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UCL Brightclub
- training in public engagement through science comedy.
Famelab
- science communication competition.
PubhD London
- science talks in the pub.
The Brilliant Club
- tutor brilliant school children aged between 10 and 16.
I'm a Scientist
- online science engagement and outreach activities with children and young people.
London SciComm Socials
- fun, friendly meet-ups for everyone interested in science communication. .
STEMNetwork Ambassadors
- activities and events with young people to improve learning and enjoyment of STEM
NERC Public Engagement Training
Three minute thesis
- a competition that celebrates exciting research conducted by PhD students, and tests their ability to communicate concisesly.
Science Live
- connecting event organisers, volunteers and speakers to put on live science events, brought to you by the British Science Association.
List of Science Festivals in the UK (2017)
- a useful list of science festivals, which always need volunteers!
UCL Beacon Bursaries
- grants of up to £2000, available to UCL staff and students.
Step Out
- grants of up to £750, available to UCL staff and students.
Train and Engage
- grants of up to £1000, available to postgraduate research students registered at UCL.
Royal Society of Biology Regional Grant Scheme
- grants of £200 - £500, two rounds of applications per year in September and March.
Biochemical Society Science Outreach Grants
- grants of up to £1000, two rounds of applications per year in September and April.
There may be opportunities to get involved in public engagement activities directly through the DTP, particularly at summer science events (e.g. Royal Society Summer Science, Cheltenham Science Festival, Einstein's Garden) - please contact the NERC DTP Innovation Officer, Claire Asher for more details.
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NERC Research News
- Resilience of the UK food system in a global context third call April 12, 2018The Global Food Security programme invites expressions of interest from early career researchers at lecturer level or equivalent to take part in a sandpit.
- Sandpit April 11, 2018NERC are inviting applications from UK scientists to attend a joint sandpit event on the proposed Ganga Delta - Bay of Bengal Interactions programme, in conjunction with India's Ministry of Earth Sciences, with support from the Newton-Bhabha Fund, in Kolkata the week commencing 11-13 September 2018.
- Building Resilience to the Impacts of El Niño event April 9, 2018The Building Resilience to the Impacts of El Niño event on 15 May 2018 in London will present the lessons learned from this large multi-institution programme, bringing together policymakers, practitioners and researchers to ensure these findings contribute to the development of practical approaches to building resilience to future El Niño events.
- British Ocean Sediment Core Research Facility commissioning - Community consultation March 28, 2018As part of the commissioning process for the British Ocean Sediment Core Research Facility (BOSCORF), NERC would like to offer users and the wider community the opportunity to input into the specific requirements for this facility.
- AO 2018 March 25, 2018NERC is inviting proposals to its Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund.