Tagged With: public engagement
What do you mean ‘it’s unnatural’?
By Anna Wilkinson, Programme Officer, Nuffield Council on Bioethics Nature is important to us. Most people agree we need to take care of the natural environment and it is only the hardest of hearts that finds themselves unmoved by the beauty and complexity of the natural the world. Caring about naturalness might be different though. … Continue reading
Science communication: a selfless task?
By Dr Kate McAllister, winner of the Society of Biology Science Communication Award 2014. A lot has happened in the year since I emailed off my entry for the 2014 Science Communication Award. Since then, I have handed in a thesis, started a job in the industry, left industry and run back to the familiar … Continue reading
Budding Biologists Inspired by the Science of Survival
By David Snowdon, biology student at Imperial College London and science communicator. Articulated hands, bizarre heart facts and a Velcro organ assembly competition; these were some of the interactive activities on offer at the Society of Biology stand at the Science4u Schools Science Conference at the University of Westminster last month. The theme for the … Continue reading
Eat, Sleep, Wake, Repeat: A day in the life of your hormones at the Big Bang Fair
By David Snowdon, biology student at Imperial College London and science communicator. While wading through packs of schoolchildren on my way to the Society of Biology and Society for Endocrinology stand at the Big Bang Fair I really didn’t know what to expect. These excitable kids had just got off a hot, stuffy coach and were … Continue reading
Planning the future of UK science – ‘the best job in government’?
By Dr Supatra Marsh, BBSRC Policy Fellow at the Society of Biology At a Science and Technology Committee meeting last week, Chair Andrew Miller MP introduced the new Minister for Universities, Science and Cities, Rt Hon Greg Clark MP as having ‘the best job in government’. Greg Clark spoke passionately about his desire to ‘bring … Continue reading
Biology Week 2014 – was it all worth it?
Jon Kudlick is director of membership, marketing and communications at the Society of Biology The last time I blogged about Biology Week was two weeks before the start of our second one in 2013. Now with our third Biology Week in the bag, and before planning gets under way for next year, we need to … Continue reading
When science makes sweet music
Jon Kudlick is the director of membership, marketing & communications at the Society of Biology. You can’t carry out, plan or even suggest a science-based public engagement activity without someone saying the word “evaluation” a million times over. And there are two good reasons why. Firstly, with so many different factors to consider when doing … Continue reading
Dinosaur Trevor’s adventures in Winchester
Gabriele Butkute, events and administrative assistant at the Society of Biology, writes about attending Winchester Science Festival on the 25th July 2014 at the Discovery Centre in Winchester. The festival was buzzing all weekend, attracting over 3000 attendees on Friday alone! It was a great way for families to add variety to their summer holidays … Continue reading
Planes, Post-it notes and dinosaurs
Natasha Neill, executive officer at the Society of Biology, writes about attending the Big Bang Fair Eastern on the 8th July 2014 at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford. Seeing (and hearing) amazing biplanes flying past you as you take a quick break from the front lines of public engagement is a pretty good way … Continue reading
Science Communication Award 2014 – why apply?
Liz Granger is a previous winner of the Science Communication Award and has just finished a PhD in cell biology. Here she tells us about her experiences after winning the award and why others should apply. During my PhD I got involved with lots of different public engagement projects and school outreach activities. Back in 2012 … Continue reading