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29 August 2023

Take part in the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2024

Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement Adam Morris

A unique opportunity to showcase your research at the UK’s most prestigious science exhibition. Applications to exhibit at the 2024 Summer Science Exhibition are now open.

The Royal Society is looking for researchers to take part in next year’s Summer Science Exhibition, their annual festival celebrating the cutting-edge of UK science. Taking place in July 2024, the Exhibition provides an excellent opportunity to engage a variety of audiences with your research, including members of the public, school groups, policy makers and potential funders and fellows of the Royal Society.

Applications can be made individually or in a collaboration led by a senior researcher based in the UK. Join an online session on Tuesday 5 September (12 – 1pm) if you are interested in taking part in 2024. Find out how to apply or read case studies from previous exhibitors to find out about their experiences.

The deadline for proposals is 3pm on Monday 2 October.

If you are interested in applying, register for the information session and contact publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk for support on developing your application.

2 August 2023

Keep telling us about your social, cultural and community events

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We are collecting details of all events for external audiences that took place between 1 August 2022 – 31 July 2023

Thank you to everyone who has already provided information via the SharePoint site. The form will stay open for you to add your activities until Friday 29 September 2023.

This data forms part of BU’s annual Higher Education – Business & Community Interaction (HE-BCI) survey and is used to calculate our Higher Education Innovation Funding grant. It also feeds into our submission to the Knowledge Exchange Framework so it is really important for us to provide a full and accurate picture of all our public engagement.

Which events do I need to report?

Public lectures & talks
Performance arts (music, dance, drama etc)
Exhibitions (galleries, museums etc)
Museum education
Media engagement (TV/radio interviews, podcasts etc)

If you’re not sure if your event is eligible for inclusion, the SharePoint site includes further details and guidance.

All events that were part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2022, Online Public Lecture Series and Café Scientifique have been collated on your behalf centrally, so there is no need to add these.

What data is collected?

We collect a wider range of data than is required for HE-BCI, for additional external and internal reporting, e.g. HEIF Annual Monitoring Statement and Athena Swan. For the purposes of the HE-BCI survey, you must record the following:

Event dates – to ensure eligibility
Whether the event or activity was free or chargeable
Number of attendees (or views/visitors)
Amount of staff time in hours needed for delivery.

Without this specific data, we will not be able to include your event in the survey.

Contact us

If you have any further questions about the HE-BCI return, please contact publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk.

31 July 2023

Café Scientifique: Voices for the Future – Tuesday 5 September 2023

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

How can we shape a better future for ourselves and the planet? Join us on Tuesday 5 September 6:30-8pm for an evening of inspiring talks and discussions with postgraduate researchers from Bournemouth University, all currently working towards their PhDs, who will share their insights and perspectives.

From patient safety and experience, to medical device reprocessing and recycling, these speakers will challenge you to think critically and creatively about the future we want to create. This event is free and open to all, and you will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage with the speakers and other attendees.

Patient feedback for improving NHS care by Sarah Chessell, PhD researcher in Health and Social Care. How can we ensure that patients receive the best possible care and experience in health and social care settings? Sarah will discuss how near-real time patient feedback can be used to create a culture of responsibility and challenge, with staff being able to respond and act positively to patients’ needs and preferences.

Reprocessing single use medical devices: a sustainable solution for the NHS? by Matthew Edge, PhD researcher in Bournemouth University Business School. How can we reduce the environmental impact of medical devices that are used once and then thrown away? Matthew will present research on reprocessing single use medical devices, a practice that involves re-sterilising, repairing and repackaging them for reuse.

This event will be held at The Black Cherry in Boscombe, Bournemouth. Although the talks start at 6:30pm, the café will be open early so we encourage you to arrive early for a drink and a bite to eat before the talk starts.

If you have any questions about this event, or you’re interested in getting involved with a future Café Sci event, please email the Public Engagement with Research Team: publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

27 July 2023

New Generation Thinkers 2024 has launched _AHRC and BBC Radio 3

Public engagement Eva Papadopoulou

Since 2010 the New Generation Thinkers scheme has developed a new generation of academics who can bring the best of university research and scholarly ideas to a broad audience through the media and public engagement.

It’s a chance for early career researchers to cultivate the skills to communicate their research findings to those outside the academic community. Each year, since 2010, 60 applicants are invited to create ideas with the BBC, of which 10 will be chosen as New Generation Thinkers. Please check the call link for your eligibility.

Your research must have a primary focus in the arts and humanities. Your research could be bringing together arts and humanities research with other non-AHRC funded disciplines, provided you can demonstrate suitable links to the world of arts and humanities and that arts and humanities remains a primary focus.

The 10 that are selected as New Generation Thinkers, will be working with BBC Radio 3 and benefiting from a unique opportunity to develop their own programmes for the station and a chance to regularly appear on air. The AHRC also provides media training for Thinkers, and offers the possibility of working with BBC TV, speaking opportunities, involvement with the AHRC-funded Being Human Festival and more.

The timeline of the process is as below.

Timeline
3 July 2023 9:00am	Opening date
30 August 2023 11:00am	How to apply webinar
5 September 11-12:30	BU Workshop/ mock panel with RDS and peer review college expert from BU- please check the events calendar booking page to be available soon.
27th September 2023	final proposal submitted in the UKRI Funding Service for RDS review
3 October 2023 4:00pm	Closing date -submission
December 2023	AHRC and BBC assessment meeting
Week commencing 11 December 2023	Applicants informed of decisions
January 2024	Final 60 attend workshops with the BBC
January to February 2024	Final 10 advised

24 July 2023

Calling PGRs – Share your research with the public at Café Scientifique

Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement Adam Morris

Are you a post-graduate researcher at Bournemouth University who wants to share your sustainability-themed research with the public and improve your communication skills? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

We are looking for 3-4 post-graduate researchers to take part in a special edition of our Café Scientifique public event series, where you will deliver a short talk about your research to a friendly public audience. The event will take place from 6:30-8:00pm on Tuesday 5th September 2023 at The Black Cherry in Boscombe.

Café Scientifique is a fun and informal way to engage the public with your research and get feedback from different perspectives. You will also receive training and support from our experienced Café Scientifique organiser Adam Morris and host George Askwith, who will help you prepare and deliver your talk with confidence and clarity.

The overarching theme for the event will be sustainability. You must be free for a training session at 2-3pm on Tuesday 22 August in Fusion F107, and for the event itself in September.

The deadline for applying is midnight at the end of Wednesday 26 July.

How it will work

Complete a short form to let us know why you’re interested and a bit about your research and how it meets the sustainability theme.

If selected to take part – you will be sent guidance on how to develop and deliver a great talk. Based on this, you will develop and practice a ‘draft’ version of your talk.

At 2-3pm on Tuesday 22 August 2023, you will attend a training session to practise your talk in front of the organisers and other speakers, and receive and give supportive feedback.

The event will be organised for you and marketed to our local public audience. Feel free to share it with anyone you know!

Enjoy taking part in the event on 5th September.

If you’re interested, complete the form. If you have any questions, contact publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk.

Photo by Thomas Richter on Unsplash

20 July 2023

ADRC coffee morning group identifies research priorities

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We had a fantastic time identifying research priorities with local older people at the ADRC coffee morning on 12th July 2023.

During the event we heard from Bournemouth University researchers (see below) about their projects. After lunch, we spent time discussing local issues and research gaps that were pertinent to the group. Attendees highlighted a wide range of topics from nutrition to knickers (yes really!). We hope to take forwards some of these ideas in our future research and are working with a smaller number of the group to discuss how they might become more involved in developing research as co-researchers – watch this space for further updates!

Thanks to all attendees and speakers for the engaging discussions which made the event so enjoyable:

Strategies to promote activities of daily living in people with long term conditions. Matthew Armstrong
Harnessing digital technologies to support older adults’ social wellbeing and inclusion. Catherine Talbot
An exploration of the meaning of participation for older adults of diverse cultural backgrounds to inform student education. Büşra Yildiz
Supporting people living with dementia at home: Practical ways to improve eating and drinking. Gladys Yinusa
End of life care for people with dementia in care homes. Ashley Spriggs
The need for culturally sensitive dementia education. Michele Board

Thanks also to the British Society of Gerontology* (BSG) for funding this event under the Small Grant scheme!

If your research is focused on ageing or dementia and you would like to present at a future ADRC coffee morning please email adrc@bournemouth.ac.uk

*Please note the views expressed and discussions may not represent the views of the BSG. For more information about the BSG, visit https://www.britishgerontology.org/

19 July 2023

Being Human Café: Application Deadline – Friday 25 August 2023

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Being Human Festival 9⁠–⁠18 November 2023

Being Human is the UK’s national festival of the humanities, a celebration of humanities research through public engagement. Led by the School of Advanced Study at the University of London, the UK’s national centre for the pursuit, support and promotion of research in the humanities. The festival works in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council and British Academy to support humanities public engagement across the UK.

About the festival

Each November, Being Human Festival presents hundreds of free events across the UK and beyond. Festival events aim to celebrate and demonstrate the ways in which the humanities inspire and enrich our everyday lives, help us to understand ourselves, our relationships with others, and the challenges we face in a changing world. Every year, humanities researchers and other staff from universities and research organisations are invited to apply to take part in the festival by organising a public engagement event, activity or project.

About Being Human Café

A Being Human Café is a simple and fun way to get involved in the festival. It takes some of the key features of the Being Human festival, such as sharing fantastic humanities research with communities across the UK. This series of festival programming will take place across the country and all you’ll need to put on a café is an intended audience, a researcher, a community space (which can be online) and some tea!

Below you will find a step by step guide on how to bring a Being Human Café to life;

Submit your Being Human Café application online by 5pm on Friday 25 August 2023

Apply here

Contact

If you have any questions that are not answered in the information provided, please contact: apply.beinghuman@sas.ac.uk

Alternatively, if you would like advice on developing ideas or submitting an application, please contact Adam Morris BU Engagement Officer at: publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

Please note: Funding will not be provided by the Public Engagement with Research Team, but may be available through your faculty.

19 July 2023

External Training Sessions – Public Engagement for Data Science & AI Research

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Has your public engagement gone a bit stale? Do you feel distant from the people your research may affect? These online external sessions will reveal that public engagement with AI research and data science is essential and they will advise you how to plan it well.

Public engagement with AI and data research (Part 1): Why all the fuss?

In this introductory overview, you will learn about the drivers and motivations for engaging with stakeholder communities and the wider public.

Tuesday 5 September, 12:30-2pm

Cost: From £35.00

Find out more

Public engagement with AI and data research (Part 2): Do it!

You will have space to think strategically and about who you need to reach, why their voice is important, and how you plan to involvement. Interaction is the buzzword, and this session will keep you on your toes through learning by doing. Nothing intimidating, nothing embarrassing, just some exercises and tasks to help you think through all the planning processes.

Tuesday 12 September, 12:30-2pm

Cost: From £35.00

Find out more

Public engagement with AI and data research (Part 3): Change for Good!

This session will take your through impact logic models and get you thinking about evaluation and indicators of success.

Tuesday 26 September, 12:30-2pm

Cost: From £35.00

Find out more

Please note: These are external sessions shared for you interest. They not endorsed by or affiliated with Bournemouth University. Funding will not be provided by the Public Engagement with Research Team, but may be available through your faculty.

If you have any questions, please contact the Public Engagement with Research Team: publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

17 July 2023

BU PhD student presents at Royal Life Saving Society event in London

conferences, international, PG research, Public engagement Edwin van Teijlingen

FHSS PhD student Md. Shafkat Hossain was invited last week to speak at the event’Accelerating Action on Global Drowning Prevention’ in London. On the 12th July the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) hosted a meeting on 12 July at Marlborough House, home of the Commonwealth Secretariat. This event was a partnership with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), and included presentations from Dr David Meddings, Drowning Prevention Lead at the World Health Organization. Our PhD student Md Shafkat Hossain presented in the event, which was well attended by staff from various High Commissions in London, representatives from the NIHR Global Health Research Programme, UNICEF, the Ministry of Health and Social Care, the International Maritime Organisation.

Shafkat spoke about Bangladesh’s experience of and contribution to drowning prevention. He introduced the NIHR-funded Sonamoni project with the title ‘Prevention of drowning for under-2 years old in Bangladesh’. The Sonamoni project has been made possible thanks to a grant from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) through their Research and Innovation for Global Health Transformation programme. For more information, visit the NIHR website. Bournemouth University (BU) is the joint lead organisation for the project with Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB) with as key partners the RNLI, the University of West of England, and the University of Southampton. BU’s involvement spans three faculties, namely the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences, the Faculty of Science & Technology and the Bournemouth University Business School.

Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen

Centre for Midwifery & Women’s Health (CMWH)

11 July 2023

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 our research. The Public Engagement with Research team in Research Development and Support can help promote your event to relevant audiences through our monthly newsletters and via our social media channels.

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.

Event descriptions may be edited for consistency in style with other content.

Share your upcoming public event or activity

If you have any questions, please contact the team publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

10 July 2023

FINAL REMINDER – ESRC Festival of Social Science Application Deadline: Midnight Monday 10 July

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Funding of up to £1,000 is available to deliver your event or activity. Apply to take part in the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2023 by completing the online application form by midnight at the end of Monday 10 July 2023.

What is the ESRC Festival of Social Science?

The ESRC Festival of Social Science is an annual, UK-wide, free celebration of the social sciences. The festival consists of a series of events run each autumn, delivered by ESRC’s ‘festival partners’, higher education institutions from across the UK. Events range from exhibitions, lectures, panel debates, performances, and workshops. Bournemouth University has been involved in the Festival for over a decade.

This year’s partnership with the University of Southampton

The ESRC have changed their rules this year around which institutions can take part in the festival. As a result, instead of being a standalone contributor to the festival, BU will be collaborating with the University of Southampton (UoS). This is a great opportunity for us to collaborate where relevant, on events, planning, promotion and sharing networks. We will still be selecting, organising and running most events ourselves.

What if I’ve never done public engagement before?

Everyone has to start somewhere, and this is the ideal place. You’ll have access to support, advice and training throughout. If you’re unsure, seek out a more experienced colleague to collaborate with.

Explore previous events from BU and examples from around the country
Start brushing up on how to make public engagement work for you. A great place to start is BU’s own video guide to getting started in public engagement with research (Brightspace). You can also browse guidance and case studies from the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE)

Can I apply if I’m not a social scientist?

The ESRC says that events must “feature social science (ideally with a social scientist involved in the event)”. If this doesn’t clearly apply to you, consider these options;

Does your research have clear implications for society that could be explored from a social science perspective?
Could you collaborate with a social scientist, combining your resources and creativity to explore the impact of your research? If you’re looking for a collaborator, the Research Blog or BU website are great places to start or contact us for help

What will I be expected to do?

Familiarise yourself with best practice for public engagement with research. Whether you’re new to this or experienced, there’s always room to improve
Submit an event proposal using the instructions below
Events will be selected by our internal panel
Plan, deliver and evaluate your activity or event, working with the public engagement team to shape your project into an impactful, professional and fascinating experience

Timeline (approximate)

Open call for applications	20 June – 10 July
Application deadline	23:59, 10 July
Decisions shared	by 21 July
Event planning	24 July onwards
Festival period	21 October – 17 November

How will the collaboration with University of Southampton work?

As this is the first year we have collaborated on the festival, we will learn as we progress. However, where possible we will be looking for opportunities to collaborate with UoS on events, sharing networks and promotion. If you collaborate with UoS researchers, this could be a great opportunity to hold an event together

Is there a theme?

The theme is ‘lifelong wellbeing’, but this is not compulsory. The ESRC want to see at least 25% of events on this theme.

Events can be on any aspect of health and wellbeing
The theme has been chosen so that you can include events on the 75th anniversary of the NHS if you wish to, but this is not essential

What support will I get?

Being part of this festival means a higher level of support and reach than we are normally able to provide.

Before applying, you’ll have access to:

Advice on request from BU’s Engagement Officer, Adam Morris
The detailed applicant guidance provided

When your application is successful, you’ll get:

Funding of up to £1,000 managed by RDS
Training provided by the ESRC Festival of Social Science
Continuing advice and support from BU’s public engagement team on all areas of planning, delivering, evaluating your activity
Wide-scale promotion and marketing of your event by BU, UoS and the ESRC

How to Apply

Apply to take part in the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2023 by completing the online application form by midnight at the end of Monday 10 July 2023.

If you would like to prepare your application ‘offline’ you can download a copy of the form. This is for planning purposes only, you may not submit it.

Find out more about the resources available to help plan and support your application

Apply here

If you have any questions, please email the team: publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

3 July 2023

Open Call Reminder: ESRC Festival 2023 – Deadline for Applications Monday 10 July

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Funding of up to £1,000 available to deliver your event or activity

What is the ESRC Festival of Social Science?

The ESRC Festival of Social Science is an annual, UK-wide, free celebration of the social sciences. The festival consists of a series of events run each autumn, delivered by ESRC’s ‘festival partners’, higher education institutions from across the UK. Events range from exhibitions, lectures, panel debates, performances, and workshops. Bournemouth University has been involved in the Festival for over a decade.

This year’s partnership with the University of Southampton

The ESRC have changed their rules this year around which institutions can take part in the festival. As a result, instead of being a standalone contributor to the festival, BU will be collaborating with the University of Southampton (UoS). This is a great opportunity for us to collaborate where relevant, on events, planning, promotion and sharing networks. We will still be selecting, organising and running most events ourselves.

What if I’ve never done public engagement before?

Everyone has to start somewhere, and this is the ideal place. You’ll have access to support, advice and training throughout. If you’re unsure, seek out a more experienced colleague to collaborate with.

Explore previous events from BU and examples from around the country
Start brushing up on how to make public engagement work for you. A great place to start is BU’s own video guide to getting started in public engagement with research (Brightspace). You can also browse guidance and case studies from the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE)

Can I apply if I’m not a social scientist?

The ESRC says that events must “feature social science (ideally with a social scientist involved in the event)”. If this doesn’t clearly apply to you, consider these options;

Does your research have clear implications for society that could be explored from a social science perspective?
Could you collaborate with a social scientist, combining your resources and creativity to explore the impact of your research? If you’re looking for a collaborator, the Research Blog or BU website are great places to start or contact us for help

What will I be expected to do?

Familiarise yourself with best practice for public engagement with research. Whether you’re new to this or experienced, there’s always room to improve
Submit an event proposal using the instructions below
Events will be selected by our internal panel
Plan, deliver and evaluate your activity or event, working with the public engagement team to shape your project into an impactful, professional and fascinating experience

Timeline (approximate)

Open call for applications	20 June – 10 July
Application deadline	23:59, 10 July
Decisions shared	by 21 July
Event planning	24 July onwards
Festival period	21 October – 17 November

How will the collaboration with University of Southampton work?

As this is the first year we have collaborated on the festival, we will learn as we progress. However, where possible we will be looking for opportunities to collaborate with UoS on events, sharing networks and promotion. If you collaborate with UoS researchers, this could be a great opportunity to hold an event together

Is there a theme?

The theme is ‘lifelong wellbeing’, but this is not compulsory. The ESRC want to see at least 25% of events on this theme.

Events can be on any aspect of health and wellbeing
The theme has been chosen so that you can include events on the 75th anniversary of the NHS if you wish to, but this is not essential

What support will I get?

Being part of this festival means a higher level of support and reach than we are normally able to provide.

Before applying, you’ll have access to:

Advice on request from BU’s Engagement Officer, Adam Morris
The detailed applicant guidance provided

When your application is successful, you’ll get:

Funding of up to £1,000 managed by RDS
Training provided by the ESRC Festival of Social Science
Continuing advice and support from BU’s public engagement team on all areas of planning, delivering, evaluating your activity
Wide-scale promotion and marketing of your event by BU, UoS and the ESRC

How to Apply

Apply to take part in the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2023 by completing the online application form by midnight at the end of Monday 10 July 2023.

If you would like to prepare your application ‘offline’ you can download a copy of the form. This is for planning purposes only, you may not submit it.

Find out more about the resources available to help plan and support your application

Apply here

If you have any questions, please email the team: publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

26 June 2023

Royal Academy of Engineering: Ingenious Public Engagement Award Scheme – Open for applications

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The Ingenious award scheme prioritises projects that reach diverse and underrepresented audiences, including communities in the most deprived neighbourhoods in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland that engage with engineers and people of different genders, ages, and ethnic backgrounds. All projects and project teams should be based in the UK.

Apply now for funding between £3,000 to £30,000

Programme aims

The Ingenious awards programme aims to:

inspire creative public engagement with engineering projects
motivate engineers to share their stories, passion and expertise with wider audiences and develop their communication and engagement skills
raise awareness of the diversity, nature and impact of engineering among people of all ages and backgrounds
provide opportunities for engineers to engage with members of the public from groups currently underrepresented in engineering

Proposals are welcome from engineers, universities, science and engineering communicators and engagement professionals, colleges and schools. The Academy’s overarching goal for 2025 is to harness the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone.

Join the webinar on Tuesday 4 July 11am-12pm to find out more

Meet the Public Engagement team and previous Ingenious awardees to learn about Ingenious and how the Academy can support your public engagement activity as part of the Ingenious programme Ingenious insights: Advice from awardees

How to apply

For more information on how to apply, please visit the website where you can find FAQs for the scheme.

This funding is subject to the same internal processes as external research funding. Before applying, interested PIs (Principle Investigators) should submit a completed e-ITB form (Intention to Bid) by 4 weeks before each deadline.

Contact

If you have any questions about your application or the online application system, please email the the Royal Academy of Engineering Public Engagement team at engagement@raeng.org.uk

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

26 June 2023

Researchers wanted for Community Buddies Programme

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The British Science Association (BSA) is looking for researchers to take part in their Community Buddies Programme, connecting with Community Leaders to drive innovative community-led science engagement.

The BSA’s Community Engagement Team has been training, connecting, and working with community organisers for the past eight years. More recently, they furthered their offer with the creation of the Community Buddies Programme, which connects Community Leaders with local researchers.

The programme grew in response to community organisers’ interest to partner with local science role models who can help develop their engagement activities and offer insights into research.

The programme aims to:

Create greater empathy and understanding between researchers and communities
Support researchers and communities to create authentic, mutually beneficial relationships with equal sharing of power
Increase the skills and capabilities of both researchers and communities to engage with each other

If you are interested in getting involved, please get in touch via the expression of interest form. Yetminster would be the nearest local partner.

Expression of interest form

Find out more about the Community Buddies Programme in this blog, which synthesised the learning from the first two years of the programme.

You can learn more about the programme of community engagement work here.

If you have any questions, please contact communities@britishscienceassociation.org

26 June 2023

Funding Opportunity: Engaged Environmental Science

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Funding available for three exemplar projects that demonstrate excellence in engaged environmental science research

Funders: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

Funding type: Grant

Total fund:£2,400,000

Maximum award:£800,000

Find out more

How to apply

You must apply using the Joint Electronic Submission (Je-S) system.

Advice on completing your application can be found in the Je-S handbook

This funding is subject to the same internal processes as external research funding. Before applying, interested PIs (Principle Investigators) should submit a completed e-ITB form (Intention to Bid) by 4 weeks before each deadline.

Deadline

Applications must be received by Wednesday 20 September 2023 at 4pm.

Please leave enough time for your application to pass through BU’s ‘Intention to Bid’ process (4 weeks before the deadline)

Contact

If you have any questions about applying, please contact publicengagement@nerc.ukri.org

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

22 June 2023

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

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BU is compiling data for the annual Higher Education–Business & Community Interaction (HE-BCI) survey. Please tell us about the social, cultural and community events that you have been involved with.

What is HE-BCI?

The HE-BCI survey is a mandatory annual return that the University makes to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). Table 5 of the HE-BCI return captures activity in terms of social, community and cultural events intended for the external community. This data is part of the information used to determine the allocation of Higher Education and Innovation Funding (HEIF) for BU.

What activities can be included?

Please include details of any relevant events that you have been involved in which took place between 1 August 2022 – 31 July 2023. Events must have been open to the public or intended for an external (non-academic) group and have included an exchange of knowledge.

Events may take place in the UK or overseas.

Eligible events

Public lectures or talk
Performance arts
Exhibitions
Museum education
Festival activity
Events for school / youth group
Events for other external (non-academic) groups
Media engagement

All events that were part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2022, Online Public Lecture Series and Café Scientifique have been collated on your behalf centrally, so there is no need to add these.

Click here to add your events

Deadline: Friday 29 September 2023

We would encourage you to add your new data regularly throughout the year, while the details are easily recalled.

Further information

The SharePoint site provides details about what data is collected, including calculating attendee numbers, staff time, reporting online activities and multiple related events.

If you have any further questions about the HE-BCI return, please contact publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk.

21 June 2023

REMINDER Being Human Festival 2023: Application Deadline Friday 23 June

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Being Human Festival returns 9⁠–⁠18 November 2023 with the theme Rhyme or Reason.

Being Human is the UK’s national festival of the humanities, a celebration of humanities research through public engagement. Led by the School of Advanced Study at the University of London, the UK’s national centre for the pursuit, support and promotion of research in the humanities. The festival works in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Academy to support humanities public engagement across the UK.

About the festival

Each November, Being Human Festival presents hundreds of free events across the UK and beyond. Festival events aim to celebrate and demonstrate the ways in which the humanities inspire and enrich our everyday lives, help us to understand ourselves, our relationships with others, and the challenges we face in a changing world

The festival aims to:

demonstrate the value and relevance of humanities research to society in the UK and globally;
encourage, support and create opportunities for researchers to engage with non-specialist audiences;
embed and join together public engagement activities in the humanities across the higher education sector.

Every year, humanities researchers and other staff from universities and research organisations are invited to apply to take part in the festival by organising a public engagement event, activity or project.

If you’re interested in taking part, please read through the Being Human 2023 – Application Guidelines

Pathways

The Open Call – organise an activity that does not require funding from us. Submit your Open Call application online by 5pm, Friday 23 June 2023.

A Being Human Café is a simple, off-the-shelf activity that does not require funding from us. Submit your Being Human Café application online by 5pm, Friday 25 August 2023.

Applying to Being Human 2023

Find out more about applying to the festival by watching the recording of ‘Applying to Being Human 2023’ webinar that took place on Wednesday 29 March. Before putting together your application, please ensure you refer to the relevant further information document, case studies, planning toolkits and FAQs.

This funding is subject to the same internal processes as external research funding. Before applying, interested PIs (Principle Investigators) should submit a completed e-ITB form (Intention to Bid) by 4 weeks before each deadline.

New online application process

All applications must now be submitted via the online system Survey Monkey Apply. Please follow the step-by-step instructions on how to set up your account and submit an application. Application form templates have been provided to assist with preparing answers for submitting online.

Contact

If you have any questions about applying to the festival that are not answered in the FAQs, please contact apply.beinghuman@sas.ac.uk.

If you would like advice on developing ideas or submitting your application, please contact Adam Morris (Engagement Officer) publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

20 June 2023

Join us for the Poverty Truth Commission celebration event

Business Engagement, HEIF, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement mhughes

Have you heard of the Poverty Truth Commission? The model brings together people in positions of power and influence (business and civic commissioners) and people with lived experience of poverty (community commissioners) in commissions across the UK, to connect and understand each others’ worlds. I (Mel Hughes) have been working for the last year with the Poverty Truth Commission for BCP. You can come and hear about this transformational way of working and the exciting ideas that are emerging from the Commission at a celebration event on 6th July at the Life Centre Moordown. Booking essential. Book here through Eventbrite. #povertytruthbcp

I hope to see you there

Mel

Academic lead for public involvement in education and research

Category / Public engagement

Funding of up to £1,000 is available to deliver your event or activity. Apply to take part in the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2023 by completing the online application form by midnight at the end of Monday 10 July 2023.

What will I be expected to do?

Timeline (approximate)

How will the collaboration with University of Southampton work?

Is there a theme?

What support will I get?

How to Apply

Funding of up to £1,000 available to deliver your event or activity

What will I be expected to do?

Timeline (approximate)

How will the collaboration with University of Southampton work?

Is there a theme?

What support will I get?

How to Apply

What is HE-BCI?

What activities can be included?

Eligible events

Deadline: Friday 29 September 2023

Further information

About the festival

Pathways

Applying to Being Human 2023

New online application process

Contact

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