Public Engagement Stories
Engagement activities work best when integrated into research and teaching. It makes more sense of staff time because it's feeding into a bigger picture and you're learning at the same time.Dr Shelley Hales
Senior Lecturer, Dept of Classics and Ancient History
People of all ages enjoy getting hands-on with University of Bristol research
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Getting engaged the easy way
Science busking at events like festivals is one of many ways to inspire children with science as Owen Rackham demonstrates. For information about other exciting ways of engaging people of all ages why not find out about our Changing Perspectives project.
About the project
Working with the public is a vital part of university life and an area in which our staff and students are actively involved. They work with schools and local communities, involve the public in research, volunteer in the community, and talk about their research on television and radio, to cite just some examples. Set up in our centenary year of 2009, this collection of over 150 case studies will give you a flavour of the wide range of activities our staff and students are involved in and hopefully inspire you to get involved as well.
Latest stories
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'Words and what they mean'
Lesley Lees writes about her experiences of starting a reading group with adults on the autistic spectrum.
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Visualising the invisible
The evolution of danceroom Spectroscopy from humble sci-art installation to international sensation
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Exploring the brain
The outreach team from the School of Experimental Psychology engage primary school pupils through the Brain Box Challenge.
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