From theinstitute at nottingham.ac.uk Thu Feb 11 16:34:27 2021 From: theinstitute at nottingham.ac.uk (Br-The-Institute) Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 16:34:27 +0000 Subject: [Public-engagement] Public Engagement Opps bulletin - February 2021 Message-ID: [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/23f9e664ba0b0620d1f884ed5/images/ea2d37da-0fce-436d-a110-34233abb36e2.png] Public Engagement Bulletin February 2021 [https://mcusercontent.com/27dbe2623b441ebb6de9121f2/images/a7fa35fc-8ca2-4a6c-81b4-e43363062328.jpg] The Public Engagement Opportunities Bulletin is a monthly round-up of key opportunities to support high quality engagement, brought to you by the Institute for Policy and Engagement. In this month's bulletin... * Institute for Policy and Engagement Small Grants Winners * Training Opportunities * Funding Opportunities * Upcoming virtual events Don't forget to keep us and your colleagues updated on all your public engagement plans via the Public Engagement mailman list. To post to this list, please send your email to public-engagement at lists.nottingham.ac.uk. You can also follow us on Twitter - @UoN_Institute. And of course you can contact us any time for advice and support on theinstitute at nottingham.ac.uk. Small Grant Recipients Back in November we launched our annual call for applications to the policy and public engagement small grants scheme. We were pleased with the amount of interest generated and had many strong proposals to choose from. We are delighted to be able to share the list of success bids and look forward to showcasing these projects as they progress. Co-producing inclusive public involvement and engagement in maternal health research, led by Julie Roberts Providing public access to eczema questionnaires via smartphone applications, led Laura Howells Metals in the food chain: partnering with ringers to investigate trace metals burdens in raptors breeding throughout Wales, led by Lisa Yon The MOMENT Live Score 2021, led by Max Wilson Highlighting mental ill health in England and Wales? prisons, led by Franziaka Schrodt Geodiversity for Sustainable Societies, led by Philippa Tomczak Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System Healthcare Professionals Programme, led by Stephen Timmons Training Opportunities Recorded Webinars now available on SharePoint A variety of training webinars are now available on our Sharepoint site, including 'planning a social media campaign' and 'an introduction to public engagement'. We have also been adding recordings from our Live Events and from Nottingham Digitally Engaged 2020 for you to enjoy at your leisure. More content to follow over the coming weeks. The team are available to provide bespoke training on topics not covered by this content. If your team has a training need get in touch and we'll do our best to help. NERC Impact Development Programme The Impact Development Programme is a dynamic nine-month professional development opportunity for 40 environmental science researchers to work with the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) to develop their skills in delivering high quality engagement with impact. The programme include two online events, facilitation of formal and informal discussions with peers and mentors and peer learning. Eligibility * Applications will be accepted from researchers who are working in NERC remit, based within eligible research organisations. This includes current and past grant holders, and potential future grant holders, those working across disciplines but linked to environmental science and those who work on NERC funded projects but may not be named on the grant. * Proposals from applicants with diverse backgrounds and experience are encouraged, and there are no limits on amount of postdoctoral experience. * Priority will be given to researchers who can demonstrate that they do not have access to free engagement and impact support and/or networks of those involved in environmental science engagement within their institution or project. The Impact Development Programme cohort will be selected by NERC, following an application process. Please follow the link to complete your application, deadline is 1 March 16:00. Funding Opportunities Royal Society of Chemistry Outreach Fund The Royal Society of Chemistry Outreach Fund is open for both Small (up to ?5,000) and Large (between ?5,001 and ?10,000) applications to support chemistry-based public and schools engagement activities. For information on the scheme and to access the application form please go to https://rsc.li/outreach-fund. They will be reviewing Small grant applications monthly throughout the year and Large grant applications twice in 2021. The next deadline for both categories is 1st March and all other deadlines can be found via the link above . If you have any questions or want to discuss a potential project email outreach at rsc.org. Upcoming Virtual Events [https://mcusercontent.com/27dbe2623b441ebb6de9121f2/images/4f0e34cb-13d7-41cb-a49b-24a09b2e9cd7.jpg] A programme board of staff and student volunteers have brought together a range of events to celebrate LGBT+ History Month, following the national theme of 'Body, Mind, Spirit'. Events run throughout February, to see more details please click here. [https://mcusercontent.com/27dbe2623b441ebb6de9121f2/images/f182e5ad-a3d9-4991-a935-80bee618f131.png] Diversity in STEM Virtual Panel 17 February, 5.30-7 pm The final event of this year's Festival of Science and Curiosity sees us exploring a range of issues within the STEM community related to diversity and engagement with black and minority ethnic communities. Over the course of 90 minutes, we will explore three topic areas: ? Early intervention and community engagement ? Study and work, representation and initiatives for change ? Actions and collaboration for dismantling racist structures The festival is up and running now, with a range of activities for children, young people and adults. Many UoN academics are involved and full listings can be found here. [https://mcusercontent.com/27dbe2623b441ebb6de9121f2/images/649c0555-0a3e-4bde-864f-d77cd14954e0.jpg] Science Public Lecture - Biomaterials discovery 18 February, 6-7 pm In this talk Professor Morgan Alexander will tell the story of his team's discovery of a novel class of biomaterials resistant to bacterial colonisation and biofilm formation, from the conception of the initial idea, through to them reaching the clinic and very recent generation of early efficacy results. In the talk Professor Alexander will aim to highlight aspects of the high throughput discovery approach they took, the lessons that can be learned about the many challenges of taking candidate biomaterials from the lab to the clinic. Key contacts Susan Anderson, Academic Lead for Public Engagement, ext 31575 Maria Richards, Programme and Project Manager (Public Engagement): 07976 951571 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Charlotte.Lee at nottingham.ac.uk Fri Feb 19 14:41:09 2021 From: Charlotte.Lee at nottingham.ac.uk (Charlotte Lee) Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2021 14:41:09 +0000 Subject: [Public-engagement] New opportunity within the Institute for Policy and Engagement In-Reply-To: <939F9D43-6A11-436D-B11A-3C7DBC2151A5@nottingham.ac.uk> References: <939F9D43-6A11-436D-B11A-3C7DBC2151A5@nottingham.ac.uk> Message-ID: <93BEFE9F-50C1-458D-AA27-A5516AB5EB27@nottingham.ac.uk> Dear all The University of Nottingham's Institute for Policy and Engagement is looking to recruit a Public Engagement Project Officer to help it deliver its ambitious programme of public engagement strategy, training and events. Please find more information and how to apply available by clicking the link below. https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/REG224220 Please do cascade to the appropriate networks. Best wishes Charlotte Charlotte Lee Project Coordination Officer and Executive Assistant Executive Assistant to Stephen Meek, Director of the Institute for Policy and Engagement Executive Assistant to Nicola Anderton, Director of Digital and Marketing My pronouns are she/her If this email has been sent outside your normal working hours then please do not feel obliged to respond until your next working day Institute for Policy and Engagement B13 Highfield House University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD Mobile: 07974 218222 Office: +44 (0) 115 74 87401 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From theinstitute at nottingham.ac.uk Thu Feb 25 14:23:02 2021 From: theinstitute at nottingham.ac.uk (Br-The-Institute) Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:23:02 +0000 Subject: [Public-engagement] The Power of Music : Innovations in Care Conference - 16-18 March 2021 Message-ID: Dear all, I am writing to you to share detail of this year?s Power of Music online conference. Lakeside are working directly with the University of Nottingham?s Institute of Mental Health and Canadian, music-based health arts organization Room 207 to explore how innovations in care are helping to change our approach and increase success in delivering music care within our various healthcare environments. We come together with a common goal to enhance quality of life and improve the care experience through music! I hope this may be of interest to you and would appreciate it if you could circulate more widely to you networks where you feel there may be interest. [cid:image004.jpg at 01D70B81.B50FFE90] How Our Virtual Music Care Conference Works This is a compressed, three day conference. Each day there will be three components for you to experience. ? Performance - a live, recorded one-hour performance with Q & A interactions from the artist ? Presentations - view, on your own time, 6 - 7 live, recorded presentations by our speakers from around the world ? LIVE Panel Discussion - presentation speakers engage in conversation where you will be able to ask questions via the chat room Once you have registered you will receive an email notification from "Eventbrite". Instructions will be sent prior to the start of the conference with links on how to watch and participated each day. Recommendations for Participation The conference will run for three consecutive hours each day depending on your time zone. ? We recommend attending at these times to engage best with other conference participants during the event. ? 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