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27 September 2022

Funding Opportunity – Engage the public with the future of health and care in the UK

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Apply for funding to bring the public into dialogue about the future of health and social care.

UKRI are looking for researchers that will work with the public to contribute in imaginative ways to activities and conversations that will help shape future debate and decision-making about the future of health, ageing and wellbeing over the next 25 years.

You must be at a UK-based research organisation that is eligible to receive funding from UK Research and Innovation to apply. Interdisciplinary applications are welcome, though your research must be rooted in the arts and humanities.

The full economic cost of your project can be up to £40,000. Arts and Humanities Research Council will fund 100% of the full economic cost.

Projects can be delivered at any time between June 2023 and March 2024.

Closing date for applications: 4pm, Tuesday 13 December 2022

Interested PIs should submit a completed e-ITB by 4 weeks before the deadline, which is 15/11/2022.

Find out more and apply here

For more information, please email: enquiries@ahrc.ukri.org

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

27 September 2022

Online event: Citizen Science for Policy and Practice -Thursday 20 October 2022

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Join this free, online event on citizen science and participatory research – Thursday 20 October 10am–3:30pm

This event aims to inspire and support you to explore what citizen science is and the opportunities it offers, for policymakers, funders and researchers alike. A range of speakers from international research and policy areas will reflect on citizen science as a form of participatory research, and its impact on policymakers and practitioners around the world.

Meet the people behind some of the current projects funded by UKRI and Food Standards Agency, which are exploring ways of embedding citizen science across research, from the safety of infant formula to young people’s mental health. There will be opportunities to explore themes based on your interests in citizen science and its potential impacts, and network with others interested and involved citizen science.

Confirmed speakers include:

Dr Marc J Kuchner, Citizen Science Officer at NASA
Professor Tim Spector, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at Kings College London and director of The Zoe Project
Professor Robin May, Chief Scientific Adviser at the Food Standards Agency
Achla Joshi, Senior Program Officer, Health Canada
Professor Jennifer Gabrys, Chair in Media, Culture and Environment, University of Cambridge
Dr Margaret Gold, Coordinator, Citizen Science, Leiden University
Dr Christian Reynolds, Senior Lecturer in Food Policy, University of London
Sian Whyte Head of Strategic Design and Insight, The Young Foundation
Dr Helena Hollis, Senior Researcher, Institute for Community Studies
Dr Steve Scott, Public Engagement Lead, UK Research and Innovation

Find out more and sign up for the event here

25 September 2022

The difference between two editorials

international, open access, Publishing, writing Edwin van Teijlingen

Yesterday the editors of the Journal of Asian Midwives published published a short editorial in the latest issue of this international journal. The editorial under the title ‘JAM – Summer 2022: One crisis after another….. ‘ introduces the four peer-reviewed research papers in the current issue [1]. The editorial is focused neatly on aspects of midwifery and maternity care and the Asian countries represented in the four articles: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Pakistan. Compare this to our editorial published a few weeks ago in Frontiers in Public Health [2]. The latter editorial again introduces four papers, this time papers included in a Special Issue of Frontiers in Public Health which focuses on ‘Integrated health service delivery and COVID-19’. One would expect an editorial in a Special Issue of a journal to be particularly focused. However, the four included papers on integrated care and COVID-19 are quite different from each other, making it harder for the guest editors to write a coherent editorial.

It is worth remembering that there is an art in writing an interesting editorial which motivates the reader to read further articles in the journal, and Prof. Vanora and I with four other colleagues discussed recently [3]. At the same time, the editors writing any editorial can only work with the material available to them at the time.

All three papers mentioned in this Bournemouth University Research Blog (and listed below) are Open Access, and hence all are freely available to any reader across the globe with internet access!

Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen

CMMPH (Centre for Midwifery, Maternal & Perinatal Health)

References:

Jan, R., van Teijlingen, E., Mubeen, K. (2022) JAM – Summer 2022: One crisis after another….. Journal of Asian Midwives 9(1):1.
Sathian B., van Teijlingen, E., Simkhada, P. (2022) Editorial: Integrated health service delivery and COVID-19. Frontiers in Public Health 10:1008777. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1008777.
van Teijlingen, E., Hundley, V., Sathian, B., Simkhada, P., Robinson, J., Banerjee, I. (2022). The Art of the Editorial. Nepal Journal of Epidemiology 12(1):1135–38.

24 September 2022

New paper Dr. Rachel Arnold

international, open accecss, Publishing Edwin van Teijlingen

Congratulations to Dr. Rachel Arnold on the publication of her fourth PhD paper. Today the Journal of Asian Midwives informed us that the paper ‘Hidden Relationships: Perspectives on Leadership and Management in Afghan Maternity Services – An Ethnographic Exploration‘ has been published today [1]. Earlier papers have been published in BJOG, Social Science & Medicine as well as BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth [2-4]. The paper discusses the improvement of the quality of healthcare, particularly in low-income countries, which often focuses on the performance of healthcare providers and the availability, acceptability, and uptake of services. The role that health service leaders play in facilitating effective care has received less attention in the literature. This ethnographic study explored the perspectives of Afghan maternity care providers, managers and other stakeholders on leadership and the provision of quality maternity care.
The results of this study involves 1. Healthcare providers who described their managers as both autocratic and weak. They explained that their managers failed to enforce standards or listen to their concerns. 2. Managers who felt powerless to improve
care because the government did not support their initiatives to reform the working environment or discipline staff members who were flouting the rules.

Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen

CMMPH

References:

Arnold, R, vanTeijlingen, E, Ryan, K, & Holloway, I. (2022) Hidden Relationships: Perspectives on Leadership and Management in Afghan Maternity Services – An Ethnographic Exploration. Journal of Asian Midwives. 9(1):45–55.
Arnold, R., van Teijlingen, E., Ryan, K., Holloway, I. (2019) Villains or victims? An ethnography of Afghan maternity staff and the challenge of high quality respectful care, BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth 19 :307 https://rdcu.be/bPqlj
Arnold R., van Teijlingen E, Ryan K., Holloway I. (2015) Understanding Afghan health care providers: Qualitative study of culture of care in Kabul maternity hospital, BJOG 122: 260-267.
Arnold, R., van Teijlingen, E., Ryan, K., Holloway, I. (2018) Parallel worlds: an ethnography of care in an Afghan maternity hospital, Social Science & Medicine 126:33-40.

22 September 2022

RKEDF Workshop: Short Talk, Lasting Impression – Tuesday 18 October 10am

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Being able to describe what you do and why is an essential skill for any researcher. This workshop will help you take your communication to the next level. Science Communicator and previous international 3MT winner Dr Jamie Gallagher will show you how to turn your research into the most interesting, engaging and memorable presentation possible.

Discover the hints and tips that will make your talk stand out from the crowd and how to banish nerves to give a confident performance.

Following this workshop, you should be able to:

Understand how to turn research into a compelling narrative
Prepare a high quality, engaging pitch/presentation
Feel comfortable and confident while delivering talks
Understand the use of language, body language and visualisation in presenting

Workshop	Date	Time	Location
Short Talk, Lasting Impression	Tuesday, 18th October 2022	10:00 – 11:00	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.

22 September 2022

We need details of all your external events: deadline Friday 7th October!

HEIF, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement Amanda Edwards

Tell us about your social, cultural & community events for the period 1 August 2021 to 31 July 2022 – this is used to calculate our Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF) award

This information forms part of BU’s annual Higher Education – Business & Community Interaction survey and it is vital we provide a full and accurate picture of all our public engagement activity.

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.

What data do I need to provide?

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
the number of attendees (or views/visitors)
the 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.

Further information

The SharePoint site provides details about which data is collected and how, including calculating attendee numbers and staff time, and 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 September 2022

Café Sci: Tuesday 4 October – Digital healthcare for LGBTQ+ communities in Africa

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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 Festus Adedoyin on Tuesday 4 October from 6:30 – 8:00pm.

Digital healthcare for LGBTQ+ communities in Africa

In Nigeria, LGBTQ+ people are often criminalised and discriminated against, meaning they are less likely to seek medical help despite suffering higher rates of HIV/AIDS, mental health conditions and other problems.

To tackle this problem, Dr Festus Adedoyin is developing a digital solution to provide safer access to healthcare, working with NGOs, social workers and people across the medical field on a confidential and secure online platform.

Join us at Café Scientifique to discover the challenges and rewards of developing a digital solution in a complex social situation.

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

17 September 2022

New BU PhD education paper

BRIAN, Centre for Excellence in Learning, international, Student Engagement, writing Edwin van Teijlingen

This week the editor of the journal Journal of Education & Research informed us that our paper ‘Reflections on variations in PhD viva regulations: “And the options are….”’ has been accepted for publication [1]. This paper grew out of a discussion between the six authors about the apparent differences between the outcomes of the PhD viva at different universities. We have all acted as internal or external examiners for a PhD viva and had noted inconsistencies between universities, either in the regulations or in the interpretation of their PhD regulations. The authors are based at three different universities, on two different continents and, between them, have examined PhD theses submitted to universities based in at least ten different countries. Three authors are based in BU’s Faculty of Health & Social Sciences (Prof. Vanora Hundley, Dr. Pramod Regmi & Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen), two authors are based in the School of Human & Health Sciences at the University of Huddersfield (Prof. Padam Simkhada & Dr. Bibha Simkhada and both are Visiting Faculty at BU), and one author is based in the Institute for Global Health in the School of Public Health & Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA (Prof. Krishna C. Poudel).

This paper outlines the range of outcomes of a PhD examination. It also includes four short case studies, each reflecting on a particular aspect /differences we experienced as examinees or as examiners. The authors aim to alert PhD candidates and examiners to study the examination rules set by the awarding university, as the details of the PhD examination outcome, and hence the options available to both examiners and the students, may differ more than one might expect. This is the latest CMMPH education publication around aspects of the PhD [2-5].

Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen

Centre for Midwifery, Maternal & Perinatal Health (CMMPH)

References:

van Teijlingen, E., Simkhada, B., Regmi, P., Simkhada, P., Hundley, V., Poudel, K.C. (2022) Reflections on variations in PhD viva regulations: “And the options are….”, Journal of Education and Research (accepted).
Way, S, Hundley, V., van Teijlingen, E, Walton, G., Westwood, G. (2016) Dr Know. Midwives 19: 66-7.
Wasti, S.P. Regmi, P.R., Simkhada, P., van Teijlingen, E., Hundley, V. (2022) Writing a PhD Proposal, In: Wasti, S.P., van Teijlingen, E., Simkhada, P.P., Hundely, V. & Shreeh, K. (Eds.) Academic Writing and Publishing in Health & Social Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal: Himal Books: 176-183.
Hundley, V., Simkhada, P., van Teijlingen, E. (2022) Converting your Master’s or Doctoral Thesis into an Academic Paper for Publication, In: Wasti, S.P., et al. (Eds.) Academic Writing and Publishing in Health & Social Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal: Himal Books: 184-189.
Regmi, P., Poobalan, A., Simkhada, P., van Teijlingen, E. (2021) PhD supervision in Public Health, Health Prospect: Journal of Public Health 20(1):1-4. https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/HPROSPECT/article/view/32735/28111

14 September 2022

Funding Development Briefing 21/9/22 Spotlight on: NERC Pushing the Frontiers

Funding opportunities Lisa Andrews

Funding Development Briefings kicked off on 14th of September 2022 for this academic year.

What are Funding Development Briefings?

Each session will cover the latest major funding opportunities, followed by a brief Q&A session. Sessions will also include a spotlight on a particular funding opportunity of strategic importance to BU. Sessions will be on Wednesdays, from 12 pm for half-an-hour. The same link can be used each week to join here.

Next Weds 21 September, we will cover NERC Pushing the Frontiers (previously known as Standard Grants).

Date	Spotlight Funding Opportunity	Briefing Research Facilitator Lead
14/09/2022	Innovate UK SMART Grants	Innovation & Infrastructure
21/09/2022	NERC Pushing the Frontiers	Life Sciences
28/09/2022	23/24 Horizon Europe Work Programmes	EU & International
05/10/2022	ESRC	Humanities & Social Sciences
12/10/2022	EPSRC	Innovation & Infrastructure
19/10/2022	Wellcome Trust	Life Sciences
26/10/2022	HALF TERM
02/11/2022	MSCA Overview of Actions	EU & International
09/11/2022	AHRC	Humanities & Social Sciences
16/11/2022	Regional Funding	Innovation & Infrastructure
23/11/2022	NIHR Overview	Life Sciences
30/11/2022	Horizon Europe Societal Challenges	EU & International
07/12/2022	Leverhulme Trust	Humanities & Social Sciences
14/12/2022	KTPs (Business Engagement and Knowledge Exchange Managers)	Innovation & Infrastructure

Sessions will be recorded and made available after the session for those who cannot attend.

6 September 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.

6 September 2022

Royal Society Partnership Grants scheme – Effective and sustained engagement with schools (online session)

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Working within schools has evolved over the past few years and due to pressures on schools and scientists alike, it is imperative that partnership working is effective, rewarding and sustained.

Join the Royal Society online session to explore what it means to be a ‘STEM partner’ and the benefits via the Royal Society schools’ Partnership Grants scheme.

You will hear examples of successful sustained partnerships, whether that is by supporting a school project or by school students actively contributing to your own research.

The session lasts for 30 minutes and will serve as an introduction to the scheme. It is repeated over several dates for convenience.

Find out more and book here

Please note: the Partnership Grant application must be initiated by the school team, not the STEM partner. For further information about the scheme please see here

For more information, please contact the Royal Society Schools Engagement team: eduication@royalsociety.org

5 September 2022

Collaborative Futures Academy 2022: Ethics and Equity in Engagement – Open call

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Collaborative Futures Academy 2022: Ethics and Equity in Engagement – Applications open.

Over the past two years, more than 100 researchers and practitioners from across the world have explored how to connect research and the public in innovative and meaningful ways.

Are you ready to push the boundaries of your engagement and join others to shape the future of research dialogue? You can now apply to be part of the Collaborative Futures Academy 2022.

The Academy will empower you to develop a bold, creative and innovative engagement practice with integrity and equity at its heart.

Take a look back at last year’s Academy: CFA 2021

How to apply:

Before you start, please read the applicant commitment found here
Prepare a short 1-minute video on the question of “What does a culture of equitable and ethical research engagement look like to you?” More details, including advice on video recording and possible alternative formats, can be found in the applicant guide.
Complete the application form below and submit it together with your video. For reference, the full form is available here.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: MONDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2022

If you have any questions about the programme or application, please contact BerlinSchool@mfn.berlin

Alternatively, if you would like to discuss your application with the Public Engagement with Research team, please contact Adam Morris at publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk.

5 September 2022

VOICES: STEM plus Music – Online conference 25 September 2022

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VOICES explores the use of song to teach STEM content at college or secondary school level, and includes reviewed interactive sessions, video-posters, and discussions of interest to both practitioners and researchers.

The fifth conference of Virtual Ongoing Interdisciplinary Collaborations on Educating with Song (VOICES 2022) will be held online on 25 September 2022.

Find out more and register here

5 September 2022

NCCPE online event – Ethics of environmental engagement – 6 September 2022

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There’s still time to sign up for the NCCPE’s Environmental Engagement in Practice programme: Ethics of engagement and dealing with controversy free, online event on Tuesday 6 September 10am – 4pm.

Join this event for a day of presentations, practical workshops and smaller discussion groups, exploring how to create an ethical engagement practice. Reflect on the role that values play, discuss how to plan thoughtful engagement on controversial research topics and how to engage with the media, and take account of the ethical considerations we need to make along the way.

These events are intended for anyone working with environmental research. This includes researchers, policy makers, artists and community practitioners – if you’re interested in public engagement and knowledge exchange and keen to develop your practice, then please do join.

Find out more and register for this event.

1 September 2022

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

HEIF, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement Amanda Edwards

Please tell us about all your social, cultural and community events for the period 1 August 2021 to 31 July 2022. The deadline is Friday 7 October 2022.

Thank you to everyone who has already provided information via the SharePoint site. This data forms part of BU’s annual Higher Education – Business & Community Interaction survey and is used to calculate our Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF) grant. It also feeds into our submission to the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) so it is really important for us to provide a full and accurate picture of all our public engagement.