadline for proposals is 5pm on Monday 14 February 2022.

If you have any questions, please contact Anna Woolman anna.woolman@BRITISHSCIENCEASSOCIATION.ORG

Alternatively, please contact Adam Morris (BU Engagement Officer) if you would like advice on planning or submitting your proposal publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

13 January 2022

RKEDF Workshop – Evaluation: Developing your approach

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Why is evaluation important in public engagement? And how do you do it effectively?

We are delighted to have teamed up with the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE), who will deliver this bespoke session for BU researchers.

This interactive course will encourage participants to think about why evaluation is important, look at ways to get started, explore different techniques they can use, and consider what findings can tell the participant and their organisation or funder. With an emphasis on how to conduct evaluation, participating in practical activities and discussion as together the workshop facilitators and attendees will demystify evaluation and find the fun in revealing and identifying participants’ effectiveness.

These sessions are aimed at people with experience of public engagement with research; however, the session will be open to all experience levels.

Learning objectives:

To develop an awareness of the value and importance of evaluating public engagement.
To gain familiarity with the process of evaluation and the usefulness of planning.
To consider the uses of evaluation including improving activities; sharing good practice and reporting.
To begin to explore the issues and challenges of evaluating public engagement.

By the end of this session, you will:

Have a greater understanding and awareness of the importance of evaluating public engagement
Understand the processes of evaluation and how to plan for it.

It is a condition of booking that the attendee agrees that their contact email will be shared with the NCCPE for the purposes of programme administration.

Workshop	Date	Time	Location
Evaluation: Developing your approach	Tuesday 12th April 2022	14:00-16:30	Online

To book a place on this workshop please complete the booking form.

For any queries, please contact Organisational Development .

13 January 2022

RKEDF Workshop: Introduction to Community Engagement

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This is a brand new session for 2021-22 – providing an introduction to what is involved when developing mutually beneficial research partnerships with communities. It will also help you decide whether it is the favoured approach for you and your community partners.

The session will be delivered by the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement and is aimed at those working in universities who want to know more about community engagement and are interested in the potential of applying a community-engaged research approach.

Learning objectives:

Consider your knowledge and understanding of community engagement and community engaged research
Explore the continuum of collaborative research with communities
Think about what helps to build strong community engagement and enhance your skills by experimenting with these ideas
Reflect on how community engagement relates to your own work and roles.

By the end of this session, you will:

Understand how community engagement works
Be aware of how community engagement relates to your own work
Have an understanding of what makes strong community engagement

Workshop	Date	Time	Location
Introduction to Community Engagement	Monday 14th March 2022	14:00 – 16:30	Online

To book a place on this workshop please complete the booking form.

For any queries, please contact Organisational Development.

10 January 2022

Have you been involved with an event for the external community?

HEIF, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement Amanda Edwards

Then we want to hear from you! Deadline: 25 January 2022

BU is currently compiling the data for the annual Higher Education – Business & Community (HE-BCI) survey. Data returned is used to calculate our Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF) grant and feeds into our Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) submission, so it’s really important that we can provide an accurate picture.

We are asked to submit details of all social, cultural and community events designed for the external community – including both free and chargeable events – which took place between 1 August 2020 and 31 July 2021. Event types that should be returned include, but are not limited to:

public lectures
performance arts (dance, drama, music, etc)
exhibitions
museum education
events for schools and community groups
festival activity
media engagement.

Please note that we cannot return events such as open days, Student Union activity, widening participation activity, commercial conferences, talks for academic audiences etc.

All events that were part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2020 and the Cafe Scientifique series have been collated on your behalf centrally, so there is no need to add these.

If you have been involved with any other event which could be returned, please go to the HE-BCI Table 5 SharePoint site and input further details about the event. The deadline for entries is 25 January 2022.

Click here to add your events

The site contains further guidance about eligible activities and a set of FAQs. If you have any further questions, please contact Amanda Edwards

10 January 2022

We can help promote your public engagement event or activity

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At BU we promote and celebrate the work done to engage public audiences with BU research.

The public engagement with research team in Research Development and Support (RDS) can help promote your event to relevant audiences through our regular newsletter and social media channels. It also helps us to stay informed on the public engagement work being carried out by BU.

Please note: we are keen to promote BU public engagement with research activity wherever possible, but completing this form does not guarantee that we will be able to promote your event. To be considered for inclusion, your event or activity must be;

Focused on BU research, either solely or as part of a wider programme.
- Events or activities that do not involve BU research, such as marketing or recruitment events, will not be accepted.
Intended for and open to non-academic audiences, either entirely or as a portion of the audience.
Submitted, at the latest, in the first two weeks of the month preceding the event.
- For example, an event taking place in June should be submitted via the form any time before 14 May. This is due to lead times on producing and sending the newsletter.

Event descriptions may be edited for consistency in style with other content. If you have any questions about this process, please contact us.

6 January 2022

Soapbox Science Brighton 2022: Call for speakers now open

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Call for speakers at Soapbox Science Brighton 2022 now open.

What is Soapbox Science?

Soapbox Science is a fun and engaging way of communicating your research and raising the profile of female, non-binary and gender queer scientists. The aim of Soapbox Science is to promote female and gender diverse scientists and the work they do, challenging stereotypes of who can be a scientist.

Events

Soapbox Science events transform public areas into an arena for public learning and scientific debate; they follow the format of London Hyde Park’s Speaker’s Corner, which is historically an arena for public debate.

Learn, heckle, question, probe, interact with and be inspired by some of our leading scientists. No middle person, no PowerPoint slides, no amphitheatre – just remarkable women and non-binary scientists sharing their latest discoveries, and answering the science questions you have been burning to ask.

Open Call

The call for speakers is open to female, non-binary and gender queer STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine) researchers and entrepreneurs from PhD to Professor.

Funding for travel is provided. The organisers will provide all speakers with training in public speaking and science communication, as well as supporting you to think creatively about how to communicate your research in the most engaging way.

The event will be held on Brighton Seafront on Saturday 21 May 2022

Apply here

Deadline for applications: Monday 28 February 2022

If you have any questions, please contact soapboxscience@gmail.com

Alternatively, please contact Adam Morris (BU Engagement Officer) if you would like advice on planning or submitting your application: publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

17 December 2021

Knowledge exchange activity from the Department of Psychology

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Last week, Dr Constantina Panourgia from the Department of Psychology was invited by the Bahçeşehir University (Early Childhood Education Department) in Turkey to deliver a lecture on the early experiences of poverty. The talk focussed on the environment of poverty, factors related to it and how their combined effect shapes development. Constantina also presented the findings of one of her studies that explored the protective role of early career aspirations in the relationship between poverty and psychological resilience in children. It was a great opportunity for knowledge exchange and research dissemination with a potential for a further collaboration between the Departments.

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10 December 2021

PGR Recorded Presentation | Hina Tariq

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The 13th Annual Postgraduate Research Conference, hosted by the Doctoral College.

Hina Tariq (PhD, FHSS) with this presentation entitled: Development and content validation of contracture assessment screening tool.

Click the image below to watch.

You can view the full poster exhibition and pre-recorded presentations on the conference webpage.

If this research has inspired you and you’d like to explore applying for a research degree please visit the postgraduate research web pages or contact the Doctoral College dedicated admissions team.

10 December 2021

PGR Recorded Presentation | Dennis Seaman

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The 13th Annual Postgraduate Research Conference, hosted by the Doctoral College.

Dennis Seaman (PhD, BUBS) with this presentation entitled: The corporate governance effects of the audit committee informal process: Investigating practice in an emerging economy.

Click the image below to watch.

You can view the full poster exhibition and pre-recorded presentations on the conference webpage.

If this research has inspired you and you’d like to explore applying for a research degree please visit the postgraduate research web pages or contact the Doctoral College dedicated admissions team.

10 December 2021

PGR Recorded Presentations | Anna Marsh

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The 13th Annual Postgraduate Research Conference, hosted by the Doctoral College.

Anna Marsh (MRes, FHSS) with this presentation entitled: Midwives and social media: friend request declined?

Click the image below to watch.

You can view the full poster exhibition and pre-recorded presentations on the conference webpage.

If this research has inspired you and you’d like to explore applying for a research degree please visit the postgraduate research web pages or contact the Doctoral College dedicated admissions team.

10 December 2021

PGR Recorded Presentation | Rushan Arshad

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The 13th Annual Postgraduate Research Conference, hosted by the Doctoral College.

Rushan Arshad (PhD, FST) with this presentation entitled: Towards the development of a simulation framework for collaborative process in context of industry 4.0.

Click the image below to watch.

You can view the full poster exhibition and pre-recorded presentations on the conference webpage.

If this research has inspired you and you’d like to explore applying for a research degree please visit the postgraduate research web pages or contact the Doctoral College dedicated admissions team.

9 December 2021

Have you been involved with an event for the external community?

HEIF, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement Amanda Edwards

Then we want to hear from you! Deadline: 25 January 2022

BU is currently compiling the data for the annual Higher Education – Business & Community (HE-BCI) survey. Data returned is used to calculate our Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF) grant and feeds into our Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) submission, so it’s really important that we can provide an accurate picture.

We are asked to submit details of all social, cultural and community events designed for the external community – including both free and chargeable events – which took place between 1 August 2020 and 31 July 2021. Event types that should be returned include, but are not limited to:

public lectures
performance arts (dance, drama, music, etc)
exhibitions
museum education
events for schools and community groups
festival activity
media engagement.

Please note that we cannot return events such as open days, Student Union activity, widening participation activity, commercial conferences, talks for academic audiences etc.

All events that were part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2020 and the Cafe Scientifique series have been collated on your behalf centrally, so there is no need to add these.

If you have been involved with any other event which could be returned, please go to the HE-BCI Table 5 SharePoint site and input further details about the event. The deadline for entries is 25 January 2022.

Click here to add your events

The site contains further guidance about eligible activities and a set of FAQs. If you have any further questions, please contact Amanda Edwards

9 December 2021

PGR Virtual Poster Exhibition | Joseph McMullen

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The 13th Annual Postgraduate Research Conference, hosted by the Doctoral College.

Joseph McMullen (PhD, FMC) with this poster entitled: Particulate matter: Regulating an invisible killer.

Click the poster below to enlarge.

Research indicates that exposure to atmospheric pollutants diminishes immune responses and increases viral penetration and replication. Specifically, particulate matter – microscopic solids and liquids suspended in air – represents an unseen and unregulated threat to global human life and welfare. There is no evidence of a safe level of exposure, and particulate matter is linked to respiratory, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, neurological, and paediatric developmental issues. In spite of this, domestic ambient particulate concentrations are unregulated. This work utilises particulate sampling in order to suggest the creation of a proactive regulatory framework informed by science and integrating post-hoc monitoring. Punitive action is suggested for non-compliance with the proposed legal obligations in addition to punitive measures beyond financial penalties.

You can view the full poster exhibition and pre-recorded presentations on the conference webpage.

If this research has inspired you and you’d like to explore applying for a research degree please visit the postgraduate research web pages or contact the Doctoral College dedicated admissions team.

8 December 2021

PGR Virtual Poster Exhibition | Nurudeen Adesina

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The 13th Annual Postgraduate Research Conference, hosted by the Doctoral College.

Nurudeen Adesina (PhD, FHSS) with this poster entitled: Effectiveness and Usability of Digital Tools to Support Dietary Self-management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review.

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A systematic search of Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane library and Web of Science using key search terms identified 1476 papers reporting research studies, of which 16 met specified inclusion criteria. The quality of the included studies was assessed using the ErasmusAGE Quality Score or the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool version 2018. Meta-analysis was not conducted due to the presence of substantial heterogeneity of data across the included studies. Our findings show that adoption of digital tools to support lifestyle improvement relating to healthy diet, health behaviour and adherence to therapy in women with GDM is a usable intervention. However, there was a lack of evidence concerning the effectiveness of the tools to support dietary management of GDM. Our systematic review suggests consideration for ethnic specific dietary advice and evidence-based framework in the development of effective digital tool for dietary management of GDM.

You can view the full poster exhibition and pre-recorded presentations on the conference webpage.

If this research has inspired you and you’d like to explore applying for a research degree please visit the postgraduate research web pages or contact the Doctoral College dedicated admissions team.

8 December 2021

PGR Virtual Poster Exhibition | Kazeem Balogun

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The 13th Annual Postgraduate Research Conference, hosted by the Doctoral College.

Kazeem Balogun (PhD, FST) with this poster entitled: Overview of blackblaze HDD analysis for predictive maintenance.

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With recent studies showing viability of machine learning (ML) among other tools as a better approach in performing Hard Disk Drive (HDD) analysis and enable fault detection models, the adoption of ML in the field of predictive maintenance (PM) becomes more complex. The complexity is not farfetched to the increase in sensor deployment, large volumes of generated data, variances in attributes or parameters and differences in characteristics of data sets. We provide an overview of HDD analysis using Backblaze as a case study and literature review of different ML approaches to HDD analysis for PM. We observed reasonable amount of studies in this direction, but the application of ML towards HDD analysis for PM needs more focus to improve model accuracy and stimulate further work in this area. We shall conclude this study by proposing our ground-breaking state-of-the art HDD analysis and model enhancement.

You can view the full poster exhibition and pre-recorded presentations on the conference webpage.

If this research has inspired you and you’d like to explore applying for a research degree please visit the postgraduate research web pages or contact the Doctoral College dedicated admissions team.

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Café Sci Tuesday 1 February: A Shallow Gene Pool – Red Squirrels in the South of England

Have you been involved in an event for the external community? Deadline soon!

Click here to add your events

Sign up Sign up: British Academy ECR Network Southwest Hub

British Science Festival 2022: Open Call for proposals

RKEDF Workshop – Evaluation: Developing your approach

RKEDF Workshop: Introduction to Community Engagement

Have you been involved with an event for the external community?

Click here to add your events

We can help promote your public engagement event or activity

Soapbox Science Brighton 2022: Call for speakers now open

Knowledge exchange activity from the Department of Psychology

PGR Recorded Presentation | Hina Tariq

PGR Recorded Presentation | Dennis Seaman

PGR Recorded Presentations | Anna Marsh

PGR Recorded Presentation | Rushan Arshad

Have you been involved with an event for the external community?

Click here to add your events

PGR Virtual Poster Exhibition | Joseph McMullen

PGR Virtual Poster Exhibition | Nurudeen Adesina

PGR Virtual Poster Exhibition | Kazeem Balogun

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