Hello Bristol Public Engagement community!
Welcome to the October edition of Connect. Get in touch to talk to us, visit our website for more information and follow us on Twitter for the very latest news!
Updates on the university-wide response to Covid-19 can be found on the University website.
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The Public Engagement team are offering PhD students and ECRs a unique opportunity to participate in a bespoke training programme to explore Responsible Innovation themes in a creative way, in a project co-led by the Kilter Theatre. You can find more information here. If you’d like to be involved please contact Joel Morley (joel.morley@bristol.ac.uk) and Ellie Hart (ellen.hart@bristol.ac.uk) by the 22nd October 2021.
Join the Cabot Institute for their Annual Lecture, COP26 – Are You Paying Attention? on the 20th October 2021 at 6pm where we will discover the different perspectives and analyses of our speakers Mya-Rose Craig (aka Birdgirl), Leo Hickman and Alyssa Gilbert. From youth and justice, to journalism and government, we will hear what they think we should be looking out for and paying attention to at this year’s conference and what we really need to see happen. Get your free tickets for this official pre-COP26 event.
Newcastle University are hosting an Engagement Showcase of the Multiverse Lab project on the 14th October from 11am -12pm, on Zoom. This lab was designed to gather the opinions of 2000 people in the North East of England, finding what matters to the local people when it comes to their health. If you would like more information or to attend, you can follow this link.
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The NCCPE Engage Unconference and Exhibition has now launched, running from now until the 12th November. You can view the full unconference programme of activities here for more information.
Bristol Technology Festival is taking place right now, until the 15th October 2021. Annual showcase to explore technology in our region. This year theme ‘changing the face of tech’ with emphasis on diversity. Find out more on Engine Shed webpage.
Check out the trailer for the City Speaks project on Vimeo. Over the next two weeks in the lead up to COP26 a series of short films will be released showing the impact of climate change on the local communities. Watch the trailer to find out more info!
Zinc are running a virtual event called Hidden Health stories: Learnings from a project on ‘taboo’ health issues. In this event you can share the learning from the programme and hear from the researchers involved. It takes place on Tuesday 26th October 4 - 5.30pm and you can find out more and book here.
The Good Grief Festival is returning virtually on the 30th/31st October 2021. This exploration into love and loss has a packed roster including talks, interviews, workshops and on-demand grief school sessions. You can find more information, including a full programme of events on the website.
Funding calls with deadlines soon!
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Bristol residents will have the chance to hand back their pesticides as part of a city-wide amnesty - the first of its kind in England.
Organised by The Natural History Consortium (the charity behind the city's Festival of Nature), the free pop up events represent a chance for every single household to make a real difference to biodiversity on their doorstep.
Collections will be at Redcatch Park on October 23rd between 11-3, and at Blaise Nursery on October 24th between 11-3. Residents of Bristol are encouraged to have a ‘garden shed’ clear out at the end of the growing season and bring along garden and household pesticides in return for a free pack of wildflower seeds and information on pesticide-free alternatives.
After the events, all containers will be safely disposed by Bristol Waste, and a log of everything handed in will be used for a major citizen science project in partnership with University of Bristol School of Chemistry. The university will be supporting a final year student to develop a new experiment for future students to examine soil samples across the city, to monitoring change over time focusing on the most popular chemicals from the pesticide amnesty. Funding for this initiative was provided by the Temple Quarter Engagement Fund and Cabot Institute for the Environment.
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We’ve got two new case studies from the Public Engagement team! You can find and read them below:
From Small Seeds: Early engagement with patients in health research (enabled by a small seed fund) informs and improves grant applications, by incorporating expertise from the population most impacted by future research.
Thinking Science: Co-producing curriculum-linked resources builds partnerships, improves science education & makes lasting impact in schools.
The Cabot Conversations series is now all up on YouTube! Every episode features two experts from different disciplines, from across the Cabot Institute for the Environment and beyond, plus an artist who creates a brilliant artwork as they interpret the conversation. Artists include illustrators, painters, a poet, dancer and rapper. Topics include climate emergency, power of people, climate justice, net zero, ecosystem services and more. Please visit our website for the full list and further information: Cabot Conversations | Cabot Institute for the Environment | University of Bristol
The full book ‘Hook Your Audience’ is available for free online until the end of October; part of the Hook Training course. You can find access to the book by following this link. |
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