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Josie McLellan takes to the stage

Get a natural ‘high’ with Bright Club

24 April 2013

Dr Josie McLellan takes the plunge and presents a stand up comedy routine with an academic twist at a sell-out Bright Club event

A researcher demonstrates a science activity to school students

Hands on science

24 April 2013

Gaining experience of public engagement through a British Science Festival scheme

Image of Tania Hershman

From fiction to the real world and back

22 April 2013

In conversation with Tania Hershman, Writer in Residence in the Faculty of Science

Penelope th(reads)

From texts to textiles

30 January 2013

Classical texts provide the inspiration for a creative sewing workshop

Engage 2012

Engage 2012: collaboration and partnership working

30 October 2012

A review of Engage 2012, the University of Bristol's annual event to celebrate and share best practice in engagement.

Systems IDC

Research in many colours

2 October 2012

Using street art, animation and photography in engagement training helps doctoral students come up with novel ways to describe their research.

Bristol Bike Project

Building bikes, building opportunities

2 October 2012

An undergraduate student's involvement with a charitable organisation leads to a research dissertation.

University of Bristol hot air balloon

Particle physics at the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

19 September 2012

Bristol physicists re-enact Victor Hess’s cosmic ray balloon flight at the 2012 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

Golden Gate Bridge

An unusual route to presenting public engagement to a microbiology audience

19 September 2012

Emma Trantham, from the School of Veterinary Sciences, describes her journey from canvassing votes on Twitter to her winning a trip to San Francisco to give a talk about public engagement to a microbiology audience.

Glass fly being created by an artist

Crafting a glass fly: building relationships between art and science

17 September 2012

Rebecca Jones from the School of Biochemistry describes her collaboration with artist Shelley James to create a glass fly for use in outreach projects