Public Engagement

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Public Engagement

Edinburgh Neuroscience has a vibrant public engagement programme that provides opportunities for researchers to convey their work to the general public and opportunities for the public to find out what we do! By providing a series of activities, from public lectures for adults to workshops for schoolchildren, we aim to engage everyone within Edinburgh and inspire them to think about their brains! Listed below are some of the events we run during the year. Links for neuroscience resouces that might be useful are also listed below.

Public Lectures and Discussions

29/02/12: Brain Cancer - Recent Advances in Treatment
more info and to book

13/04/12: Encounter
more information soon

getBRAINY Workshops for Schools

get Busy Running Activities Inspiring Neuroscience in the Young
Suitable for: various age groups
more information

Brain Awareness Week

How we see the brain and what the brain sees

Suitable for: Primary 7 schoolchildren
more information

EdNeuro-ECA Collaborative

A new venture between Edinburgh Neuroscience and the Edinburgh College of Art.

Bringing together artists, architects, digitals designers and neuroscientists for new and exciting projects!
more information

Edinburgh Science Festival

Suitable for: Everyone! Just drop-in at the Museum of Scotland during the Science Festival
more information

Useful Links & Resources

click here for links to neuroscience- related
resources for the public

Past Events
Make Me A Scientist! Joanna Brooks (Psychology) and Edinburgh Neuroscience launched a new reality-TV style science competition for secondary schools in Edinburgh and the Lothian in 2011. Teams of 6 pupils auditioned by submitting short films of a demonstration of science in everyday life. The final took place at St Margaret's Academy in Livingston and was won by the Pyrotechniques team! More information
Edinburgh International Film Festival Edinburgh Neuroscience worked with the EIFF to create a 'Reel Science' theme for the 2011 festival. This ran from 15th - 26th June 2011 and featured many interesting films and events, often augmented with discussion from members of Edinburgh Neuroscience. more information
Art of Science Workshops: Build-A-Brain Edinburgh Neuroscience occasionally hosts one-hour workshops by Oxford-based scientist-turned-artist Dr. Lizzie Burns, who challenges you to create your own 3-D brains (out of a fabulous, very tactile modelling material) and helps you to find out which bits do what as well - you even get to take your brains home! more information

Edinburgh Neuroscience Public Engagement work is supported by:

European Dana Alliance for the Brain	A small project grant from The University of Edinburgh Development Trust

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Public Engagement

Past Events

Edinburgh Neuroscience Public Engagement work is supported by: