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September 12, 2018

Responsible online gambling seminar Friday 14 September

BU research, Events, Public engagement, Research communication Amanda Edwards

Three national gambling addiction campaigners will be speaking at a seminar this Friday (14th), organised by the university’s EROGamb project (Enabling Responsible Online Gambling), led by Dr Raian Ali. Terry White and Josephine and Peter Holloway will share their powerful, personal stories about the effects gambling addiction can have on gamblers and their families.

EROGamb team members will also present recent results about gamblers and the gambling industry’s perception of EROGamb, as well as the current status of responsible gambling when people play online slot games for real money.

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The seminar forms the second part (3-5pm) of the Emerging Technologies and Age Verification event, details below:

Friday 14th September 12.30-5pm

EB306 (3rd floor Lecture Theatre)

Executive Business Centre

89 Holdenhurst Road

Bournemouth

BH8 8EB

The EROGamb project, which is jointly funded by GambleAware and BU, calls for more transparency in the mechanics of online gambling and offering tools for parhaat kasinot gamblers to stay more in control of their gambling experience.

Register for the event here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/emerging-technologies-and-age-verification-tickets-48950946599?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

EROGamb: Enabling Responsible Online Gambling

September 7, 2018

Conference on Women Entrepreneurs and Innovators: Contemporary insights from Research and Practice

BU research, conferences, Events, Fusion, Research communication, Research news, Women's Academic Network mshrivastava

On 18th July, the conference titled “Women Entrepreneurs and Innovators- Contemporary Insights from Research and Practice” was held at the Talbot Campus. The conference brought together academics, entrepreneurs, professionals, and students to discuss cutting edge insights from theory and practice of women entrepreneurship.

The day started with Dr Mili Shrivastava, organiser of the conference, highlighting the importance of women entrepreneurship and introducing the speakers. The first speaker was Professor Claire Leitch from Lancaster University. Prof Leitch is the editor of International Small Business Journal, a leading entrepreneurship field Journal. She presented her work on women entrepreneurship as a gendered niche and its implications for regional development policy. Following this stimulating talk emphasizing the role of geography for women entrepreneurship, Professor Helen Lawton Smith from University of London, discussed academic women entrepreneurs and research commercialisation by them at UK Universities. The third speaker was Erin Thomas Wang, founder of Makingmumpreneurs. com. She shared unique perspectives from her start- up journey.

In the afternoon session, Professor Lynn Martin, an academic entrepreneur from Angela Ruskin University, discussed her perspectives on women entrepreneurship from both research and practice. Following her talk, Dr Mili Shrivastava presented contemporary insights from her project with Gabriel Glixelli on women entrepreneurs in High technology industries. Finally, Ms Sarah Veakins, Marketing advisor of Outset, a government organisation advocating women enterprise talked about her experiences in supporting women entrepreneurs in the region and her perspectives on starting-up.

The Conference organically developed into a forum for compelling discussion on various aspects of women innovation and entrepreneurship such as gender, society, regional context and role of education that emerged throughout the day. It became an innovative setting for stimulating discussion on cutting-edge research and practice of women entrepreneurship and innovation with entrepreneurs and academics coming together for an insightful and enriching day.

July 14, 2018

Successful Midwifery Education conference at BU

BU research, Featured academics, Global engagement, international, NHS, PG research, Publishing, Research communication, Research Training, student research, Uncategorized Edwin van Teijlingen

In the first week of July Bournemouth University ran its second international midwifery education conference in the Executive Business Centre. This year’s conference was called ‘What works in midwifery education? A conference run by midwifery educators for midwifery educators.’ CMMPH (Centre for Midwifery, Maternal & Perinatal Health) brought together nearly 100 delegates on Thursday and Friday (July 5-6). There were presentations and posters from midwifery educators based in in all four countries of the UK, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and Australia, resulting in lively stimulating debates.

The conference organisers has teamed up with the leading scientific journal in the field Midwifery (published by Elsevier). To coincide with BU’s conference Midwifery published this month its special issue on Midwifery Education. This special issue was introduced at the conference by Dutch midwife Dr. Ans Luyben, one of the special issue’s editors.

The conference awarded two prizes for the best poster. One prize was for the best academic poster and one voted by the conference audience. The former prize was won by a poster from NHS Education for Scotland. The public’s poster prize was won by a poster from the University of Bradford jointly produced by film students and student midwives.

The main conference organisers Dr. Catherine Angell and Dr. Sue Way from CMMPH said afterwards that the success of the conference means that CMMPH will organise a third midwifery education conference run for and by educators in three years’ time.

May 11, 2018

Your ‘Timely Reminder’ – don’t miss these events!

Events, Research Training, RKE development framework Dianne Goodman

Every year, the Research & Knowledge Exchange Office, along with internal and external delivery partners, runs over 150 events to support researcher development through the Research & Knowledge Exchange Development Framework (RKEDF).

Responding to your feedback and by popular request, below are the main events coming up over the next two months – please click on the event titles that are of interest to find out more and reserve your place as soon as possible:

MAY 2018

Wednesday 16th May – Introducing and Evidencing Research Impact: the Basics

Thursday 17th May – Engaging with policy makers

Friday 18th May – Preparing impact case studies for the Research Excellence Framework: a workshop

Tuesday 22nd May – Writing Academy – Writing Day

Wednesday 23rd May – What is the Research Excellence Framework?

JUNE 2018

Wednesday 6th June – STEAMLab – Virtual problems – See this Blog post on how to Apply for a place

Monday 11th June – Research impact and the Research Excellence Framework (REF): an introduction

Wednesday 13th June – REF 2021 Guidance – Q&A session

Thursday 14th June – Royal Society – Bid Writing Retreat

Wednesday 20th June – BRIAN, Open Access and the Impact Module

Wednesday 27th June – Preparing for Brexit

27-29 June – Writing Academy – Summer

JULY 2018

Wednesday 4th July – US Funding Day (Federal & Charities)

Wednesday 4th July – Targeting high quality journals

Wednesday 4th July – 10 ways to increase the impact of your paper

Wednesday 4th July – Writing an academic paper

Thursday 5th July – Fellowship interview Training – Royal Society

Wednesday 11th July – Introduction to bibliometrics

Wednesday 11th July – Advanced Bibliometrics – Using bibliometrics to understand research impact

10/07/18 – 11/07/18 – MSCA bid writing retreat (2 days)

Thursday 12th of July – Writing and presenting for non-academic audiences (ECR session) *New*

Monday 23rd July – The Writing Academy – Writing day

Tuesday 24th July – Preparing impact case studies for the Research Excellence Framework: a workshop

To see all the events within the RKEDF and the wider Organisational Development offering, please refer to the handy Calendar of Events.

Additionally if you are a PGR please visit the Doctoral College Researcher Development Programme for your own special tailored events.

May 10, 2018

Grant Development & Writing Retreat 10 – 12 September 2018

BU research, Events, Funding opportunities, Research news, writing Louise Ward

Do you have a great idea for research in health, social care or public health?

Would you or your team benefit from protected time and expert support to develop your idea into a competitive funding application?

Research Design Service South West (RDS SW) are offering a unique opportunity for health, social care and public health professionals across England to attend a three-day residential Grant Development & Writing Retreat – 10-12 September 2018, School of Psychology, University of Kent, Canterbury.

Applications are invited from individuals or teams of two or three people, at least one of whom must be a health, social care or public health professional working in England. Successful applicants will be offered a free place at the retreat which will include food and accommodation*.The purpose of the Retreat is to give busy professionals dedicated time to rapidly progress their research proposal.

If you think your research team would benefit from protected time and expert support, you can apply to attend the Retreat by submitting a standard form which is available from your local RDS office, hosted by BU Clinical Research Unit (BUCRU) on the 5th floor of Royal London House. Feel free to pop in and see us, call us on 61939 or send us an email.

If in doubt, please contact the coordinating centre at rds.sw@nihr.ac.uk

Delegates are encouraged to work on their projects with local RDS staff before applying to attend the Retreat. The views of the RDS will play an important part in deciding which teams will be invited to attend. It is crucial, therefore, that teams work closely with their local RDS advisers when preparing their applications. It is advisable for teams considering attending the Retreat to contact their local RDS office as early as possible.

The deadline for submission of this form is 12noon, Wednesday 6 June 2018.

* excludes travel to/from Canterbury.

Find out more about the Retreat.

April 14, 2018

BASES Student Conference 2018 – Day 2

BU research, Doctoral College, Events, PG research, Public engagement, Research news, student research, Uncategorized Francesco Ferraro

The second day of the conference was open by Professor Graeme Close & Mr Michael Naylor with a lecture on “nutritional strategies for competition and performance.”

Follow up with the oral presentations and free communications. I found particular interest in the research of Mr Chynkiamis on the effect of VitaBREATHE on exercise tolerance in COPD patients and in the feasibility study of Miss Thomas on the effect of 10 weeks postural stability exercise on balance in elderly care homes residents. I am glad that I had the chance to discuss with Miss Thomas part of the outcomes and the methods she used for my undergoing research on falls prevention.

Later in the afternoon, I had the opportunity to talk more about inspiratory muscle training (IMT) with Mr Hopkins and Mr Gibb who are looking at the effect of IMT on time trial performance in trained cyclists.

After, the workshop “psychological challenges for physical activity uptake” by Dr Melissa Fothergill intrigued me as I believe it is a crucial matter of discussion, especially if working with frail populations.

The final motivational lecture titled “creating your future” by Dr Steve Ingham closed the 2018 BASES student conference with tips and advice on how to progress in the sport science carriers.

Concluding, it was a great experience as not only I had the chance to improve my network and meet peers with a similar background as mine but most important because in these two days I had increased my awareness and motivations.

A special thanks go to my supervisors Professor Alison McConnell, Dr James Gavin and Professor Tom Wainwright who pointed me at this event.

The conference is now over, and by the time you read this post, I will be already on my way back to Bournemouth.

Thank you for reading,
Francesco.

April 13, 2018

BASES Student Conference 2018 – Day 1

conferences, Events, student research, Uncategorized Francesco Ferraro

Every year the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) organise the student conference, as an opportunity to discuss and exchange views on contemporary issues in sport and exercise science (including clinical exercise, biomechanics, performance, physiology and psychology).

This year the venue is Northumbria University, and the programme includes international speakers from the applied and research worlds.

The conference started with the lecture “not all that can be counted counts – why we should listen to Einstein?” by Mrs Esme Matthew & Miss Laura Needham, who brought they experience as members of English Institute of Sport (EIS) and their work with the UK Olympic team.
It was particularly inspiring to see how the lab works moved into the field of applied science and the relationship that bound researchers and athletes.

Next, after the usual coffè break, it was the time of free communications and oral presentation, where I had the opportunity to attend to the following:
Mr Dray, and his work on the effect of high-intensity interval training on obese men.
Mr Parmar about the difference in maximal aerobic speed in filed-based tests compared to laboratory-based treadmill tests.
Miss McNulty on low-volume, high-intensity priming activity.
Miss White and his work on plyometric training team gym gymnasts.

Mr Addey about the effect of unilateral strength training on recreation runners.

Then, it was the time for poster exhibition, where I presented my research titled: “The effects of 8 weeks of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on the balance of healthy older people: a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled trial”.
I was excited, and most important the comments and feedback collected satisfied my expectations.

In particularly I had the chance to discuss IMT with a couple of students from Portsmouth, that today are going to present their works on IMT in athletes.
I also met Mr Tahmosybayat, and his research on 6 weeks of exergaming compare to OTAGO exercise training in healthy older adults and we discussed the outcomes, methods and methodologies of our research.

After there was a range of workshops available from which I chose “a demonstration of how exergaming is used to improve postural control” by Dr Gill Barry at the sport central physiology lab.
Here members of the lab staff showed us their facilities in particular exergame, Kinect, and Biodex BioSway and how they measure balance in frail populations.

At the end of the conference, there was still time for the lectures on “contemporary recovery: translating research to application” by Dr Jonathan Leeder, Dr Jess Hill & Mr Luke Gupta. Who discussed how to optimising recovery following exercises, the efficacy of compression garments on recovery from strenuous exercises and sleep management in elite sports.

Then we moved to the home of Newcastle United FC, where before dinner we had a motivational/inspiring speech by Mr Nick Grantham specialist in athletic preparation, combat sports and strength training.

Concluding, it was a very productive day and I am looking toward tomorrow where there are going to be more lectures, oral presentations and posters oriented on frail populations and nutrition.

If you would like to follow the conference live use the Twitter Wall: http://bases2018.tweetwally.com/

Thank you for reading.
Francesco.

April 5, 2018

Cafe Scientifique – We need you!

BU research, Events, Knowledge Exchange and Impact Team, Public engagement biddled

Have you been doing research that you are itching to share with the public?

Do you want to increase your public engagement and have fun doing it?

We are looking for two academics to fill our Cafe Scientifique spots in June and July. If you would like to get involved please email the Public Engagement team!

Check out the website to find out more about Cafe Scientifique.

April 4, 2018

Your ‘Timely Reminder’ – Get yourself booked in – don’t miss these Events!

Awarded & submitted bids, Events, Funding opportunities, RKE development framework, writing Dianne Goodman

Your ‘Timely Reminder’

Every year, the Research & Knowledge Exchange Office, along with internal and external delivery partners, runs over 150 events to support researcher development through the Research & Knowledge Exchange Development Framework (RKEDF).

Responding to your feedback and by popular request, below are the main events coming up over the next two months – please click on the event titles that are of interest to find out more and reserve your place as soon as possible:

APRIL 2018

Thursday 5th April – The BU Protocol of Academics Engaging with Business

Tuesday 10th April – Grants Workshop & Follow-up Bid Writing Retr eat Day 1 of 2

Wednesday 11th April – STEAMlab 3: Industrial Challenges (N.B. This event welcomes non-BU attendees)

11th, 12th & 13th April – Writing Academy

Tuesday 17th April – Research Ethics @ BU

Wednesday 18th April – Open data and the need for research data management plans, Getting started on applying for research funding, Pre-award finances, BU processes for applying for funding and Quality approvals at BU

Thursday 19th April – International Funding – Working with ASEAN countries

23rd & 24th April –An Introduction to Statistic Analysis with SPSS (Intermediate Session)

25th & 26th April – MSCA IF bid writing retreat – 2 days

MAY 2018

Wednesday 2nd May – Introduction to the Royal Academy of Engineering – Visit

Wednesday 2nd May – EU funding outside Horizon 2020

Tuesday 8th May – Grants Workshop & Follow-up Bid Writing Retreat Day 2 of 2

Wednesday 9th May – Wellcome Trust- Visit

Wednesday 9th May – KTPs – an introduction

Monday 14th May – Fellowship Interview Training – Royal Academy of Engineering

Wednesday 16th May – Applying for funding from NIHR – an Overview of the Schemes Available (N.B. This event welcomes non-BU attendees)

Wednesday 16th May – Introducing and Evidencing Research Impact: the Basics

Thursday 17th May – Engaging with policy makers

Friday 18th May – Preparing impact case studies for the Research Excellence Framework: a workshop

Tuesday 22nd May – Writing Academy – Writing Day

Wednesday 23rd May – What is the Research Excellence Framework?

To see all the events within the RKEDF and the wider Organisational Development offering, please refer to the handy Calendar of Events.

February 15, 2018

17th International Congress on Public and Nonprofit Marketing (2018) Invitation to Submit Abstracts/Papers

Events, Fusion, Global engagement, Research communication ebolat

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the International Association on Public and Nonprofit Marketing (IAPNM), we are pleased to announce that Bournemouth University’ Department of Marketing will be hosting the 17th IAPNM Congress in September 2018.

The International Congress on Public and Non Profit Marketing (IAPNM) is an annual event organised by major universities and scientific institutes that offers a friendly atmosphere and professional work environment for the presentation and discussion of the latest scientific and practical advances in the areas of public and nonprofit marketing, as well as in any other issue related to corporate social responsibility, social marketing and management of nonprofit organisations.

IAPNM not only receives contributions from marketing and management, but also from academics and professionals from other related disciplines, who are concerned with or interested in these areas of knowledge.

The Congress, whose first meeting took place in 2002, provides a point of productive meeting to encourage collaborative projects and to foment international cooperation research.

We look forward to welcoming you in Bournemouth with a vibrant programme.

Details for the Theme, Submission guidance, Deadlines and Provisional Programme can be found under http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/iapnm-2018

Please consider submitting abstracts/papers and share with your colleagues and academic networks.

Dr Elvira Bolat, IAPNM 2018 Congress Chair

Dr Julie Robson, IAPNM 2018 Congress Chair

Dr Kaouther Kooli, IAPNM 2018 Congress Chair

February 14, 2018

Here is your ‘Timely Reminder’ for our upcoming RKEDF Researcher Workshops

Events, Research Training, RKE development framework Dianne Goodman

Your ‘Timely Reminder’

Every year, the Research & Knowledge Exchange Office, along with internal and external delivery partners, runs over 150 events to support researcher development through the Research & Knowledge Exchange Development Framework (RKEDF).

Responding to your feedback and by popular request, we give you a flavour of some of the events coming up over the next two months – please click on the event titles that are of interest and get yourself booked on asap:

FEBRUARY 2018

Monday 19th February – UOA 34 – (Communication Cultural Studies etc.)- What makes a REF 2*, 3* or 4* output?

Tuesday 20th February – Introducing and Evidencing Research Impact: The Basics

Wednesday 21st February – Developing an effective search strategy

Thursday 22nd February – Innovate UK – a guide to funding

Wednesday 28th February – International Funding – Working with China

MARCH 2018

Tuesday 6th March – Introduction to the British Academy – Visit

Tuesday 6th March –Introduction to and Advanced Bibliometrics (2 separate sessions)

Tuesday the 6th March – Developing a Public Engagement event

Wednesday 7th March – Engaging with policy makers

Wednesday 7th March – UOA 32 & 34: REF and practice based outputs – how are they assessed by the reviewers? How to present a practice-based portfolio output

Thursday 8th and Friday 9th March – Robert Porter – US Funding

Monday 12th March – NVivo Part Two – for intermediate users with data (limited spaces)

Tuesday 13th March – H2020 – Introduction to the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships

Wednesday 14th March – Sharing your research with the media

Thursday 15th March – UOA 2/3 – (Public Health) – What makes a REF 2*, 3* or 4* output?

Thursday 15th March – Bid Writing Retreat – British Academy Small Grants

Wednesday 21st March – Applying for an NIHR Fellowship Event

Thursday 22nd March – NVivo Part One – Building your database (limited spaces)

To see all the events within the RKEDF and the wider Organisational Development offering, please refer to the handy Calendar of Events.

February 14, 2018

BU research presentations Global Festival of Learning in India

BU research, Public engagement, Research news Edwin van Teijlingen

Today is the third day of BU’s Global Festival of Learning, after a successful visit to Chennai the team arrived last night in Pune. Today part of the academic programme includes lectures at Symbiosis School of Liberal Arts. The lectures will be given by Dr. Shanti Shanker, Lecturer in Psychology, who is associated with BU’s Ageing & Dementia Research Centre, Dr. Anastasia Veneti, Senior Lecturer in Marketing Communications, and Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen, who is based in the Centre for Midwifery, Maternal & Perinatal Health in the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences.

January 21, 2018

Events, humanities, international, policy, Research news, Uncategorized Edwin van Teijlingen

The USA shutdown, following the current budget impasse, has started to affect many federal services across the country, but the effect can also be felt abroad. I just noted on the PubMed webpages the above warning: “Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this website may not be up to date, transactions submitted via the website may not be processed, and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted.” This delay in funding in the most up-to-date health research database will not have a major effect today (Sunday 21 Jan.) as it will have on hundreds of thousands of federal staff facing unpaid leave and many more people facing interruptions in the provision of basic service across the USA. It is however a sign of globalisation, with internal political disputes in the USA affecting people across the globe, including health researchers at Bournemouth University.

Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen

CMMPH

January 16, 2018

The New ‘Timely Reminder’ post for our upcoming RKEDF Researcher Workshops

Events, Research Training, RKE development framework Dianne Goodman

Keep an eye out for our ‘Timely Reminder’ posts.

Every year, the Research & Knowledge Exchange Office, along with internal and external delivery partners, runs over 150 events to support researcher development through the Research & Knowledge Exchange Development Framework (RKEDF).

Responding to your feedback and by popular request, we give you a flavour of some of the events coming up over the next three months – please click on the event titles that are of interest and get yourself booked on asap:

JANUARY 2018

Thursday 25th January – STEAMLab 1: Food – Lifting the Lid on the Future of Food (see Blog post apply via emailing RKEDF) please apply asap.

Wednesday 31st January – Intellectual Property considerations when approaching industry to undertake a research collaboration

FEBRUARY 2018

Wednesday 7th of February – STEAMLab 2: Global Challenges (see Blog post apply via emailing RKEDF) closing date for applications 18/01/18).

Thursday 8th February – KTPs – an introduction

Wednesday 21st February – Developing an effective search strategy

Thursday 22nd February – Innovate UK – a guide to funding

MARCH 2018

Tuesday 6th March – Introduction to the British Academy – Visit

Tuesday 6th March – Introduction to and Advanced Bibliometrics (2 separate sessions)

Wednesday 7th March – Engaging with policy makers

Monday 12th March – NVivo Part Two – for intermediate users with data.

Tuesday 13th March – H2020 – Introduction to the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships

Wednesday 14th March – Sharing your research with the media

Thursday 22nd March – NVivo Part One – Building your database

To see all the events within the RKEDF and the wider Organisational Development offering, please refer to the handy Calendar of Events.

January 16, 2018

Book now! British Academy Visit – Tuesday 6th of March 2018

Awarded & submitted bids, Events, Funding opportunities, RKE development framework Dianne Goodman

We are delighted to announce that the British Academy will again be returning to BU on Tuesday the 6th March 2018.

This is an invaluable opportunity to find out more about the international and domestic funding available through the organisation. For those of you who are not familiar with the British Academy, it is the UK’s leading independent body for the humanities and social sciences, promoting funding, knowledge exchange and providing independent advice within the humanities.

The session will last just over 1 hour (12:30pm-13:30pm) and will comprise a presentation focusing on international and domestic funding opportunities along with an overview of the British Academy and any recent developments, followed by a Q&A session.

Representatives of the British Academy will be available to answer any individual queries not covered in the presentation or Q&A session, and members of the Research and Knowledge Exchange Office will be on hand should you wish to discuss BU’s processes for bidding to the organisation.

Places for this event can be reserved through Organisational Development here

January 4, 2018

Public Engagement – Understanding your Audience

BU research, Events, Knowledge Exchange and Impact Team, Public engagement biddled

One of the most important things you need to do to create a successful event is to make sure you have the right audience. Having a room full of archaeologists won’t help, if you want to share research which could shape nursing practice, for example.

To help you reach the audiences you want to connect with, we thought it might help to share a list of hint and tips, which you can use when planning your next event.

Define your target market –
1. Demographic – who are they, age, gender, profession, income,
2. Psychographics – what are their interests, values, attitudes, likes and dislikes,
3. Behavioural – What do they do, how do they consume media (online or offline).
Reach your target market – What is the best way to reach your target audience? If they are busy workers – what is the best platform or time of day to contact them? If they are retired, what are the best platforms to contact them – would it be online or physical marketing?
Identify what type of customer they are – Will you be targeting regular attendees or do you want to attract a new audience? Keep this in mind when creating your marketing materials in order to attract the right people.
Tailor that marketing – Once you understand what audience you want to attract, you can ensure all of the communications are on message to produce the largest turnout and increase engagement.
Who is your research looking at – Are there certain groups of people who could benefit from or are affected by your research? Think about who will be involved in those areas and what the best platform to contact them through is. If you are working in social care; what are the local organisations that would want to come along to your session, what is the best way to contact them?
Is there a certain location your research targets – If you are looking into a certain location for your research, why not engage the population of that area by promoting and running your event there? Not only will you be able to increase the attendance from engaged members of the public, you will be able to gain insight from the people who engage with that local area on a daily basis.
If you’re stuck and need advice on how to plan for the perfect advertising – Ask us! In the Knowledge Exchange and Impact Team, we have a lot of experience in finding the right audience to invite to a public engagement event. Get in touch if you need any advice or guidance to improve your skills at increasing engagement with your event.

If you want to learn more about increasing attendance at free public events, check out our blog post to learn all the tricks to making this happen.

November 29, 2017

How to Increase Attendance at Free Events

BU research, Events, Knowledge Exchange and Impact Team, Public engagement, Uncategorized biddled

Free events usually have a no-show rate of around 40-50% of registrations. This is due to there being a lack of investment, evident in paid events only having a rate of 10-20% no attendance.

There are many ways to combat such a high no-show rate, without adding a cost to the event! These tips are extremely useful when promoting public engagement events as the idea is to engage as many different people in the research as possible, without adding a price tag. Have a look below at the tips and tricks we have to improve the attendance at your events and get those events sold out!

Research your target market and what they would want to gain from and event. Promote to this market using the hooks you have picked up through your research, you should get plenty of people fighting over spaces!
Always check whether there is a public holiday on the day of your event. You wouldn’t put an event on Christmas Day – it is the same for many other holidays! You also want to check that there isn’t an event in competition of yours on the same day; it would lessen your chances of getting high attendance if the public have to choose.
Find an incentive to get people to register early. Once you have their email, you will be able to remind them of the event on a regular basis before the day – this will help prevent double booking!
Advertise fun activities throughout the session in the breaks – this will help add an extra attraction for those who might be worried on the length they’ll be sat being engaged for.
As mentioned in point three, reminder emails are a brilliant way of making sure your event isn’t forgotten about. By sending them a week and 48 hours before, it will be fresh in the minds of those registered so they won’t forget. You can even make an event page on Facebook to make sure they get a notification on the day!
Collaborate with local businesses and organisations for the event. By getting them on board, you will be able to attract their customer base as well as other interested members of the public.
Get yourself a ‘headline speaker’ for the event to draw in the masses. Not only will their following come along to see them speak, you will get more people finding out about the other speakers through the promotion done by the speaker.

By using these tips, you should hopefully improve your chances of a full house next time you’re running a session. If you want any more advice on how to successfully market Public Engagement activities, send us an email and we will be happy to help.

November 28, 2017

Young Life Scientists’ symposium: Frontiers in Musculoskeletal Health, Ageing and Disease

BU research, Coffee Morning, conferences, Uncategorized Francesco Ferraro

The past Saturday I was given the opportunity to present my pilot study titled “The influence of inspiratory muscle training on balance and functional mobility in healthy older adults” at the Young Life Scientists Symposium (YLS) held in Derby (see related poster).

Purpose of the pilot was to gain an understanding of the effect of 8 weeks inspiratory muscle training upon balance and functional mobility outcomes (including Five-Sit-To-Stand, Time Up and Go, Mini-Best test and others) in older adults (65 and over). The results have led to a double-blind random control trial which will be completed by the beginning of 2018.

The YLS is organised by PhD students and Post-Doc’s for other PhD students and early career researchers it aims to give the opportunity to network and discuss research matters via poster and oral communication in a positive and constructive environment.
This year symposium was focusing on three major sections: nutrition, exercises for ageing and metabolic disease in ageing. Speakers from all the UK discussed their works, and I had the chance to collect feedbacks explaining my methods and methodology.

I would like to thank Bournemouth University and my supervisors who helped me to achieve this opportunity.

Thank you for reading.
Francesco.

Tagged / Events

Responsible online gambling seminar Friday 14 September

Conference on Women Entrepreneurs and Innovators: Contemporary insights from Research and Practice

Successful Midwifery Education conference at BU

Your ‘Timely Reminder’ – don’t miss these events!

BASES Student Conference 2018 – Day 2

BASES Student Conference 2018 – Day 1

Cafe Scientifique – We need you!

Have you been doing research that you are itching to share with the public?

Do you want to increase your public engagement and have fun doing it?

Your ‘Timely Reminder’ – Get yourself booked in – don’t miss these Events!