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25 March 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.

21 March 2022

Join the next meeting of the Public Engagement with Research Network

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We are dedicating this meeting of the BU Public Engagement with Research (PER) Network to helping you apply for the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2022, an annual celebration of the social sciences.

In this session we will explain more about the festival and how to apply through our internal process – opening on Monday 28 March. We will also hear from academics who have previously held events and activities as part of the festival, who will share their experiences and advice.

Find out more about the Festival of Social Science, including who is eligible and how much funding and support you could receive.

We will also share other news on public engagement from BU.

The meeting will take place on Thursday 31 March 12-1pm, on Teams.

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.

17 March 2022

Join us for an NIHR Information Session – 27 April 2022

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Bournemouth University and the NIHR Research Design Service South West are jointly hosting an online NIHR Information Session, on Weds 27 April at 10am.

This NIHR Information Session will provide an overview of the NIHR as a funder, the NIHR funding programmes with specific focus on Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB), Health and Social Care Delivery Research (HSDR), Invention for Innovation (i4i), and NIHR Fellowship opportunities.

This session will online, via Zoom. Please register via Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/300827682697

A link to join the meeting will be sent to you after registration.

This session is part of the Bournemouth University Research and Knowledge Exchange Development Framework.

21 February 2022

Café Sci Tuesday 1 March: Deep breathing to lower blood pressure

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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 Malika Felton on Tuesday 1 March from 7.00pm until 8.30pm.

Deep breathing to lower blood pressure

High blood pressure affects around 1 in 3 adults in the UK and is a major risk factor for conditions such as heart failure and stroke. There are many treatments available, but deep and slow breathing could also help, with research suggesting that just ten minutes a day could reduce blood pressure with lasting effects.

Join us to discover more and try out slow and deep breathing for yourself.

Attendance is free but booking is required

9 February 2022

Talks on Science, Health, and Data Communications Winter/Spring 2022

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The Science, Health, and Data Communications Research Centre invites you to our Winter-Spring 2022 research series. These talks are open to the public, and encompass topics on representations of bodies in the media, managing your health data, immersive media, and community responses to suicide.

Register for events on EventBrite.

SHDC-RC is an emerging interdisciplinary, cross-faculty centre seeking to explore the ways in which specialised knowledge and information is communicated to the public, including policy-makers and front-line workers, and how mass communication (such as journalism and entertainment media) conveys and represents these areas to audiences.

Carina Westling: Audience Experience in Immersive Media Contexts

Date: Thursday, 17 February 2022 at 14:00 GMT
Further details and registration.

Juhan Sonin – Own Your Healthcare Experience: an Open Source Path

Date: Thursday, 3 March 2022 at 14:00 GMT
Further details and registration.

Alex Ketchum – Toolkits for Engaging in Public Scholarship

Date: Thursday, 10 March 2022 at 14:00 GMT
Further details and registration.

Ann Luce – Supporting communities to respond to suspected suicide clusters

Date: Thursday, 17 March 2022 at 14:00 GMT
Further details and registration.

Susan Oman – ‘Following the Data’ to understand well-being data

Date: Thursday, 31 March 2022 at 14:00 BST
Further details and registration.

Catalin Brylla – Destigmatising ‘non-normative’ Bodies through Media Rep

Date: Thursday, 5 May 2022 at 14:00 BST
Further details and registration.

Jennifer Rudd – From Climate Change Ignorant to Climate Change Educator

Date: Thursday, 19 May 2022 at 14:00 BST
Further details and registration.

8 February 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.

21 January 2022

Join our BU Public Engagement Network meeting: Monday 7 February 2022

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At this meeting, we’ll look at engaging with policy and policy makers – a particular type of non-academic audience. We’ll be joined by BU Policy and Public Affairs Officer, Sarah Carter and Professor in Media Management, John Oliver.

Easing into policy

This short session will introduce colleagues to the variety of ways their research and expertise can create impact through policy. It will include how to connect with policy makers and keep abreast of political interest within their field. We’ll provide real life examples and help colleagues to consider their next steps.

The meeting will take place 12-1pm on Monday 7 February, on Teams.

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

Reminder

We are re-running our RKEDF public engagement training sessions, ‘Introduction to Community Engagement‘ on Monday 14th March 2022 – 14:00 – 16:30 and ‘Evaluation: Developing your approach‘ on Tuesday 12th April 2022 – 14:00-16:30

Please contact publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk should you have any questions.

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

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

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

24 November 2021

The face under the mask – what COVID-19 teaches us about face perception

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Join our free online event with Dr Alejandro Estudillo, Thursday evening at 6pm.

An ESRC Festival of Social Science 2021 event

What is it about?

We judge so much from faces – attributes like age, gender and identity, as well as how someone is feeling emotionally. So what happens when faces are partially covered? The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a lot about how humans communicate and interact with each other, one of the most significant of which is the wearing of face masks.

Dr Alejandro Estudillo has been studying how face masks affect how we perceive faces – and what this can tell us about the psychology of face perception in general. At this online event we’ll learn what this means for social interactions, but also issues of security, eyewitness identification and face-recognition technology.

Everyone is welcome to join us online from 6pm, where you can chat to each other and type questions for Alejandro, or just sit back and enjoy the talk. Either way, your microphone and camera will be disabled so everyone can focus on the speaker.

What’s on offer?

This talk will be held online, and will take about 1 hour. Dr Estudillo will explore his research, and you will have the opportunity to interact, test your knowledge and share your thoughts throughout the talk.

Who is leading the event?

Dr Alejandro Estudillo (Senior Lecturer In Psychology)

Who is this event open to?

Open to anyone

Book your place

8 November 2021

Café Sci – Tuesday 7 December: Wildfires and Us

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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 Marin Cvitanovic on Tuesday 7 December from 7.00pm until 8.30pm.

Wildfires and Us

Every year wildfires engulf 3.4 million square kilometres of Earth’s surface – approximately the size of India. These fires have massive economic, social and environmental impacts and, due to climate change, are expected to increase in the future. However, wildfires are also a naturally occurring global phenomenon that many ecosystems depend on.

Join us to discover how scientific research at Bournemouth University could fill in some of the gaps in this complicated relationship between humans and wildfires.

Attendance is free but booking is required

21 October 2021

Café Sci – Tuesday 2 November: Climate change coastal flooding – relocate before it’s too late?

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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 Luciana Esteves on Tuesday 2 November from 7.00pm until 8.30pm.

Climate change and coastal flooding – relocate before it’s too late?

For an increasing number of people, coastal flooding and erosion are a real threat to property, the local economy and, in some cases, life. With the effects of climate change, this threat is quickly growing.

Should coastal communities at risk be relocated before they are forced from their homes? Or could engineering and nature-based solutions provide the defences they need?

Join us to discover the challenges faced by coastal communities in an uncertain climate future, and what society could do to address them.

Attendance is free but booking is required

5 October 2021

Meet the Environment Editor for The Conversation

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Environment Editor for The Conversation, Will de Freitas, will hold an online training session for BU on Wednesday 27 October.

The session will run from 10.30am to 11.30am over Zoom and is open to all BU academics and PhD candidates who are interested in finding out more about working with The Conversation.

Learn how to consider the news potential of your expertise, how to look for story hooks and angles from the news, and how to write a quality story pitch to section editors.

The Conversation is a great way to share research and informed comment on topical issues. Academics work with editors to write pieces, which can then be republished via a creative commons license.

Since we first partnered with The Conversation, articles by BU authors have had over 7.5 million reads and been republished by the likes of The i, Metro, and the Washington Post.

Book your place via Eventbrite.

With the COP26 climate change conference on the horizon, insights around how to protect and preserve our environment and deal with our changing climate will be high on the news agenda.

A limited number of 20-minute one-to-one sessions with Will are available from 11.30am – 1pm on Wednesday 27 October, to discuss environment-related story ideas. To request a place, please contact newsdesk@bournemouth.ac.uk.

28 September 2021

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.

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We can help promote your public engagement event or activity

Join us for an NIHR Information Session – 27 April 2022

Café Sci Tuesday 1 March: Deep breathing to lower blood pressure

Talks on Science, Health, and Data Communications Winter/Spring 2022

Carina Westling: Audience Experience in Immersive Media Contexts

Juhan Sonin – Own Your Healthcare Experience: an Open Source Path

Alex Ketchum – Toolkits for Engaging in Public Scholarship

Ann Luce – Supporting communities to respond to suspected suicide clusters

Susan Oman – ‘Following the Data’ to understand well-being data

Catalin Brylla – Destigmatising ‘non-normative’ Bodies through Media Rep

Jennifer Rudd – From Climate Change Ignorant to Climate Change Educator

We can help promote your public engagement event or activity

Join our BU Public Engagement Network meeting: Monday 7 February 2022

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

British Science Festival 2022: Open Call for proposals

RKEDF Workshop – Evaluation: Developing your approach

RKEDF Workshop: Introduction to Community Engagement

We can help promote your public engagement event or activity

Soapbox Science Brighton 2022: Call for speakers now open

Café Sci – Tuesday 7 December: Wildfires and Us

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Carina Westling: Audience Experience in Immersive Media Contexts

Juhan Sonin – Own Your Healthcare Experience: an Open Source Path

Alex Ketchum – Toolkits for Engaging in Public Scholarship

Ann Luce – Supporting communities to respond to suspected suicide clusters

Susan Oman – ‘Following the Data’ to understand well-being data

Catalin Brylla – Destigmatising ‘non-normative’ Bodies through Media Rep

Jennifer Rudd – From Climate Change Ignorant to Climate Change Educator

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