Events

The Institute for Policy and Engagement runs regular events that help connect policymakers and the public with the exciting research taking place.

If you have any suggestions for events you’d love to see us organising, or if you’re running an event where our research might make a contribution, please get in touch. 

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Science Public Lecture: Green Factories

Date

16/01/2025

Location:

School of Physics & Astronomy, University Park NG7 2RD Nottingham

Description

Join Dr. Hadrien Peyret, Assistant Professor in Plant Virology and Biotechnology, as he explores the groundbreaking field of plant molecular farming and how the University of Nottingham is harnessing plants for the production of pharmaceuticals and vaccines.

Evidence Week

Date

20 - 24/01/2025

Location:

London, Westminster

Description

Evidence Week in Parliament, bringing constituents and MPs together with researchers to discuss the evidence for policies.

Festival of Science 2025

Date

10 - 21/02/2025

Description

This annual festival showcases a world of science and curiosity that's all around us every day through free, fun and interactive events across Nottinghamshire.

Science in the Park 2025

Date

08/03/2025

Location:

Wollaton Hall and Park

Description

Science in the Park returns to Nottingham on Saturday 8th March 2025! Researchers from University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University will come together to run fun family-friendly activities at Wollaton Hall.

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Science Public Lecture: Art and artificial intelligence

Date

17/10/2024

Location:

Physics Building, University of Nottingham NG7 2RD, University Park

Description

In this lecture, Professor Steve Benford, from the School of Computer Science at the University of Nottingham, will explore how he collaborates with artists, through his research programme Somabotics, to create robotic artworks that provoke meaning making and challenge foundational assumptions in AI.

Science Public Lecture: User-centred robot design

Date

19/09/2024

Location:

Physics Building, University of Nottingham NG7 2RD, University Park

Description

In this lecture, Dr. Deshpande will explore three areas of research he has worked on over his career: telesurgery, teleoperation, and mixed reality training, bringing them together through the common theme that runs through his research, keeping the human user at the centre of the development of the technologies.

Science Public Lecture: Could bacterial viruses help us finally crack TB?

Date

15/08/2024

Location:

Physics Building, University of Nottingham NG7 2RD, University Park

Description

In this lecture, Professor Cath Rees, Professor of Microbiology within the Faculty of Science, explores a new diagnostic method that may finally help us tackle TB, a global disease that affects every country in the world and kills more than 1 million people every year.

Hidden Heritage Art Walk

Date

25/07/2024

Location:

University Park NG7 2RD Nottingham

Description

A guided art walk around a brand new sound trail on University Park

Bright Sparks family talk: Exploring our universe

Date

20/07/2024

Location:

Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts, University of Nottingham NG7 2RD, University Park

Description

In this interactive and sensory family talk, Jez Turner will explore how most of our Solar System and the Universe is not just what we see with visible light. Through practical demonstrations, Jez will show how we can explore space through smell, touch, and sound.

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