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26 September 2024

HE-BCI needs you! Remember to tell us about your public events

HEIF, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement Amanda Edwards

We need your help to ensure we submit all our social, community and cultural events for 2023-24. Deadline: Friday 15 November

ESRC Festival of Social Science event 2023

What is HE-BCI?

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

Last year we recorded 200+ events and a total of 18.5m attendees (which includes media appearances) for the 2022-23 return. We want to ensure we can do as well, if not better for this year!

What activities can be included?

Please include details of any relevant events that you have been involved in which took place/will take place between 1 August 2023 – 31 July 2024

Events must have been open to the public or intended for an external (non-academic) group and have included an exchange of knowledge. Events may take place in the UK or overseas

Eligible events include:

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

Please head to this SharePoint site to add your events.

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

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

17 September 2024

Record your public events for the Higher Education Business and Community Interaction (HE-BCI) survey

HEIF, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement ballen

We are putting together the 2023-24 HE-BCI return and could use your help to make sure we include all of BU’s social, community, and cultural events

ESRC Festival of Social Science event in 2023

What is HE-BCI?

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

What activities can be included?

Please include details of any relevant events that you have been involved in which took place/will take place between 1 August 2023 – 31 July 2024

Events must have been open to the public or intended for an external (non-academic) group and have included an exchange of knowledge. Events may take place in the UK or overseas

Eligible events include:

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

Please head to this SharePoint site to add your events.

The deadline for submitting your events is Friday 15 November.

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

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

6 September 2024

Higher Education Business and Community Interaction (HE-BCI) survey – report your public events

HEIF, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement Amanda Edwards

We are compiling the 2023-24 return and need your help to ensure we record all BU’s relevant social, community and cultural events

Dr Samuel Hills and Dr Jill Nash taking part in an ESRC Festival of Social Science event in 2023

What is HE-BCI?

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

What activities can be included?

Please include details of any relevant events that you have been involved in which took place/will take place between 1 August 2023 – 31 July 2024

Events must have been open to the public or intended for an external (non-academic) group and have included an exchange of knowledge. Events may take place in the UK or overseas

Eligible events include:

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

Please head to this SharePoint site to add your events.

The deadline for submitting your events is Friday 15 November.

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

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

20 August 2024

BU PhD student invited to Safety 24 conference in India

conferences, international, Public engagement Edwin van Teijlingen

Bournemouth University PhD student Md. Shafkat Hossain has been invited to attend the international Safety 2024 conference in India in September. The 15th World Conference on Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion (Safety 2024) will be held 2-4 September at the Taj Palace in New Delhi. Safety 2024 global event will focus worldwide attention on safety and injury prevention. This conference will gather international experts in the field with a united goal of “Building a safer future for all: Equitable and sustainable strategies for injury and violence prevention”.

Shafkat will be presenting this PhD work to date under the title ‘Using Human-Centred Design (HCD) to develop community-led interventions to prevent drowning among children under the age of 2 in rural Bangladesh’. Mr. Md. Shafkat Hossain who has been selected by Bloomberg Philanthropies as one of the Emerging Leaders in Drowning Prevention programme. This programme has been designed to create a cohort of younger leaders to join national and international efforts to raise awareness and strengthen solutions and political commitment towards drowning. This programme is hosted by the Global Health Advocacy Incubator and provides a unique opportunity for people like Shafkat to develop leadership skills in drowning prevention, and be a part of a global community working to reduce drowning deaths. This first group of Emerging Leaders includes people from Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Uganda, United States and Vietnam.

Shafkat’s PhD study is part of the interdisciplinary Sonamoni study. Sonamoni is coordinated by BU in collaboration with Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), the University of the West of England, Bristol, the University of Southampton, Design Without Borders (DWB) in Uganda, and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). We are working to reduce drownings among newly-mobile children, generally under two years old. This £1.6m project has been made possible thanks to a grant from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) through their Research and Innovation for Global Health Transformation programme. For more information about our ongoing research in Bangladesh, please visit the NIHR website.

Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen & Dr. Mavis Bengtsson

Centre for Midwifery & Women’s Health

13 August 2024

Sign up for Parliament for Researchers (House of Lords) training

Adam Morris

The UK Parliament Knowledge Exchange Unit have announced a new online Parliament for Researchers with the House of Lords training session.

In this session, they will be joined by Lord Krebs who will share insights on the value of academic research in Parliament, informed by his background in Biological Sciences.

About the session

During the session, you will find out about how research evidence is used in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, and how you can work with Parliament as a researcher.

Who is this for?

This session is suitable for early career researchers, PhD students and researchers who are new to engaging with the UK Parliament as well as those who would benefit from a refresher. The session will cover useful information for researchers of all academic backgrounds and will be of particular interest to those in the life sciences.

Sign up now

The session will take place online, on Wednesday 11 September, 13:00-14:00. You can register for the session here.

Each subsequent session will focus on a different academic discipline or topic. Details for future sessions will be shared on the KEU website.

19 July 2024

Last chance to book a policy engagement consultation with a public affairs expert!

Public engagement, Training Amanda Edwards

If you want your research to influence policy, you need to know who to approach and how.

We have 121 slots available with Carys Davis, of The Other Place. Carys is a public affairs consultant and trainer with eighteen years’ experience in politics and public affairs, including working for:

two front-bench MPs as a caseworker/campaigner and Parliamentary Researcher
a UK political party as a Policy Adviser on the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs portfolio
the leader of the Maldivian Democratic Party, as a political consultant
two charities, running their public affairs functions
the Financial Conduct Authority as its Public Affairs Manager.

You can book a one-hour bespoke consultation for yourself, a research group or centre by emailing impact@bournemouth.ac.uk. This is likely to be of particular interest if you are developing an impact case study for REF2029, but all researchers at all stages are welcome to book.

Your personalised policy engagement strategy will include:

developing key messages, supporting narratives and evidence for policymakers,
identifying and mapping your audience, and
gaining insight into the channels available for influencing.

But you need to be quick – any sessions must take place by 31 July!

15 July 2024

Royal Society of Chemistry Outreach Fund: Open for Applications

Funding opportunities, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement ballen

The Royal Society of Chemistry Outreach Fund is open for applications

Grants available to support chemistry-based public and schools engagement activities

Small Grant up to £5,000

Large Grant between £5,001 and £10,000

About the Outreach Fund

The fund aims to support projects or programmes that:

Develop chemists’ public engagement and science communication skills – building capacity and opportunities for chemists and chemical scientists to engage with schools and public audiences
Engage with school students – inspiring and raising aspirations of student audiences to nurture a future generation passionate about the chemical sciences
Engage with public audiences – involving a wide range of people in relevant contemporary issues in the chemical sciences
Provide under-represented audiences, communities and places with inspiring chemistry engagement opportunities, delivered or coordinated by skilled people

How to apply

Please make sure you have read the application guidance before you apply

See a list of resources to support you in the development of your project and strengthen your application

All applications must be submitted online:

Apply for a small grant (of up to £5,000) →

Apply for a large grant (between £5,001 and £10,000) →

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

Application deadline: Monday 9 September 2024

Contact

If you have any questions, or would like to discuss a potential project please email: outreach@rsc.org

Alternatively, if you would like advice on developing ideas or submitting your application, please contact Public Engagement with Research: publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

12 July 2024

We can assist in promoting your public engagement event or activity

Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement ballen

At BU we promote and celebrate the work done to engage public audiences with our research.

The Public Engagement with Research team, part of Research Development and Support, can help you reach relevant audiences through a monthly newsletters and social media channels.

To be considered for promotion, your event or activity must meet the following criteria:

Targeted at and open to non-academic audiences
Centered on BU research, either exclusively or as part of a broader programme. Events not involving BU research, such as marketing or recruitment events, will not be accepted
Submitted by the first two weeks of the month prior to the event. For instance, an event in June should be submitted by May 14

Event descriptions may be edited to align with our style guidelines

Share your upcoming public event or activity with us

12 July 2024

Tell us about the social, cultural & community events you’ve been involved in

HEIF, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement ballen

BU is compiling data for the annual Higher Education–Business & Community Interaction (HE-BCI) survey and we’d like to know about the social, cultural and community events that you have been involved in.

What is HE-BCI?

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

What activities can be included?

Please include details of any relevant events that you have been involved in which took place/will take place between 1 August 2023 – 31 July 2024

Events must have been open to the public or intended for an external (non-academic) group and have included an exchange of knowledge. Events may take place in the UK or overseas

Eligible events include:

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

Please head to this SharePoint site to add your events.

The deadline for submitting your events is Friday 15 November

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

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

11 July 2024

Everyday Law & Ethics Public Lecture Series -Tattoos: your rights & the law

Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement ballen

Join our public lecture and debate on Wednesday 24 July, 5:30-7pm to find out about tattoos and the law

As more and more people choose to be tattooed in the UK, how tattoos and the law interact becomes increasingly important.

For tattoo artists, there are growing concerns around tattoo copying, and questions of whether tattoos are protected by copyright law. For tattooed people, there are questions about discrimination and whether employers can choose not to hire you, simply because you are tattooed.

Join our public lecture and debate, led by Bournemouth University legal expert Melanie Stockton-Brown to find out about your tattoos and the law. Discuss your own experiences and potential legal changes.

Find out more

10 July 2024

Everyday Law & Ethics Public Lecture Series: Your rights to the right diagnosis in Dorset

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Join our public lecture and debate on Wednesday 17 July, 5:30-7pm to find out how to advocate for your rights to medical treatment

People living in Dorset currently face some of the worst levels of contact with health services in the UK, with GP waiting times in the county the second longest in England.

Join our public lecture and debate, led by Bournemouth University legal experts Dr Samuel Walker and Dr Matthew Watkins to explore your legal and ethical rights to timely care and treatment. Discover practical steps you can take to speed up diagnosis and treatment for you and your family, and discuss the recent introduction of ‘Martha’s Rule’, which enables you to seek a second opinion on the NHS.

After the lecture (30 minutes approx.), you will be invited to move into small groups to discuss your own experiences and suggest ways to improve local access and provision to healthcare services

Find out more

1 July 2024

Public Engagement Seed Fund: Applications Closed

Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement ballen

Thank You for Your Interest!

The application period for the Public Engagement Seed Fund has now closed. Thank you to everyone who expressed an interest and submitted an application.

The Public Engagement Seed Fund was designed to provide small amounts of funding (up to £500) to help researchers develop and incorporate meaningful, two-way engagement with beneficiaries and research users. The aim is to help support a more engaged research culture across BU and accelerate the impact arising from research.

Looking Ahead

For those who were unable to apply this year, we hope to offer the Public Engagement Seed Fund again next year. Please do keep a look out for future announcements and opportunities.

Awarded Projects

We will be sharing updates on the awarded projects in the autumn, highlighting the fantastic work being done to engage and inspire communities.

Thank you once again for your interest and participation.

If you have any questions about the Seed Fund, or if you’re interested in engaging with the public about your research, please contact the Public Engagement with Research Team: publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

30 June 2024

Impact Factor for Nepal Journal of Epidemiology

international, writing Edwin van Teijlingen

The Nepal Journal of Epidemiology achieved its first proper Web of Science impact factor this month. The Nepal Journal of Epidemiology is a international journal with strong links to Bournemouth University. It is a Open Access journal that covers all aspects of epidemiology and encourages communication among those engaged in the research, teaching, and application of epidemiology of both communicable and non-communicable disease, including research into health services, public health and medical care. One of the two Editors-in-Chief is Dr. Brijesh Sathian, FHSS Visiting Faculty and the journal’s Editorial Board Members include Prof. Padam Simkhada, FHSS Visiting Faculty as well as Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen in the Centre for Midwifery & Women’s Health.

28 June 2024

BU academic visiting Malaysia

Awarded & submitted bids, international, Public engagement Edwin van Teijlingen

Dr. Nirmal Aryal, who is a part-time researcher in the Department of Nursing Sciences, is in Malaysia this week to prepare further migrant-health research collaborations and plans. His trip is part of the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences (FHSS) seed-corn funding for Early Career Researchers. In Malaysia Nirmal has conducted several PPIE (Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement) events with migrant workers and stakeholders, including current Nepalese migrant workers. Nirmal is working closely with Dr. Pramod Regmi and Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen (both based in FHSS) in the field of the health and well-being of Nepalse migrant workers. Today Nirmal also met with the Ambassador of Nepal in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) who expressed a great interest in our work.

Nirmal is on a double mission as building links in Malaysia is also important for our latest funded project ‘ENSURE‘. ENSURE is a project led by La Isla Network in the United States of America. La Isla Network, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health (based in the U.S.), the Nepal Development Society and Bournemouth University are leading the first-ever international effort to research and address trafficking among Nepalese labour migrants. The work is funded by a $4 million cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, International Programs.

20 June 2024

Tell us about the social, cultural & community events you’ve been involved in

HEIF, Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement ballen

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

What is HE-BCI Table 5 and why do we have to complete it?

HE-BCI, the Higher Education Business & Community Interaction survey, collects financial and output data related to knowledge exchange every academic year. This includes details of lectures, exhibitions and other cultural activities, which are provided in Table 5. The data is collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) and Research England uses elements of the data provided in the HE-BCI survey to inform the allocation of the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF).

Which activities do I need to report?

Please include all events that:

took place between 1 August 2023 and 31 July 2024
were open to the public
were intended for an external (non-academic) group
included an exchange of knowledge
were held in the UK or overseas.

How to add your data to the form

Go to the page called Table 5 2023-24, linked in the sidebar or from the button at the end of this page.
To add an event to the table, click the +New button. A form will appear on the right-hand side. Please complete all the relevant details, entering text and using the drop-down menus as appropriate. Incomplete entries cannot be included in our submission and so will not be counted.
When you’ve added all required details, click the Save button.
You can also choose to edit in Grid view, which is similar to using Excel.

Further information

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

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

12 June 2024

Take part in Being Human Festival 2024 and celebrate their 10th anniversary

Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement ballen

The call for applications for Being Human Festival 2024 has been extended

To enable as many people as possible to participate in this year’s festival, they have extended the deadline for the Festival Event (unfunded) pathway to Thursday 18 July, 5pm

Every year, researchers, staff from universities, and research organisations are invited to take part in this national festival by organising a public engagement event or activity, rooted in humanities research.

Any organisation with a connection to humanities research is eligible to organise a festival event via this pathway, including museums, galleries, archives, libraries, publishers, community organisations and more – but all events must involve an eligible researcher in their planning and delivery.

This year’s festival will take place 7–16 November, with the theme ‘Landmarks’, honouring the their 10^th anniversary. They will be looking back on landmark events in their history, while imagining landmarks they might yet create. Researchers are invited to think about physical or metaphorical landmarks and how they shape our world.

Read more about the theme ‘Landmarks’

Further details on how to apply, and answers to some frequently asked questions, are available here

Alternatively, if you would like advice on developing ideas or submitting an application, please contact the Public Engagement with Research Team: publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk

11 June 2024

We can help promote your public engagement event or activity

Knowledge Exchange, Public engagement ballen

At BU we promote and celebrate the work done to engage public audiences with our research.

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

To be considered for inclusion, your event or activity must be;

Intended for and open to non-academic audiences
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.
Submitted, at the latest, in the first two weeks of the month preceding the event. For example, an event taking place in June should be submitted via the form any time before 14 May.

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

Share your upcoming public event or activity

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

7 June 2024

Take your policy engagement to the next step – sign up for one of our online workshops

Training Amanda Edwards

We have a small number of places available on our Building a Policy Influencing Strategy workshops on Friday 12th and Thursday 18th July.

What you will learn

These sessions are suitable for you if you have already made steps to engage with policymakers, and/or you have attended previous policy training workshops. Public affairs consultant and trainer Carys Davis will deliver both sessions, and they will enable you to:

develop key messages, supporting narratives and evidence for policymakers
identify and map your audience
gain insight into the channels available for influencing.

The sessions will be delivered via Zoom, from 9.30-4.30pm with 15-minute breaks in the morning and afternoon, and an hour away from screens for lunch from 12.30-1.30pm.

About the trainer

Carys Davis has 18 years’ experience in politics and public affairs. She has worked as a parliamentary researcher for two frontbench MPs, a policy adviser on the environment, food and rural affairs portfolio for a UK political party and was also the public affairs manager for the Financial Conduct Authority.

Book here – limited places available!

Please note these workshops are not intended as an introduction. If you are not sure whether they are suitable for you, please contact the impact team, who can advise. We can also offer 121 bespoke sessions with Carys up until 20 July 2024, which you can book via impact@bournemouth.ac.uk.

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HE-BCI needs you! Remember to tell us about your public events

We need your help to ensure we submit all our social, community and cultural events for 2023-24. Deadline: Friday 15 November

Record your public events for the Higher Education Business and Community Interaction (HE-BCI) survey

We are putting together the 2023-24 HE-BCI return and could use your help to make sure we include all of BU’s social, community, and cultural events

Higher Education Business and Community Interaction (HE-BCI) survey – report your public events

We are compiling the 2023-24 return and need your help to ensure we record all BU’s relevant social, community and cultural events

Sign up for Parliament for Researchers (House of Lords) training

Last chance to book a policy engagement consultation with a public affairs expert!

Royal Society of Chemistry Outreach Fund: Open for Applications

We can assist in promoting your public engagement event or activity

Share your upcoming public event or activity with us

Tell us about the social, cultural & community events you’ve been involved in

Everyday Law & Ethics Public Lecture Series -Tattoos: your rights & the law

Find out more

Everyday Law & Ethics Public Lecture Series: Your rights to the right diagnosis in Dorset

Find out more

Public Engagement Seed Fund: Applications Closed

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How to add your data to the form

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Take part in Being Human Festival 2024 and celebrate their 10th anniversary

We can help promote your public engagement event or activity

Take your policy engagement to the next step – sign up for one of our online workshops

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We need your help to ensure we submit all our social, community and cultural events for 2023-24. Deadline: Friday 15 November

We are putting together the 2023-24 HE-BCI return and could use your help to make sure we include all of BU’s social, community, and cultural events

We are compiling the 2023-24 return and need your help to ensure we record all BU’s relevant social, community and cultural events

What is HE-BCI Table 5 and why do we have to complete it?

Which activities do I need to report?

How to add your data to the form

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