Event Toolkit
Organising an event at Birkbeck? The online Event Toolkit contains useful information about room bookings, promotion, evaluation and helpful contacts.
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/staff-information/event-toolkit
Science Museum Lates
On the last Wednesday of each month the Science Museum closes late, letting adults enjoy some themed, interactive fun.
Researchers can run drop-in activities, talks or workshops for groups throughout the evening. Themes are explored broadly and expertise from outside of science is welcomed. If you are interested in any of the themes below, contact the Public Engagement team for more information.
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March – Frankenstein
April – Antibiotic Resistance
May – The Home + home of the future
June – Sexuality
July – NHS + Heart Transplant + IVF + Liver Transplant
August – Circus
September – 10th Birthday Lates
October – Engineering
November – The Sun
Small Grant – European Society for Evolutionary Biology
Outreach Initiative Fund for projects that promote evolution-related activities.
1000-1500 Euro
Upcoming deadline 15 March 2018
More information
Large Grant – STFC Public Engagement Spark Award
Up to £15,000 for high quality programmes of novel public engagement that inspire and involve target audiences with stories of STFC science and technology.
Applications open Wednesday 28 February 2018.
Small Grant – British Society for the History of Science
Special Projects Grants – Up to £1500
Application deadlines: 31st March, 30th September 2018 (two rounds of funding a year)
Applicants must be members of the society.
Soapbox Science – apply by 23 Feb 2018
Women in all fields of science, from PhD to professor, can apply to take part in Soapbox Science 2018.
Find out more and apply
Professor Carolyn Moores, Department of Biological Sciences, took part in Soapbox Science last year. Read more about her experience.
We need to build trust between the public and “experts”: Meet Carolyn Moores
3 Minute Thesis – training dates and info
Learn the skills to share your research in 3 minutes. Come along to one of our free training sessions ahead of the big event on 23 May 2018.
More information and training dates
Watch last year’s winner:
Public Engagement Team successful in Research Councils UK funding
Birkbeck has been awarded £60,000 from Research Councils UK (RCUK) through their Strategic Support to Expedite Embedding Public Engagement with Research (SEE-PER) funding initiative. RCUK’s key aim for this funding call is to enrich and embed an institutional culture supportive of public engagement with research. More information