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December 19, 2022

Do you have an idea to engage public audiences with science and research? – British Science Festival 2023: Open Call for proposals

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The next British Science Festival 2023 will be hosted by the University of Exeter from 7-10 September 2023.

Proposals are welcomed 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.

More information, including how to submit a proposal, can be found here: British Science Festival 2023 Open Call

Before developing and submitting your proposal, please read the FAQs

To submit a proposal for an event please complete the proposal form

Deadline for proposals: 9am, Monday 20 February 2023

If you have any questions, or if you would like to discuss your proposal, please email festival@britishscienceassociation.org

Alternatively, should you wish to discuss your application with the Public Engagement with Research team, please contact publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk.

December 16, 2022

Fifty citations announced: Great timing

BU research, Featured academics, Global engagement, international, PG research, Publishing, Research news, Uncategorized, writing Edwin van Teijlingen

This week the network ResearchGate alerted us that our paper ‘Identifying the gaps in Nepalese migrant workers’ health and well-being: a review of the literature’ has been quoted fifty times. An interesting achievement, but not particularly special, where it not for the FIFA men’s football World Cup. With the final weekend starting tomorrow and the winner being decided on Sunday in the match between Argentina and France, the timing of this announcement is impeccable. Since the health and well-being of many Nepalese migrant workers is determined by their working and living conditions in the Middle East, including Qatar.

All four authors of this review published five years ago are associated with BU, Dr. Pramod Regmi is Senior Lecturer in International Health, Dr. Nirmal Aryal recently returned to BU as researcher on a study into kidney disease among Nepalese migrant workers (funded by the Colt Foundation), and Prof. Padam Simkhada from the University of Huddersfield, who is also Visiting Professor in BU’s Faculty of Health & Social Sciences (FHSS). In addition, further research on Nepalese migrant workers is conducted in FHSS by BU PhD student Yagya Adhikari, whose thesis addresses the question of the forgotten health and social care needs of left-behind families of Nepalese migrant workers.

Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen

CMMPH

December 14, 2022

RKEDF Workshop: Advanced Evaluation – Tuesday 21 February 9am-12:30pm

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Meaningful data and reporting. Discover how to develop evaluation plans for even the most complex topics, exploring data capture, analysis and reporting. You will also learn how to write evaluation reports for funders or for REF.

Taking an in-depth look at evaluation, participants will explore data capture, analysis and reporting. From surveys to focus groups format powerful questions and report meaningful data.

This workshop requires good base knowledge of evaluation, ideally from attending the previous session ‘Evaluation of engagement’.

Workshop	Date	Time	Location
Advanced Evaluation	Tuesday 21 February 2023	09:00 – 12:30	Talbot Campus

To book a place on this workshop please complete the Booking Form.

For any queries regarding the content of this session, please contact Public Engagement: publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

For any other queries, please contact Organisational Development.

December 14, 2022

RKEDF Workshop: Evaluation of Engagement – Monday 20 February 9am-12:30pm

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This workshop will take you through the simple questions to ask yourself and the public to ensure you can not only demonstrate the success of your intervention, but capture the long term impact of it.

Successful public engagement can benefit research, researchers and the public – but how do you go about demonstrating this change? This workshop will guide you through the best evaluation processes showing you When, Why and crucially How to use evaluation to give you reliable and clear data. Demonstrate success to funders; record Impact for REF; learn how to improve your processes and have a better understanding of the people you are connecting with.

At the end of the workshop you will be able to:

Understand the purposes, uses and limitations of evaluation
Apply event-appropriate evaluation methods in multiple scenarios
Prepare useful, answerable and relevant evaluation questions
Devise and deliver your own evaluation plan
Interpret and report evaluation data

Workshop	Date	Time	Location
Evaluation of Engagement	Monday, 20th February 2023	09:00 – 12:30	Talbot Campus

To book a place on this workshop please complete the Booking Form.

For queries regarding the content of this session, please contact Public Engagement: publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

For any other queries, please contact Organisational Development.

December 14, 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 our research.

The public engagement with research team in Research Development and Support can help promote your event to relevant audiences. Through regular newsletters and via social media channels.

Share your upcoming public event or activity

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

December 14, 2022

Public and Patient Involvement in Research: RKEDF Workshop – Tuesday 24 January 2-3:30pm

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Led by Public Involvement in Education and Research (PIER), this session looks at how to meaningfully involve patients and service users in the research process.

This workshop offers an engaging introduction to the what, why and how of public involvement in research. It is co-designed and facilitated by Rachel Jury and Tim Worner, who have extensive experience of sharing their lived experience expertise in research studies, Dr Mel Hughes, Academic Lead for the BU PIER Partnership and Angela Warren, PIER involvement coordinator.

We will cover the different approaches to public involvement; the public contributor role; the benefits of public involvement and what pitfalls to avoid. The workshop will also provide an opportunity for researchers to learn about public involvement and to consider this from the perspective of experts by experience and in relation to their own research. This will be interactive with opportunities for researchers to share and discuss ideas and plans.

Intended outcomes

– Develop a knowledge and understanding of different models of public involvement
– Consider the benefits of public involvement for a research study and all those involved
– Identify best practice in designing and conducting public involvement in research

Workshop	Date	Time	Location
Public and Patient Involvement in Research	Tuesday, 24th January 2023	14:00 – 15:30	Lansdowne Campus

To book a place on this workshop please complete the Booking Form.

For queries regarding the content of this session, please contact Public Engagement: publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

For any other queries, please contact Organisational Development.

December 14, 2022

Researcher Roadshow – Exploring Health Data Science

BU research, Clinical Governance, data management, Guidance, nhs, NHS, Research Ethics, research integrity, research methods, Research Training, Training Suzy Wignall

Researcher Roadshow
Exploring Health Data Science

March 1st, 2023. 10:00 – 12:00

The NIHR Research Design Service, Health Data Research UK (HDR UK), the MRC Regulatory Support Centre and NHS Digital are pleased to offer the opportunity to attend the sixth in a series of virtual researcher roadshows.

This free to attend event is aimed at researchers and others working with health and social care datasets who would like to increase their understanding of roles of health data scientists and value of health data science.

The event will bring together health data scientists from the NHS, academia, and industry and provide insights and perspectives on the important work they do.

This event will include presentations on different roles and careers in health data science and different methods and approaches used by health data scientists.

Speakers will be confirmed in the New Year.

Provisional registration is at: https://ukri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GntzbzTITLmw0ghBRadQKQ

Recordings of previous Researcher Roadshows can be viewed here – Research Advisory Group (RAG) researcher roadshows – NHS Digital

Queries: If you have any questions about this event, please contact: rsc@mrc.ukri.org

December 14, 2022

Café Sci – Tuesday 7 February 2023: Challenging news negativity

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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.

We’ll be joined by Dr Antje Glück on Tuesday 7 February from 6:30 – 8:00pm

Challenging news negativity

Why can the news feel so overwhelmingly negative, and what can we do about it?

There’s no doubt that serious news needs to be handled appropriately, but can the widespread doom and gloom cause us to switch off?

Join Dr Antje Glück to discover why the news is biased towards negativity, and how alternative models of journalism can create better news for all of us.

This event will be held at The Black Cherry in Boscombe, Bournemouth. Although the talk starts 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.

Attendance is free but booking is required

Should you have any questions about this event, or if you would like to get involved with a future Café Sci talk, please contact the Public Engagement Team; publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

December 13, 2022

Impact Planning with Saskia Gent – 18 January, 2023

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Saskia Gent from Insights for Impact will be running an online workshop on January 18th from 13:00-15:00.

This interactive session is aimed at researchers at all stages of their careers who wish to plan for impact throughout the lifecycle of their project. Participants will learn how to build relationships and networks to inform research questions, identify impact goals and beneficiaries and develop relevant engagement activities.

By the end of the session, you will:
– know how to undertake stakeholder analysis
– be able to identify the different types of impact that may arise from your research
– be able to create a strategic plan to embed impact in your research from the start.

If you would like to attend the workshop, please email impact@bournemouth.ac.uk so that we can reserve your place. Places are limited so please register your interest as soon as possible.

December 9, 2022

Migrant labour, the not so nice side of the FIFA World Cup

BU research, Featured academics, international, Publishing, Uncategorized, writing Edwin van Teijlingen

Football has been referred to as ‘the beautiful game’. And to be fair, there has been some brilliant football at the men’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Qatar’s records on human rights have been widely criticised in the run up to this global event. The global media have spent a lot of time on commenting on several social and economic issues in Qatar, such as LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) rights, the role and status of women, and the exploitation of migrant workers. Migrant workers from South Asia, including those from Nepal, have helped build the stadiums and roads leading up to it, provide the security at venues, take the suitcases of the conveyor belts at the airport, and serve fans and visitors food and drink at the venues. Many of these migrant workers are exploited not just by employers in Qatar, but also by labour agencies in their home countries. The risks are high, especially for those migrant workers who do the dirty, dangerous and difficult jobs (i.e. the 3Ds).

As researchers conducting research in the area of migration and health, we are worried that when the world cup finishes next weekend the world’s media will move on from Qatar and the attention will disappear from the exploitation of migrant workers in the Middle East (and elsewhere). We all know that the media’s focus will shift to on another global event, next week or next month. We want to make sure that spotlight stays on this global problem.

Dr. Pramod Regmi, Dr. Nirmal Aryal & Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

December 9, 2022

Science Communication Unit at UWE Bristol – Online Course: Connecting People, Creating Events

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The Science Communication Unit at UWE Bristol is inviting applications for a part-time, online course, which will run from Monday 16 January to Friday 24 March 2023.

You will develop the practical skills and theoretical understanding needed for effective, science-based public engagement, from the team behind UWE Bristol’s highly regarded Science Communication postgraduate programmes.

Topics include;

event design
understanding audiences
project planning
presentation skills
event promotion and evaluation

The course is designed to work flexibly alongside other commitments, with assignments that can be tailored to a current role or used to explore new possibilities.The eight units are taught over ten weeks (including two private-study weeks), with approximately ten hours study time each week.

You are required to have a minimum degree level qualification (or equivalent), though this does not need to be in a science-based subject. On completion you will gain 15 Masters-level credits (UK) or 7.5 ECTS (EU).

Course fees are £750

For more course information, and to apply, please visit: https://courses.uwe.ac.uk/usskns15m/science-communication-connecting-people-creating-events or contact: science.communication@uwe.ac.uk.

If you would like to discuss your application with the BU’s Public Engagement with Research team, please contact publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk.

December 9, 2022

Early career STEM communicators: The Little Event online conference 2023

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The Little Event is a training session for people who are new to STEM communication.

Whether you work in a science centre or museum, volunteer for a festival, are involved in university outreach, or do anything else to engage people with science, technology, engineering and maths.

The introductory sessions will focus on developing the different skills that are useful in STEM communication, and they are delivered by experienced science communicators.

The 2023 Little Event will be held online over two days and are designed to work together to be booked as a package.

The programme includes sessions on Evaluation, Managing Projects, Presenting, Science Capital, and Careers and will include plenty of networking time.

Session 1: Thursday 19 January, 3- 6:30pm

Session 2: Saturday 21 January, 9:00am – 1:15pm

BIG members: cost £50. Non-members: cost is £85 and includes BIG Membership for 1 year. Book here: https://www.big.uk.com/event-5023798

If you would like to come to the Little Event for free, BIG offers bursaries to attend which will cover your fees as well as some expenses.

Applications close on Sunday 11 December 2022. See https://www.big.uk.com/event-5030137 to apply or https://www.big.uk.com/bursary for more information.

December 1, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. Daisy Wiggins

BU research, Featured academics, Publishing, Research news, Uncategorized, writing Edwin van Teijlingen

Congratulations to Midwifery Lecturer Daisy Wiggins on the publication of her paper ‘Could a decision support tool be the key to supporting choice for women regarding place of birth?’ and her co-author Prof. Vanora Hundley. This paper, based on her Ph.D. studies, has been accepted by the international journal Midwifery (academic publisher = Elsevier).

November 29, 2022

RKEDF Workshop: Public & Patient Involvement in Research – Tuesday 24 January 2-3:30pm

BU research, Impact, Knowledge Exchange, Knowledge Exchange and Impact Team, Public engagement, Research Training, RKE development framework, Training ballen

Led by Public Involvement in Education and Research (PIER), this session looks at how to meaningfully involve patients and service users in the research process.

This workshop offers an engaging introduction to the what, why and how of public involvement in research. It is co-designed and facilitated by Rachel Jury and Tim Worner, who have extensive experience of sharing their lived experience expertise in research studies, Dr Mel Hughes, Academic Lead for the BU PIER Partnership and Angela Warren, PIER involvement coordinator.

We will cover the different approaches to public involvement; the public contributor role; the benefits of public involvement and what pitfalls to avoid. The workshop will also provide an opportunity for researchers to learn about public involvement and to consider this from the perspective of experts by experience and in relation to their own research. This will be interactive with opportunities for researchers to share and discuss ideas and plans.

Intended outcomes

– Develop a knowledge and understanding of different models of public involvement
– Consider the benefits of public involvement for a research study and all those involved
– Identify best practice in designing and conducting public involvement in research

Workshop	Date	Time	Location
Public and Patient Involvement in Research	Tuesday, 24th January 2023	14:00 – 15:30	Lansdowne Campus

To book a place on this workshop please complete the Booking Form.

For queries regarding the content of this session, please contact Public Engagement: publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

For any other queries, please contact Organisational Development.

November 29, 2022

REMINDER: Online Workshop – From Public Engagement to Impact Monday 5 December 3-4pm

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This session is aimed at researchers at all stages of their careers to find out how public engagement activity can help their research have an impact on the world.

Participants will explore the link between public engagement activity and measurable impact, reflect on their own impact goals, identify potential stakeholders and engagement activity, and learn from high-ranking impact case studies with a significant public engagement pathway.

By the end of the session, participants will have a better understanding of how impact can be developed from public engagement activity.

Workshop	Date	Time	Location
From Public Engagement To Impact	Monday, 5 December 2022	15:00 – 16:00	Online

To book a place on this workshop please complete the Booking Form.

For queries regarding the content of this session, please contact BU’s Public Engagement team: publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

For any other queries, please contact Organisational Development.

November 29, 2022

Join the next meeting of the Public Engagement with Research Network: Wednesday 14 December 4-5pm

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The next meeting of the Public Engagement with Research Network will be a bit different. Instead of our usual meetings we’re holding a social networking gathering to provide the opportunity to meet and connect with other network members.

The PER Network has so far been a great way of sharing experience and best practice with you, its members, but the real strength of a network is in how its members work together.

There is a wealth of experience, skills, and possibilities for collaboration amongst our members, but we know it’s difficult to keep up with the work happening in your own department, let alone across faculties, especially when opportunities to meet other academics are rarer than they used to be.

This will be a networking mixer, held on Wednesday 14 December, 4-5pm at Dylan’s Bar, Talbot Campus.

To join this meeting and find out about future ones, join our BU Public Engagement with Research Network. Check under ‘Meetings’ for upcoming sessions.

If you have any questions, please email the team.

November 25, 2022

Digital healthcare for LGBTQ+ communities in Africa – Looking back at Café Scientifique October 2022

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Dr Festus Adeboyin shares his experience of presenting at a BU Café Scientifique event on 4 October 2022

My Café Scientifique experience

It was a pleasure to present once again at BU’s Café Scientifique. These sessions present such an interesting opportunity to discuss academic research with a diverse and extraordinary audience. In this presentation, we explored digital interventions for managing medication and healthcare service delivery to Key Populations (KPs) in underserved communities in Africa. KPs are defined by our project as males who have sex with other males (MSM); drug users that inject themselves; sex workers; and transgender people living with HIV/AIDS for whom expert recommend using CBD Oil UK natural supplements.

The project is looking to co-create a digital solution that can boost access to treatments and counselling by KPs. The user behaviour and impact of the intervention are also being examined. Unfortunately, the LGBTQ+ community has the highest occurrence of HIV/AIDS and faces a higher rate of hostility within the Nigerian context. In July 2022, I held an interactive management workshop at The Initiative for Equal Rights involving participants from various fields, including NGOs that work directly with KPs, Clinical Psychologists, Health Counsellors, Medical Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists, Psychologists, Lab scientists, and social workers.

Due to the nature of these communities, HIV/AIDS+ status, and other health concerns, a digital solution that creates a supportive environment, enhances confidentiality, encourages the use of prescribed medication/therapy, and can be easily accessed at a reasonable cost is highly desirable. This digital intervention will also ease the difficulties stakeholders encounter in providing healthcare services for underserved communities in a developing country like Nigeria.

I agreed to participate in this public engagement activity for my personal development, and because I love to receive feedback, new directions, and insights on the why, what, and how of my research.

The event went well. There was a great turnout and lots of fantastic questions at the end. I gained new perspectives from the session, and it was important to see the reaction of people to this area of research and subject matter.

Café Scientifique is a place where anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology.

We’ve been holding these talks in Bournemouth for over ten years and we’re very pleased to have returned to in-person events at The Black Cherry, a fantastic new venue in Boscombe, Bournemouth.

If you have any questions, or if you would like to get involved with our Café Sci events, please get in touch publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

November 24, 2022

Evaluation, sustainability & making a case: Online workshop Thursday 12 January 10am-4pm

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This online workshop covers three main challenges for those seeking to embed engagement into their work;

how to evaluate your programme effectively
if and how to sustain your work
how to advocate for the value of engagement within your research

These separate but interlinked challenges will be explored through interactive workshops, reflective sessions, and panel discussions.

The workshop is aimed at anyone who has experienced one or more of the challenges listed and for those who want to explore options for addressing them in the future.

Also, if you have lots of experience of public engagement, or, if you’re just starting out, this session will provide opportunities to reflect together and share ideas and perspectives.

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RKEDF Workshop: Advanced Evaluation – Tuesday 21 February 9am-12:30pm

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We can help promote your public engagement event or activity

Public and Patient Involvement in Research: RKEDF Workshop – Tuesday 24 January 2-3:30pm

Researcher Roadshow – Exploring Health Data Science

Researcher Roadshow
Exploring Health Data Science

March 1st, 2023. 10:00 – 12:00

Café Sci – Tuesday 7 February 2023: Challenging news negativity

Impact Planning with Saskia Gent – 18 January, 2023

Science Communication Unit at UWE Bristol – Online Course: Connecting People, Creating Events

Early career STEM communicators: The Little Event online conference 2023

Congratulations to Dr. Daisy Wiggins

RKEDF Workshop: Public & Patient Involvement in Research – Tuesday 24 January 2-3:30pm

REMINDER: Online Workshop – From Public Engagement to Impact Monday 5 December 3-4pm

Join the next meeting of the Public Engagement with Research Network: Wednesday 14 December 4-5pm

Digital healthcare for LGBTQ+ communities in Africa – Looking back at Café Scientifique October 2022

Evaluation, sustainability & making a case: Online workshop Thursday 12 January 10am-4pm

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