Dear STEM Ambassadors,
Unfortunately, due to the fast-changing coronavirus situation, we have had to cancel all public or schools facing activities until mid-June, with immediate effect. We will review the situation in mid-June and a decision on how to proceed will be made then.
The STEM Ambassador fund cannot be used for any activities that are public or schools facing until further notice. If you incurred any expenses before today, you can submit the expense claim to the Public Engagement team by Wednesday and you will be reimbursed. If you cannot submit the form before Wednesday you will still be reimbursed, but it may take longer than usual due to the Campus closure. Please do not spend any further money using the STEM Ambassador fund without contacting us first.
If you have arranged any public or schools facing activities, please take the necessary steps to cancel them.
If you require any support or have any questions at all, please get in touch via engage(a)wgc.org.uk.
We understand it’s difficult to cancel activities that you have worked so hard on. Many thanks for your support and understanding.
Best wishes,
Public Engagement team
Tel: +44 (0)1223 496822
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Hi everyone
The public engagement team is hosting a group of year 6 primary school form Sawtry Junior Academy tomorrow and are looking for three or four people who would be willing to do a very short Q and A about their job. The Meet the expert sessions is an opportunity for the students to meet people from a range of STEM backgrounds. In the 30 minute session you will see three groups of students (8 minutes each). You briefly talk about your job (3 minutes) and them the students ask you questions.
There are two sessions 11:00 - 11:30 and 13:00 - 13:30. This is not exclusive to Scientists, we want to highlight everyone who works on campus! This will also contribute to your STEM Ambassador activity log :)
We would be very grateful if you could volunteer for this. Please get in touch if you can help.
Best wishes
Fran
Francesca Gale
Education Development Lead
Work days: Monday to Thursday
Tel: +44 (0)1223 496997
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Dear STEM Ambassadors,
A few people have mentioned to us recently that they weren’t aware of the STEM Ambassador Fund. The STEM Ambassador fund enables STEM Ambassadors across campus to develop and deliver their own public engagement activities.
Each STEM Ambassador can claim up to £200 before the end of September 2020. The fund can be used to claim for the following items:
* Materials for public engagement activities, for example beads for sequence bracelets, printing stickers.
* Travel to locations where public engagement activities are taking place. This applies only when staff are travelling to the area specifically to undertake public engagement activities
* Venue hire for public engagement activities
* Catering costs for activities
* Travel costs for participants coming to the activities
* Reasonable subsistence costs for any staff involved, but does not include alcohol
* Cost of attending public engagement training
If you have any questions, or would like to use the STEM Ambassador Fund, please fill in the attached application form and send it to engage(a)wgc.org.uk.
For upcoming public engagement opportunities, please check this Google doc<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Sg5MkWSza7zEfcUUyB-mBhRfi5d3ywT9pDz…>, which will be updated regularly.
Best wishes,
Public Engagement
Tel: +44 (0)1223 496822
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