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We support Queen Mary staff and students to integrate public engagement into their work. Visit our website for more information: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/publicengagement/
This Saturday in Poplar: Join us for 'Community and Fantastic Fungi' 🍄
As part of Queen Mary's Climate Action Week, this interactive event includes talks and a hands-on practical mushroom activity!
📅 Saturday 28 February, 2pm-4pm
📍 R-Urban Poplar, E14 0SP
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It's Climate Action week at Queen Mary 🌱 Staff, students, friends & neighbours are invited to join us at 13 events taking place on campus and locally. With hands-on activities, talks and more, check out our full event schedule: buff.ly/JrodPdc
23.02.2026 09:42 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
New: place-based guidance for working with East London communities.
With practical advice, case studies and resources, this guide was developed to be used by anyone researching in East London. Whether you're an academic or at a community organisation, this resource is for you: buff.ly/4UGvDKi
🗓️ This year’s final Small Grant deadline is in 2 weeks! 🗓️
If you are a Queen Mary colleague or student, this is your last chance to apply for up to £1000 to fund a project that engages the public with the university’s research, teaching, or core business.
Apply by 5pm, Weds 4 March buff.ly/lrZpSvm
Calling Queen Mary staff and students🔭✨
Can you turn your research into an inspiring, playful, science-themed activity for primary school children? Apply to host an activity alongside Moon Palace, the large-scale artwork and mobile observatory, at our special event on 11/03: tinyurl.com/43fppc5w
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16.02.2026 13:38 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I stopped by the excellent Bard Books today to pick up some treasures for an exciting new project. Watch this space!
Big thanks to the QMUL Centre for Public Engagement for making the project possible!
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Feeling very inspired after workshops on medieval prophecies of Merlin with Year 10 students, playing Merlin to imagine the futures they want to see.
Huge thanks to the brilliant Cara Thompson (Nottingham's Nature Poet Laureate) for joining me, and to @engageqm.bsky.social for supporting this work!
Launching: Inclusive Growth Grants!
With 2 funding bands: £1k & £5k, Inclusive Growth Grants are designed to support partnerships between @qmul.bsky.social and local organisations that develop inclusive growth in East London.
Interested? Learn more & apply: buff.ly/Mc94vCY
Apply by midnight, 01/04
Today, on #WorldCancerDay, we’re taking you behind the scenes at Queen Mary's Barts Cancer Institute and introducing you to the people who are making progress possible.
Follow us to stay up to date with new developments.
🧪 #UnitedByUnique #MedSky #OncoSky @qmul.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org
📢 Job opportunity! Centre of the Cell are looking for an Outreach Officer to join their team.
- Full Time: 35 hours pw
- Duration: 3 years subject to funding
- Salary: £33,263-£40,015 pa
- Deadline to apply: 18/02/2026 23:55
Find out more and apply: qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/candidate...
We're excited to be contributing a collaborative workshop on our Youth Insights Participatory Research project at the NCCPE Engage Summit in Birmingham in April! A two day gathering of researchers, communities and innovators imagining new futures for engagement.
#EngageSummit2026
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📢 The NIHR have increased their recommended payment rates for public involvement in research by 10%, as of 16th December 2025.
Read more about the uplift here:
www.nihr.ac.uk/news/increas...
Interested in the intersection between policymaking, especially in the UK, and academic research? Come work with us! The @mileendinstitute.bsky.social at @qmulsse.bsky.social is advertising for a new Policy Partnerships Officer. Details and application here:
qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...
📆 Our next Small Grant deadline is in 4 weeks! 📆
Calling all QMUL staff & students: if you'd like funding for a small scale public / community engagement or PPI project, apply for up to £1k with a Small Grant.
Apply by 5pm 09/01. Find out more & apply: buff.ly/f1i6RWT
From Wed 3 - Sat 6 Dec, On the Art of Teeth comes to Barts Pathology Museum 🦷 This site-specific installation by artist Janetka Platun & Dr David Mills responds to the museum's historic tooth collection through sculpture and film.
Tickets are free but booking is essential: buff.ly/zlulRnp
Thrilled to announce our second award of the season: Lovies Award: Best Indie Podcast Silver!
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Being Human Festival starts today! As part of the UK's national festival of the humanities, QMUL researchers are hosting workshops, talks and walks across London.
Find out about QMUL researchers' events: buff.ly/DrJXq0t
Full Being Human programme: buff.ly/j0FMDuc
We had a fabulous time meeting everyone at #NewScientistLive this week – children, teens, adults and dinosaurs! Thank you to everyone who stopped by to talk about school meals and play ‘balance the budget’ with us. @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @engageqm.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social
20.10.2025 13:45 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
We're excited to launch the PhD Participatory Research Network, co-organised by PhD students across @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, @qmul.bsky.social, and @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social 💫
A new space for PhD students passionate about embedding participatory values in PhD research.
The Season of Bangla Drama is back! This year's theme: Kindness.
Featuring bold, heartwarming, and poignant performances and events, SBD runs from 1 - 30 Nov across Tower Hamlets.
See the full programme & get your tickets: buff.ly/yNrmjYR
#BanglaDrama25 #Kindness
Yesterday was our last day at #NewScientistLive! We ended on a high - by speaking to the scientists of the future! 🔬 100s of young people came with their schools and clubs, joining us to learn about marvellous microbes and give their thoughts on the school dinner dilemma.
21.10.2025 11:49 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Day 2 @ #NewScientistLive! and we're having an amazing time 🦠🥙 The brilliant @centreofthecell.bsky.social are playing Microbe Trumps and @qmul-ceg.bsky.social are tackling improving Free School Meals.
19.10.2025 12:22 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
🤩 Having a brilliant day 1 at #NewScientistLive! 🤩 If you're at NSL! too, come and see us to learn about the amazing Biocapture project as well as brain health from @denpru-qm.bsky.social.
If you're not at the event today, find out more about Biocapture: buff.ly/Gdtyz2l and DeNPRU buff.ly/VQ72XWV
🩻The final @beinghumanfest.bsky.social event hosted by QMUL staff is Everyone is a Researcher on Sat 15 Nov, 12:30 - 2:30 🩻
Join to reimagine health research through creativity and discussion: buff.ly/MiiJ4Jo
Full #BeingHuman2025 programme: buff.ly/0ntYTE2
🧭The fourth @beinghumanfest.bsky.social event hosted by QMUL staff is a Legends of London walking tour on Sat 15 Nov, at 10am and 2pm 🧭
Join to discover the fictions that have shaped London: buff.ly/5oSiq5B
Full #BeingHuman2025 programme: buff.ly/0ntYTE2
This Sat, Sun & Mon (18 - 20 Oct) we are going to be at New Scientist Live!
Come and find us for excellent activities on 🐸 Biocapture 🧠 Brilliant Brains 🥙 The School Dinner Dilemma and 🦠 Marvellous Microbes
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🎟️The third @beinghumanfest.bsky.social event hosted by QMUL staff is Palestine on Stage: Voices from Gaza on Weds 12 Nov, 6:30 - 9pm 🎟️
Join for an evening of short plays from Gaza: buff.ly/9uY3dnn
Full #BeingHuman2025 programme: buff.ly/0ntYTE2
🎙️The second @beinghumanfest.bsky.social event hosted by QMUL staff is the Cockney Yiddish Podcast Live! on Tuesday 11 Nov, 6:15 - 8pm 🎙️
Join to celebrate the linguistic mix in story and song: buff.ly/WlJRWvQ
Full #BeingHuman2025 programme: buff.ly/0ntYTE2
🌼The first @beinghumanfest.bsky.social event hosted by QMUL staff is a Gardeners' Glees and Floral Making workshop on Saturday 8 Nov, 10:30am - 1:00pm 🌼
Join for singing and floral arranging: buff.ly/FUGbHaw
Full #BeingHuman2025 programme: buff.ly/0ntYTE2
