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Ingenious bookshelf
This online bookshelf provides
potential applicants and Ingenious grant
holders with further information that should be
useful in the development of their proposal or their
funded project.
This is an evolving resource and additional suggestions for this bookshelf, such
as a particularly valuable publication, are welcomed
and should be forwarded to Manisha Lalloo.
News
An
article on Ingenious
in The Royal Academy of Engineering’s quarterly
magazine Ingenia.
Public Engagement
See-through Science: Why public engagement needs to
move upstream (Demos, 2004) provides a thought
provoking argument for a new phase of debates
between science, technology and society.
Factors affecting science communication: a survey of
scientists and engineers (Royal Society, 2006)
provides evidence to support the development of
activities to encourage scientists and engineers to
communicate with the public, policy makers and
media.
The
Engaging Science publication from the Wellcome Trust features public engagement
essays from a variety of perspectives.
The following
RCUK best practice
guides
contain good advice on the following topics: Dialogue with
the public; Communicating science; Communications toolkit;
Communicating your ideas; PPA good practice guide.
The Parliamentary Office of Science and
Technology POST Note entitled
Open Channels: Public dialogue in science and technology (2001) is a summary of a
larger report and provides an overview and guidance for effective public dialogue. Public dialogue on Science & Technology (2002) is a more extensive POST Note
containing information on public attitudes and consultations in addition
to advice on the values and limitations of dialogue, and good practice
guidelines for effective planning and evaluation.
Evaluation guides and tools
The
Evaluation toolkit provides grant holders and potential applicants with all the information
and resources required to evaluate an Ingenious project. However, for
further reading, grant holders may find the following resources useful:
Practical Guidelines: Evaluation
(RCUK, 2005) is for projects intended to engage general audiences in the social, ethical
and political issues raised by the science, technology and engineering research.
Snapshot
Interviews is a poster resource, developed by
Jennifer DeWitt, Research Associate, Kings College
London, to provide information on a quick and simple
technique for gathering information from visitors,
especially those who may be difficult to reach.
Example evaluations
The
Psci-com
web-portal provides an archive of public
engagement-related literature (including
evaluations).
The Science Communication Unit at the
University of West England have published a
series of evaluations
on their website.
The
Collective Memory from the British Science Association is a database of evaluations of a diverse range of science communication initiatives. The database includes past learning, tips for planning events as well as information on various types of evaluation.
Contact Details
Manisha Lalloo
Assistant Manager, Public Engagement
020 7766 0683
Ingenious is supported
by the Department for Business, Innovation and
Skills, BIS
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