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North East CoP

Plans for 2012 - 2013 The North East CoP will be convened through delivery of a local Science Festival, building on last year's successful and collaborative delivery of the British Science Association's Science Festival at the University of Bradford. We will produce a sustainable model, enabling...

North West CoP

Plans for 2012 - 2013 The aim of the North West CoP is to develop a community of universities and third sector organisations (TSOs) tasked with making science inspirational, accessible and relevant to hard-to-reach social groups. The CoP has the following 3 objectives: 1) To develop collaborative...

South Wales CoP

Plans for 2012 - 2013 The South Wales Community of Practice (CoP) is being formed around the existing Science Alliance Cymru network, which has been in place for 5 years. This project provides the opportunity for network members to work together and develop relationships that can be sustained in...

South West CoP

Plans for 2012 - 2013 The South West CoP will form new partnerships with the Bristol Somali Resource Centre (BSRC), the British Science Association, Bristol City Council and the Institute of Mathematics & its Applications to: 1. Raise awareness and appreciation of STEM disciplines and of higher...

West Midlands CoP

Plans for 2012 - 2013 The aim of the West Midlands CoP is to extend university outreach activities into hard-to-reach community groups to engage potential STEM learners and their parents. In working towards this aim, the CoP has the following objectives: Working with Wolverhampton City Council and...

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North West CoP

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Plans for 2012 - 2013

The aim of the North West CoP is to develop a community of universities and third sector organisations (TSOs) tasked with making science inspirational, accessible and relevant to hard-to-reach social groups. The CoP has the following 3 objectives:

1) To develop collaborative partnerships between the 4 Greater Manchester universities and TSOs working with hard-to-reach groups

2) To deliver a programme of regional community engagement activities

3) To create a legacy of resources to support future community science outreach activity in the North West region

The CoP will build on the good practice established through the Community Science Awards, developing Community STEM Awards which will target STEM outreach activity that engages hard-to-reach social groups. The awards will be targeted at those TSOs with a strong track record of working with such groups, so that they may develop new, or adapt existing, provision aimed at encouraging individuals to engage in science.

The TSOs will have an opportunity to network with 4 partner universities to identify potential project ideas. Each partnership team will submit a proposal to a selection panel, and successful applications will be awarded a micro-commission.   

Find out more / Get involved 

The North West CoP is being supported by:

Dr Steve Millington, Department of Geography & Environmental Management, Manchester Metropolitan University

E s.millington@mmu.ac.uk

T 0161 247 6201

You can find out about the latest developments in the work of the North West CoP through the national project website.