Thursday 28 June 2018, 10.30am – 6.15pm
Senate House
Run by the School of Advanced Study
£20 to attend | £10 students/unwaged
Suitable for Being Human Festival organisers and others interested in public engagement in the humanities.
The presentation skills of Birkbeck’s PhD students were highlighted at the annual Three Minute Thesis competition, which celebrated some of the exciting research being conducted at the College.
Applications are open for this scientific and philosophical investigation into the fundamental nature of reality and dark matter.
The public engagement grant scheme provides up to £2,000 to individuals and organisations running physics-based events and activities in the UK and Ireland. Projects must take place by 28th February 2019. Applications must be received by noon on Monday 7 May 2018.
More information or contact engagement@iop.org
Peltz Gallery, based in the School of Arts in Gordon Square, showcases the creative interdisciplinary and experimental research produced by academic staff and postgraduates. It also provides curatorial and professional training for Birkbeck’s postgraduate students. Exhibitions profile the work of emerging and established artists and are aimed at provoking innovative intellectual interactions between academic and practitioner. If you are interested in proposing an exhibition at Peltz Gallery please see our website or email peltzgallery@bbk.ac.uk
Developing Interactive Activities: Planning Workshop
Mon 30th April, 14.00-15.30
Engaging with Schools: Planning Workshop
Mon 14th May, 18.00-19.30
Presenting to Public Audiences: Planning Workshop
Wed 6th June, 14.00-15.30
Online Engagement: Planning Workshop
Wed 13th June, 18.00-19.30
Four new workshops are offered to PhD and Postdoc researchers, focusing on different types of public engagement. Anyone with an interest is welcome to attend, from any School/subject.
For any further information contact public-engagement@bbk.ac.uk
The inaugural Public Engagement Awards were held on Monday 19th March to recognise and celebrate the myriad ways that Birkbeck scholars work with the public and communities to make their research accessible and to include non-academic expertise.
With 25 projects in the running for an award, in excess of 60 guests attended the ceremony and reception, where the winners were announced for each of the five categories, while a further 10 projects were highly commended.
Apply to run a science stall in Einstein’s Garden, Green Man’s area of science and nature.
Stalls can explore any science related topic and must include as much interactivity and participation as possible for festival goers; embodying the creative and playful spirit of Einstein’s Garden.
Deadline for applications is 14 April 2018
The Being Human theme for November 2018 is ‘Origins and Endings’.
Applications for unfunded events are open until 4 June 2018.
Contact the Public Engagement Team to discuss your application.
For inspiration, check out a 2016 Being Human event by Birkbeck’s Reluctant Internationalists
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