Public Engagement projects
Find out about Public Engagement projects from previous award rounds.
2024 projects
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Between 2 Ovaries” - Our Women’s Health Podcast
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Dr Alison Maclean; Eleanor Bristow | Our proposed public engagement activity is a women’s health podcast addressing medical myths, taboo topics and deep dives into gynaecological conditions. |
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The Poison Garden – Development of an interactive poisonous plant trail and seminar at Ness Botanic Gardens
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Dr John Tulloch; Dr Eleanor Hill; Dr Emma Fishbourne | Primary aim - Develop an interactive, permanent trail at Ness Botanic Gardens to educate visitors on poisonous plants, their dangers, and key characteristics for human and animal safety. Secondary aim – Connect visitors, university staff, and students to Ness Gardens’ role within the university by showcasing related clinical and research work from the School of Veterinary Science and School of Medicine. |
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MicroAge II: Inspirational space outreach to improve access, participation and enthusiasm for key groups of underrepresented students
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Professor Anne McArdle; Dr Samantha Jones | The overarching aim of this programme is to inspire the next generation into STEM careers, with a focus on space science and to improve access and participation outcomes for key groups of underrepresented students. This develops from our award-winning MicroAge Mission space-focussed outreach. The project also uses space to engage children and young adults to consider impacts of nutrition and exercise in daily living on their longer-term health. |
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‘Wild About… Nature’ at Birkenhead Park
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Rebecca Verspoor; Rudi Verspoor | The activity is a pair of outreach days, hosted at Birkenhead Park, which will be delivered to local schools from the surrounding area. This catchment includes a diverse range of possible schools, including WP schools. The aims of the day are to engage children with nature and biodiversity. Events will focus on local birds (Becky Verspoor) and local insects (Rudi Verspoor), with a range of hand on activities and staff led demonstrations. |
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Empowering Dog Owners in assessing their dog’s mobility: Promoting the Innovative “DogMA” App for determining optimal canine health and well-being associated with the identification of early mobility issues
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Dr Natasha Clark; Prof. Eithne Comerford
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Our newly developed app “Dog Mobility App (DogMA)” offers a user-friendly platform to track a dog's mobility, record daily activity, create medication diaries, and share essential health data with veterinary professionals. Securing funding from the PE fund would allow us to attend Crufts 2025 with an information stand; we aim to expand our reach to a broader audience of dog owners who may not be aware of the app or the importance of monitoring their dog's mobility. |
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VOYCES: Voices Of Youth in Communities: Empowerment and Strengthening
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Dr Catriona Waitt |
A Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) campaign through public engagement in urban slum areas of Kampala, at sites associated with the MILK study. Improve access to essential information on health, education, and economic opportunities in marginalized communities. Build the skills and knowledge of community members to be advocates for positive change and agents in their own development. |
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Love your cells!
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Dr Ian Copple | With support from the Faculty PE Team and ISMIB PE budget, earlier this year I developed a primary school science session entitled ‘Love Your Cells!’ targeted at year 5/6 children. The aim of this application is to secure funding for resources to improve the quality of the session, provide consumables needed for the session to run in 2025 and 2026, and to establish the session as a viable PE activity in the longer term. |
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Creation of toy surgical/postmortem dog to be used in vet school PE events
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Hayley Crosby-Durrani | This activity would be to introduce the concept of abdominal/thoracic surgery on a dog or a postmortem examination of a dog to children and young adults in a family friendly manner with the main aim to inspire this group of people to consider a career in the veterinary industry. The grant money would be to support the creation of 10 toy dogs that are adapted to allow for participants to play at the abdominal/thoracic surgery or postmortem examinations. |
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BreakOut: Breaking barriers to women's participation in Outbreak research
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Peter Waitt | To explore the challenges to obtaining clear, accurate information experienced by women affected by viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) in Uganda, and to determine their research priorities. |
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NeuroNights: Myths, laughs & brainy debates
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Bethany Facer | Build excitement around neuroscience in Liverpool ahead of the British Neuroscience Association (BNA) 2025 Festival. Increase public understanding of neuroscience and foster curiosity about brain science. Make these concepts accessible and engaging to a general audience. |
2023 project reports
View the report from our 2023 projects.