[Public-engagement] Public Engagement Opps Bulletin - Jan 2021

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                        Public Engagement Bulletin

                                 January 2021


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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...

  *   Update from the Institute for Policy and Engagement
  *   Institute for Policy and Engagement Award Winners
  *   Upcoming virtual events
  *   FameLab 2021 registration open
Don't forget to keep us and your colleagues updated on all your public engagement plans via the Public Engagement mailman list<http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/public-engagement>. To post to this list, please send your email to public-engagement at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:public-engagement at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>.

You can also follow us on Twitter - @UoN_Institute<https://twitter.com/UoN_Institute>. And of course you can contact us any time for advice and support on theinstitute at nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:theinstitute at nottingham.ac.uk>.

Update from the Institute for Policy and Engagement

Happy new year from all of us. While 2021 has not started in the way we would have hoped there are still plenty of opportunities for us to engage and share research produced at the university. The first key opportunity this year comes through Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity<https://nottsfosac.co.uk/events/>, taking place from 8-17 February. We were really pleased with how many of our staff and researchers responded to the call for participants and am sure these will be hugely popular.

The new year has meant some changes for us and we are delighted to welcome Professor Susan Anderson, who is joining the Institute team as the academic lead for public engagement.  She will initially be working a day a week, and will then spend two days a week with us helping shape our programme and delivering our public engagement blueprint.

Policy Impact and Public Engagement Award Winners

The winners of this years Institute awards were announced on twitter throughout the week of 14 December. We received some outstanding nominations and we want to thank everyone who took time to send us their proposals. It was fantastic to hear about some of the impressive work going on across all three of our campuses in efforts to engage with the public and achieve policy impact. If you haven't heard the results yet, please see below.

Best Policy Impact Initiative
Winner: Horizon Unbiased Project Team led by Dr Elvira Perez Vallejos for their work to support informed policy making in a digital world.
Shortlisted: Prof Gary Rawnsley, Dr Lisa Yon and Prof Peter Chapman

Best Public Engagement Initiative
Winner: Dr Helen McCabe and the Survivor Voices, Stories and Images Team for their work empowering survivors of human trafficking to share their stories with the world.
Shortlisted: Prof Christopher Gibins, Dr Ir. Fang Yenn Teo, Mr Yih Yoong Lip and Dr Heike Bartel

Rising Star (Policy Impact)
Winner: Dr Lorna Treanor for her work to support the development of an inclusive entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Shortlisted: Dr Ben Barton with the Judges’ Special Recognition going to Dr Xuan Feng.

Rising Star (Public Engagement)
Winner: Dr Ulrike Kuchner for her work engaging the public with astronomy in creative ways, both locally and internationally.
Shortlisted: Dr Bavani Ramayah with the Judges’ Special Recognition going to Dr Ben Pilgrim

Keystone Award
Winner: Deanne Hewson for her dedication and commitment to increasing participation in policy and engagement work across the Faculty of Engineering.
Shortlisted: NUBS China Executive Education Team

Special Award for Pandemic Response
Winner: Dr Ali Cheshmehzangi for his work on the city of Ningbo’s resilience plan
Winner: The Pandemic Response Team led Jamie Thompson for their work to build the University of Nottingham’s Covid-19 Testing Service.
Shortlisted: Prof Hywell Williams and Dr Joanne Stocks.


Upcoming Virtual Events

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Science Public Lecture - Optimising the management of older women with breast cancer<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/optimising-the-management-of-older-women-with-breast-cancer-tickets-131844714089>
21 January, 6-7 pm
The first Science Public Lecture of 2021 sees us team up with the School of Medicine and join them in celebrating their anniversary year.
The Nottingham Prognostic Index was developed in the 1970s-1980s and has been widely used internationally for the management of breast cancer in women under the age of 70 years. Although the majority of breast cancer cases are found in the older population which is rapidly expanding, older women tend to be under-represented in research studies. Professor Cheung saw the gap and started developing a dedicated research programme in Nottingham. In this lecture, he will share his passion and research journey on how to optimise the management of older women with breast cancer.


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Is the university colonial? Critical conversations on its future<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/is-the-university-colonial-critical-conversations-on-its-future-tickets-136261681357>
15 February, 5-6.30 pm
The final event in a three-part series. The Institute has been partnering with the University of Connecticut's Office for Global Affairs to bring this thought provoking series to our screens. We hope that the conversations will continue following our final event and actions can be taken to truly make a difference. For more information on our speakers and to sign up check out the Eventbrite<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/is-the-university-colonial-critical-conversations-on-its-future-tickets-136261681357>.

FameLab UK

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FameLab<https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/science-/famelab/famelab-uk/> promotes itself as an ideal way for scientists to boost confidence, build networks and share research with new audiences. FameLab UK is open to anyone over 21 currently working in STEM, and the winners will participate in the FameLab UK final at Cheltenham Science Festival 2021. Training and heats are taking place virtually in nine regions around the UK, see their website for full details on how to apply.


Key contacts
Stephen Meek<mailto:stephen.meek at nottingham.ac.uk>, Director of the Institute for Policy and Engagement: 07966 373248
Maria Richards<mailto:maria.richards at nottingham.ac.uk>, Programme and Project Manager (Public Engagement): 07976 951571

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