by Jonathan Urch | Dec 2, 2020 | Public Engagement Stories
Written by Paul O’Mahoney, Researcher, School of Medicine Recently I was awarded the Royal Society of Edinburgh Innovator’s Prize for Public Engagement, which is something of an honour. I thought that now might be a good time to take a look back at my public...
by Jonathan Urch | Dec 2, 2020 | Public Engagement Stories
Written by Nicola Stanley-Wall, Academic Lead for Public Engagement, School of Life Sciences My first venture into the world of “public engagement” was shortly after I established my independent laboratory at the University of Dundee in 2005. I gave a talk about my...
by Jonathan Urch | Mar 16, 2020 | Also on the blog, Public Engagement Stories
Hi Everyone! My name is Laura and I am the President of the Dundee Dental Wikipedia Editing Project. My team and I were given the honour and privilege to organize the 4th Annual Wikipedia Collaboration of Dental Schools Conference that took place on Saturday 7 March....
by Jonathan Urch | Feb 14, 2020 | Public Engagement Stories
It’s been over ten years since I was bitten by the public engagement bug and moved from research to my current job. Back then I’ll admit that as a postdoc I hadn’t heard of the term ‘public engagement’ and had absolutely no idea of the ways in which it would change my...
by Jonathan Urch | Jan 10, 2020 | Campus News, Home page feature, Public Engagement Stories
Stephen Fry has lavished praise on University of Dundee staff and students who have won awards, named after the University’s former rector, for their success in sharing their work with the public. The Stephen Fry Awards for Excellence in Public Engagement celebrate...
