Queen Mary Centre for Public Engagement
@EngageQM
Welcome to the Centre for Public Engagement X account! Visit our website for more information: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/publicengagement/
We're busy gearing up for Tower Hamlets South West Locality Summer Fun Day on 30 July! QMUL staff and students are hosting a range of free activities for local families, exploring everything from local air pollution data, to the structure of cells! 💚🔬⛹️🌞🌳
We're taking part in Open House Festival 2025! 🏠 On Sunday 14th September we'll be running two social history tours of our Mile End campus, led by @AlastairHackney and @LondonCurious. Booking will open on 20th August ⚡ programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/1432
My article on Carnival histories and joy in the streets. @EngageQM @qm_ucu 💃🏿@PeoplesPalaceUK @VerbatimFormula theconversation.com/moving-notting…
Exciting news! 📢 QMUL is hosting an area at the Tower Hamlets Family Hubs Fun Day and at the Centre of the Cell Science Fun Day! Join us by hosting your own stall or activity. Engage with local families, make a difference, and have fun! Find out more 👉 qmul.ac.uk/publicengageme…
🌍 @friends_earth is hosting a free workshop in Tower Hamlets on 26 June, exploring the link between poverty, inequality & environmental injustice. 📍 East London Mosque 🕤 9.30am–1pm 🍵 Refreshments provided Just 30 spots—book early! 🔗 eventbrite.co.uk/e/environmenta…
📅 ELRI (Early Life Research Institute) Sandpit Spark Session – Launch Event Date: 26th June 2025, 14:30 - 17:00 Register here: eventbrite.com/e/elri-sandpit… This informal session is designed to help researchers get to know each other and share what they’re working on!
I had such an amazing time this weekend doing outreach at the @lblcountryshow - together we made over 400 space-time cookies! Thank you so much @EngageQM for supporting the activity, @lambeth_council, our brilliant student ambassadors, and everyone who tried #aBiteOfSpaceTime!
We had a fantastic weekend in the Science Big Top, part of the Discovery Zone @lblcountryshow! Thanks to everyone who stopped by to get hands-on with science. 🪐🔬🦠 #LCS25 #LambethCountryShow @lambeth_council @CentreoftheCell @QMULSPCS
Excited to be on my way back for Day 2 of the #LambethCountryShow - we had some great chats and questions at #aBiteOfSpaceTime on Day 1 - looking forward to more this afternoon! @lambeth_council @lblcountryshow #LCS25
So excited to be at the @lblcountryshow today! We're all set for A Bite of Space-Time! #LCS25 #LambethCountryShow #aBiteOfSpaceTime
🏛️News from the CPE🏛️ We’re proud to share that Professor Kathryn Yusoff, recipient of a CPE Large Grant, is co-curator of Geology of Britannic Repair—the British Pavilion exhibition at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale. Learn more here: ft.com/content/eb76bd…
🎨Peopling the Palaces Festival returns with five-day celebration of resistance through art, performance and conversation🎭 @PeoplesPalaceUK 4th-8th June 2025 Book your tickets now!: eventbrite.com/cc/peopling-th…
🎟️Barts and Queen Mary Science Festival🎟️ When?: 24 June 2025, 10:30-3pm Where?: Derek Willoughby lecture theatre, William Harvey Research Institute, Charterhouse Square, QMUL See more at: qmul.ac.uk/whri/patient-p… Point of contact: [email protected]
Check out this great event by @niranjwrite supported by this year's CPE Small Grant round! There’s no pre-registration required for the event. Please note that seating will be on a first come basis, the venue also has some standing room.
Just a reminder that the Large Grant Scheme and the Participatory Research Scheme are now open for the 2025-26 academic year! Apply by the 6th of June! 👉🏼qmul.ac.uk/publicengageme…
Are you interested in engaging the public with University research or co-producing research with stakeholders outside the university? The Centre for Public Engagement (CPE) Large Grants and Participatory Research Fund Schemes are now open! 🧵 Visit: bit.ly/4d8fx9v
We cannot wait for the @lblcountryshow! Join the CPE and @Ed_Macaulay 7th and 8th of June!
Very happy to share that I've received support from @engageqm for a #physics #outreach activity: A Bite of Space-Time! Join us at the @lblcountryshow to decorate a cookie and discover the connections with the theory of relativity! #LCS25 #LambethCountryShow #aBiteOfSpaceTime
💭 Is salt TOO BORING for bold policy? Excess salt is detrimental to our health, and yet it remains absent from food policy. We partnered with @FoodActive to discuss 👇 foodactive.org.uk/guest-blog-is-…
From everyday people taking action against low pay nearly 25 years ago, to 16,000 employers now voluntarily paying all staff the real #LivingWage. The #LivingWage is one of the most pivotal movements of our lifetimes - putting £billions back into the pockets of low-paid workers.
What do over 16,000 employers - from LUSH to the University of Oxford all have in common? They’re all accredited Living Wage employers of course! We're thrilled that we've reached 16,000 employers - together we're creating work that works for everyone livingwage.org.uk/news/16000-emp…
🐟New Blog post🐟 Jellyfish Photo Booth brought together QM academic, a food scientist, and a jellyfish aquaculturist to engage Darien’s working waterfront community about the fishery’s continuing resilience. Read more: bit.ly/4dmP3mv
🫀Heart-to-Heart 3🫀 Celebrate International Clinical Trials Day — Whose Trial Is It anyway? & Evening Conversations 🎟️Tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/heart-to-hea…
