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Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:12:22 +0000
From: Karen McGregor-SGM <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: outreach grants / funding opportunities
Hi Donna,
The Society for General Microbiology offers funding to members for microbiology promotion and education activities.
There are two main schemes related to this:
1) Public Engagement with Microbiology Awards (http://www.sgm.ac.uk/grants/pem.cfm) which fund projects aimed at engaging school students and/or the public with microbiology. All types of projects will be considered, these might include talks, workshops, demonstrations, posters, leaflets, broadcasts, activities at science festivals and audio-visual or computer-based packages.
2) Practical Teaching Aid Awards (http://www.sgm.ac.uk/grants/ta.cfm) provide funds to support the development of innovative teaching and learning methodologies in any aspect of microbiology relevant to secondary or tertiary (including postgraduate) education in the UK.
You don't specify the intended audience for your project in your email but, from the type of audience e-bugs is aimed at, I assume the Public Engagement with Microbiology fund is likely to be more applicable.
Please contact me directly if you wish to discuss your project and SGM funding opportunities further.
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Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:53:49 +0000
From: Tom Ziessen <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: outreach grants / funding opportunities
Hi Donna,
Other options are the Wellcome Trust public engagement grants. In particular I suggest you look at our People Awards which have supported many science outreach activities in schools or informal settings:
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Public-engagement/index.htm
Best,
Tom
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Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:06:34 -0000
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Subject: Re: Science Outreach vs Marketing
Coming from a Marketer's perspective, I'd suggest that 'outreach' falls
under the Marketing Umbrella and fulfils an engagement and evaluation remit
("getting close to the customer" as we say). In some circumstances it could
be an opportunity for promotion too, but outreach rarely drives sales.
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Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Science Outreach vs Marketing
Outreach is altruistic (involving the wider community in your institution) -
marketing is cut-throat self-promotion.
They're very distinct, on paper.
Idealists would say that science communication is 'unbiased' communication
of science i.e. it has nothing to do with marketing.
Realists may say that some institutions use their outreach (and public
engagement) programmes to market their institution under the pretence of
being altruistic i.e. they don't 'get' what outreach is, or they take
self-promotion as a bonus.
Best,
Wynn
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Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Science Outreach vs Marketing
Hi Emma,
that's a very interesting question and one I had to to think about as well.
I am a researcher with an add-on to coordinate outreach for our faculty and
together with our widening participation and marketing people we came up
with three "levels".
Outreach would be the first stage of getting students interested in science.
It might down the line lead to someone considering a science degree, or it
might just make them more interested in science. For me there is also a
difference in "outreach" and "science communication", as it seems to me that
outreach is mainly aimed at schools, whereas science communication
encompasses all interactions with the public.
Widening Participation would be more concrete (e.g. encouraging students to
consider a science degree), and recruitment would be a specific activity
geared towards encouraging students to choose our university.
I am curious to hear other definitions!
Best wishes
Anne
On 12/03/2012 02:38, Emma Donnelly wrote:
Hi everyone over there in the Northern Hemisphere,
I have just been asked..
"What is the difference between outreach and marketing?"
I am keen to hear what your "definitions" or thoughts are differences and
similarities between these two tools.
Thanks for your help
Emma
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Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:10:15 +0000
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Subject: Re: outreach grants / funding opportunities
Hello Donna,
Although it is geared towards teachers and STEM club organisers, the
British Science Assoc. have produced a really useful guide to funding which
has links to many possible funding bodies;
http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/NR/rdonlyres/1E3C5E06-093D-44DE-878A-9C78E266C862/0/GuidetoFunding2012.pdf
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> Other options are the Wellcome Trust public engagement grants. In
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> http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Public-engagement/index.htm
> Best,
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Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:49:42 +0000
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Subject: VACANCY - Science Engagement Project Manager
Science Engagement Project Manager
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The Public Engagement, Media & Grants (PEMG) Facility has a broad remit to support the Institute in communications. PEMG offers support to scientists in the capacity of public engagement and devises special projects in close association with the Institute Director for multiple audiences from schoolchildren to the elderly. Such projects typically involve collaboration with artists and designers. PEMG offers digital and print design as well as a reprographics facility, manages the Institute website and associated external websites, produces the annual prospectus, organises the annual science retreat, produces a bi-monthly newsletter for CSC staff, keeps scientists up to datewith the latest grant opportunities, and is currently developing an institute intranet.
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''For ethical reasons one cannot do both science journalism and public outreach and/or marketing. At least not in the same areas of science communication.''
Could you elaborate on that Francis? What's the problem with doing both? I get the marketing aspect but not why you can't be a science journalist and present to the schools/public.
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> On 12 Mar 12, at 19:50, Michael Kenward wrote:
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>> Interesting news though. Someone earlier suggested that it is hard to find
>> "PEST" jobs. This announcement, and the many others I see here, suggest that
>> it is a lot easier to get into that domain than to get in science
>> journalism.
>
>
> Indeed. With media redundancies, and freelance work drying up, I am no longer able to make a sustainable living from science journalism. I used to, albeit in the B2B sector, which by definition has a low public profile. But no longer, and I'm left considering a move to the dark side, or the abandonment of science altogether. For ethical reasons one cannot do both science journalism and public outreach and/or marketing. At least not in the same areas of science communication.
>
> There are relatively many opportunities in "PEST". The problem is that the non-university jobs tend to pay peanuts, and many appear to be aimed at young graduates. Only the law forbids employers from explicitly saying so. These new positions at Kings College will no doubt be on the union-negotiated RA and academic scales, where the pay is these days quite respectable, and often considerably greater than in the private sector.
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Subject: Re: Nine positions in STEM education available at King's College London
Colin
As a journalist one must avoid actual and potential conflicts of interest. By its nature the job involves critical reporting, and for that you must be independent of your subjects.
For example, if one is writing for a B2B publication on, say, the development of a novel nanomaterial with commercial potential, with academic researchers patenting their discovery and working with venture capitalists, then as a journalist you cannot then engage in corporate public relations copywriting and/or marketing within that particular science and technology sector. This can create a problem for freelance journalists with expertise in said sector, as in many cases freelancers supplement journalistic income with commercial copywriting and editing.
And it's not just commercial conflicts of interest. Part of my work in recent years has included space science and engineering research and policy consulting. Some of it is with commercial concerns, and some governmental. But whichever clients I'm dealing with, I must avoid working as a journalist in the space sector. Or at least in journalistic reporting and investigation; opinion wibbling is just about acceptable, as long as affiliations are declared for all to see. School science outreach combined with journalism should not present a problem, but you must look at it on a case by case basis.
As an example of the problems you can run into, recall that in recent years there has been discussion on this list about EurekAlert! de-recognising journalists, and removing their access to embargoed press releases from AAAS journals such as Science. I was myself expelled from the EurekAlert! database, on the grounds that I do not work exclusively as a journalist. This policy, while in some ways understandable, puts freelancers at a commercial disadvantage, and is therefore discriminatory.
Francis
On 13 Mar 12, at 13:39, Colin Stuart wrote:
> ''For ethical reasons one cannot do both science journalism and public outreach and/or marketing. At least not in the same areas of science communication.''
>
> Could you elaborate on that Francis? What's the problem with doing both? I get the marketing aspect but not why you can't be a science journalist and present to the schools/public.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Colin Stuart (http://www.colinstuart.net)
>
> Freelance science communicator, writer and broadcaster.
>
> Freelance Astronomer working for Royal Observatory, Greenwich
>
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>> On 12 Mar 12, at 19:50, Michael Kenward wrote:
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>>> Interesting news though. Someone earlier suggested that it is hard to find
>>> "PEST" jobs. This announcement, and the many others I see here, suggest that
>>> it is a lot easier to get into that domain than to get in science
>>> journalism.
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>>
>> Indeed. With media redundancies, and freelance work drying up, I am no longer able to make a sustainable living from science journalism. I used to, albeit in the B2B sector, which by definition has a low public profile. But no longer, and I'm left considering a move to the dark side, or the abandonment of science altogether. For ethical reasons one cannot do both science journalism and public outreach and/or marketing. At least not in the same areas of science communication.
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>> There are relatively many opportunities in "PEST". The problem is that the non-university jobs tend to pay peanuts, and many appear to be aimed at young graduates. Only the law forbids employers from explicitly saying so. These new positions at Kings College will no doubt be on the union-negotiated RA and academic scales, where the pay is these days quite respectable, and often considerably greater than in the private sector.
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Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:40:27 -0000
From: Michael Kenward <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Nine positions in STEM education available at King's College London
While this is usually sound advice, and is the line that I have usually
taken over the years, there are times when you can do "marketing" work and
follow it up with some journalism. The crucial thing is to tell the editors
concerned how you came across a story and how you were involved. If the
editor knows that you have done some paid-for work elsewhere - and, probably
most important, they trust you to do an honest job - they may well
commission work if the story is good enough.
I have even done this sort of thing for the Financial Times.
But, as Francis says, this is the exception rather than the rule. Most times
you wouldn't even think of trying to "double dip" on commercial work, often
because it is not suitable.
One thing you never do - well, I never do - is to take on commercial work
where they want you to pitch stories to newspapers or other media. Happy to
set them up with a contact. Or even to write for the newspaper if the story
is really good, but never when the source has offered money.
As to EurekAlert!, it is a law unto itself and is precious beyond belief,
which is why it is so baffling that some British institutions prefer paying
these Americans rather than backing a local organisation like AlphaGalileo.
MK
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Colin
As a journalist one must avoid actual and potential conflicts of interest.
By its nature the job involves critical reporting, and for that you must be
independent of your subjects.
For example, if one is writing for a B2B publication on, say, the
development of a novel nanomaterial with commercial potential, with academic
researchers patenting their discovery and working with venture capitalists,
then as a journalist you cannot then engage in corporate public relations
copywriting and/or marketing within that particular science and technology
sector. This can create a problem for freelance journalists with expertise
in said sector, as in many cases freelancers supplement journalistic income
with commercial copywriting and editing.
And it's not just commercial conflicts of interest. Part of my work in
recent years has included space science and engineering research and policy
consulting. Some of it is with commercial concerns, and some governmental.
But whichever clients I'm dealing with, I must avoid working as a journalist
in the space sector. Or at least in journalistic reporting and
investigation; opinion wibbling is just about acceptable, as long as
affiliations are declared for all to see. School science outreach combined
with journalism should not present a problem, but you must look at it on a
case by case basis.
As an example of the problems you can run into, recall that in recent years
there has been discussion on this list about EurekAlert! de-recognising
journalists, and removing their access to embargoed press releases from AAAS
journals such as Science. I was myself expelled from the EurekAlert!
database, on the grounds that I do not work exclusively as a journalist.
This policy, while in some ways understandable, puts freelancers at a
commercial disadvantage, and is therefore discriminatory.
Francis
On 13 Mar 12, at 13:39, Colin Stuart wrote:
''For ethical reasons one cannot do both science journalism and public
outreach and/or marketing. At least not in the same areas of science
communication.''
Could you elaborate on that Francis? What's the problem with doing both? I
get the marketing aspect but not why you can't be a science journalist and
present to the schools/public.
Best wishes,
Colin Stuart (http://www.colinstuart.net <http://www.colinstuart.net/> )
Freelance science communicator, writer and broadcaster.
Freelance Astronomer working for Royal Observatory, Greenwich
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On 12 Mar 2012, at 20:11, Francis Sedgemore <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
On 12 Mar 12, at 19:50, Michael Kenward wrote:
Interesting news though. Someone earlier suggested that it is hard to find
"PEST" jobs. This announcement, and the many others I see here, suggest that
it is a lot easier to get into that domain than to get in science
journalism.
Indeed. With media redundancies, and freelance work drying up, I am no
longer able to make a sustainable living from science journalism. I used to,
albeit in the B2B sector, which by definition has a low public profile. But
no longer, and I'm left considering a move to the dark side, or the
abandonment of science altogether. For ethical reasons one cannot do both
science journalism and public outreach and/or marketing. At least not in the
same areas of science communication.
There are relatively many opportunities in "PEST". The problem is that the
non-university jobs tend to pay peanuts, and many appear to be aimed at
young graduates. Only the law forbids employers from explicitly saying so.
These new positions at Kings College will no doubt be on the
union-negotiated RA and academic scales, where the pay is these days quite
respectable, and often considerably greater than in the private sector.
Francis
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