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Tuesday 23 November |
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Day 1. Reflecting on 2020 and 2021 |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Introduction to the day and keynote address Professor Nigel Brown OBE CBiol FRSB Chair of the College of Individual Members for the RSB Council |
| 11:00 - 12:00 |
Digital transformation of outreach and engagement activities Lab Manager for Education & Science Educator, The Francis Crick Institute Maria and colleagues covers how existing outreach and emgagement activities, projects and events were transformed in the wake of the pandemic, and what worked well and what didn't. |
| 12:00 - 13:30 |
Lunch break |
| 13:30 - 14:30 |
COVID-19 outreach and engagement Public Engagement Manager, British Society for Immunology Erika shares how BSI altered the focus of their outreach and engagement work to COVID-19 specific projects that engaged with new and diverse audiences. |
| 14:30 - 14:45 |
Break |
| 14:45 - 15:45 |
Identifying and reaching new audiences Research Fellow, University of Sussex Co-Founder, Native Scientist Professor of Immunology, University of Roehampton Join our panel as they discuss how new audiences are identified when limited to digital engagement, and how to engage with digital audiences in an impactful and measureable manner. They will also discuss how to reach new audiences in general and share their recent projects and experiences. |
| 15:45 - 16:00 |
Closing remarks Personal Chair, University of Aberdeen |
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Wednesday 24 November |
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Day 2: Current successes and challenges |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Introduction to the day and keynote address Vice President of Engagement, British Pharmacological Society |
| 11:00 - 12:00 |
How to support inclusive and equitable engagement using our understanding of science capital Karl Mannheim Chair of Sociology of Education, IOE, University College London Join Louise as she discusses how to support inclusive and equitable engagement using our understanding of science capital. |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 - 14:30 |
Digital accessibility STEM Lead for the Lightyear Foundation Freelance Science Communicator Join Sarah and Jamie as they share how they have optimised digital engagement tools to allow for greater accessibility, including technical provisions as well as more general considerations. |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Break |
| 14:45 - 15:45 |
Engaging with LGBT+ liberation efforts Chair and leader of Pride in STEM Join Alfredo as he discusses how science organisations can line up their outreach and engagement work with LGBT+ liberation efforts, and the challenges and opportunities with this. |
| 15:45 - 16:45 |
Taking science out to your local community Research Officer, Swansea University Research Scientist, GhScientific Join Claire and Hephzi as they share their experiences in bringing large scale science outreach and engagement projects to their local community including the Basildon Science Festival, and the Merthyr Science Festival. |
| 16:45 - 17:00 |
Closing remarks Outreach, Education and Diversity Manager, Society for Experimental Biology |
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Thursday 25 November |
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Day 3: Looking to the future |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Introduction to the day and keynote address: Digital Engagement for the next generation Press and Communications Manager, Royal Society of Biology Philippa will offer a whistle-stop tour of the innovative outreach and engagement work on the highly sucessful video platform TikTok. |
| 11:00 - 12:00 |
Future engagement challenges including evaluation Public Programs Manager, Institute of Physics Engagement Manager, British Science Association Join Toby and Anna as they discuss what they have learned from the pandemic, and what they predict may be the next suite of challenges. |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 - 14:30 |
Increasing your funding Public Engagement Lead, UK Research and Innovation Funding and Direct Activities Lead, Wellcome Volunteer and Member Engagement Manager, Royal Society of Chemistry Join our panel of representatives from leading funders to discuss and highlight what funders are looking for in application and how to avoid common mistakes. |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Break |
| 14:45 - 15:45 |
Thinking outside the box Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Assistant Director of Institute of Developmental Sciences, University of Southampton Public Engagement and Outreach Fellow, University of Portsmouth Technician, The University of Glasgow Join our panel as they discuss new and exciting projects that really widen the horizons of outreach and engagement, including projects to engage with traveller communities, those with visual impairments and other underserved audiences. |
| 15:45 - 16:00 |
Closing remarks Chief Executive, Royal Society of Biology |