Presentation to Open Forum Events conference, London 2 October 2019 #REFOFE

1. Research
Impact:
Ready for REF
Ambassadors Bloomsbury
Hotel, London
2 October 2019

4. Statistics from 2018
Impact Report; full
version available
here.

5. 1. Motivations
2. Audiences
3. Impact

6. 1. Motivations
2. Audiences
3. Impact

7. Why do we need to engage the public
about science & technology?
1. Build & diversify the pipeline of future scientists

8. https://www.engineeringuk.com/media/1641/7505_infographic_leaflet_2018_web.pdf

9. Why do we need to engage the public
about science & technology?
1. Build & diversify the pipeline of future scientists
2. Citizen decisions e.g. vaccines

11. Why do we need to engage the public
about science & technology?
1. Build & diversify the pipeline of future scientists
2. Citizen decisions e.g. vaccines
3. Society’s decisions need to be made by all of us

12. Society’s decisions…

13. Why do we need to engage the public
about science & technology?
1. Build & diversify the pipeline of future scientists
2. Citizen decisions e.g. vaccines
3. Society’s decisions need to be made by all of us
4. Enjoyment, awe & wonder

15. 1. Motivations
2. Audiences
3. Impact

16. When people think of science or scientists,
they often think of this…

17. Sometimes, they might think of this…

18. But mostly, they think of this…

19. https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2018/march/draw-a-scientist/

20. https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2018/march/draw-a-scientist/

21. https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2018/march/draw-a-scientist/

22. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departments-and-
centres/departments/education-practice-and-
society/aspires-2

23. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departments-and-
centres/departments/education-practice-and-society/aspires-2

24. When people think of science and scientists, we’d
like them to think of something more like this…

25. Like football…

26. Or politics…

27. Or music…

28. When people think of science and scientists, we’d
like them to think of something more like this…

30. 1. Motivations
2. Audiences
3. Impact

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41. “There’s a whole world to tap into to get that knowledge on so
many levels so that was really, really exciting for me. And just
being immersed in that community, having those conversations
and seeing what the possibilities are, that was really, really
exciting. And also the possibilities and opportunities I can
create for the children, that was really exciting…I wouldn’t say
I see myself as a scientist but I do see myself as an
enthusiast….I’m very immersed.”
Carmel, Community organiser, 2016

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45. Katherine Mathieson
Chief Executive
British Science Association
@Britsciassoc @kath_math
Katherine.Mathieson@britishscienceassociation.org