Projects and initiatives

Over the past few years we’ve been involved with a variety of outreach and engagement projects. You can read about some of the highlights below.

Storytelling for Science

Dr Hannah Little, Lecturer in Communication and Media, has created a toolkit to help science communicators make their stories more memorable. Explore the storytelling for science communication toolkit.

'Institutional Narratives; Human Narratives' Symposium

The Symposium was held in April 2024. Read an overview of the conference and more details about the speakers.

ASLE-UKI: Transitions 2023

The 2023 conference for the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment, UK and Ireland (ASLE-UKI) was hosted by the Literature and Science Hub.

ASLE-UKI welcomed participation from scholars, readers, and creative practitioners interested in the relationships between literatures, environments and cultures--past, present, or futurefrom anywhere in the world. The theme of the 2023 conference was "Transitions".

Shrinking Space

An award-nominated climate change education programme in collaboration with the arts groups Shrinking Space and Metal. In Spring 2019 we joined local arts collective Shrinking Space on the their Picton Poets project in local schools.

Lockdown writing programme

A Lockdown/Covid Writing programme for NHS staff and the public

Writing for wellbeing initiative

A writing-for-wellbeing initiative with the Mersey Care NHS Trust and Everyman and Playhouse Theatres

Work with Alder Hey

Exhibitions and creative writing work with patients at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital

Renewable energy exhibition

An exhibition on renewable energy at Tate Liverpool

Outreach with schools

Creative writing competitions and outreach with local schools

The Storm Officer

Theatre and outreach based on the Tempest Historical Weather Database 

Scientific Stories for Children

Helping researchers and scientists write stories for children.