Outputs (82)

Emotional engineering – the story of Robots vs Animals (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

We are told that engineering is in crisis, with double the number of engineers needed by 2020. Only 7% of the UK’s engineering workforce is female, so many outreach programmes now focus on girls as the next generation. However, engineering is portra... Read More about Emotional engineering – the story of Robots vs Animals.

Children as engineers: Maximising engineering outreach for universities (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The Children as Engineers project is an innovative new way to enrich undergraduate education as well as giving primary school children the experience of being an engineer. Undergraduate student engineers worked closely with student teachers to design... Read More about Children as engineers: Maximising engineering outreach for universities.

Stroke awareness and knowledge in an Urban New Zealand population (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 National Stroke Association. Background Stroke is the third most common cause of death and a major cause of chronic disability in New Zealand. Linked to risk factors that develop across the life-course, stroke is considered to be largely preve... Read More about Stroke awareness and knowledge in an Urban New Zealand population.

“Knowledge Is Power”: A Mixed-Methods Study Exploring Adult Audience Preferences for Engagement and Learning Formats Over 3 Years of a Health Science Festival (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015, © 2015 SAGE Publications. Science festivals enable scientists to engage with publics, but format design reflecting different engagement models is contested. This study gathered mixed-methods data over 3 years (2011-2013) from on-site surveys... Read More about “Knowledge Is Power”: A Mixed-Methods Study Exploring Adult Audience Preferences for Engagement and Learning Formats Over 3 Years of a Health Science Festival.

Knowledge is power: Audience preferences for engagement and learning at a science festival (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Engagement is a two-way process, but does that interaction need to occur with every contact? Lectures have been discredited as one-way transmission, but when employed within a range of engagement formats, they may fulfill audience needs to inspire cu... Read More about Knowledge is power: Audience preferences for engagement and learning at a science festival.

The people, the people, the people: Engaging under-served audiences (2014)
Book Chapter

Science communication, public engagement, public understanding of science - these are just a few of the terms that have been used to describe the practice of interacting with the public on different areas of science. In the past 12 years since starti... Read More about The people, the people, the people: Engaging under-served audiences.

The people, the people, the people: Engaging under-served audiences (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

“He Tangata, He Tangata, He Tangata” is a Maori proverb emphasising how people are the most important thing in the world. It’s a concept we will explore in this session, serving as a reminder of the central importance of the audience for successful e... Read More about The people, the people, the people: Engaging under-served audiences.

Singing in unison: The neuroscience, art and therapy of music (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Imagine a world where you can’t speak. It’s that tip of the tongue moment which frustrates us all, but is an everyday reality for people with aphasia. This language disorder results from brain damage like stroke, when the brain area responsible for o... Read More about Singing in unison: The neuroscience, art and therapy of music.

The CeleBRation Choir: Establishing community music therapy for people living with neurological conditions (2011)
Journal Article

UK Science Festival Network Pilot Evaluation 2017
Report

This report describes the UK Science Festival Network Pilot Evaluation 2017, exploring the feasibility of ongoing evaluations for science festivals. The pilot evaluation included three festivals from across the UK; Nottingham Festival of Science and... Read More about UK Science Festival Network Pilot Evaluation 2017.