Would you like to share your research more widely?
Our Rising Stars course offers training in engaging communications and public engagement for postgraduates, post-docs and early career academics at Cambridge. We’ll take you through the steps involved in planning, organising and delivering a public engagement activity with the opportunity to run the activity you have developed at the Cambridge Festival. The festival runs from 14-28 March 2024 with our family weekend on 23-24 March.
Apply for Rising stars
Closing date for applications: Monday 9 October 2023
Sessions cover:
- Focussing on public engagement, looking at the why, who and what!
- Ethics and equity in engagement
- Creating innovative projects for public Festivals
- Essential event co-ordination; marketing, health & safety, evaluation
- Communication skills for engagement, accessibility and interactivity.
This intensive multi-disciplinary course consists of five three hour lunch and learn training sessions all running between 11am to 2pm and Festival participation. Attendance at all sessions is required.
| Session | Focus | Date |
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| 1 | Fundamentals and focus | Wed 18 October 2023 |
| 2 | Ideas generation | Thu 2 November 2023 |
| 3 | Planning and attracting attention | Tue 14 November 2023 |
| 4 | Testing ideas and two-way communication | Jan/Feb 2024, date to be decided by cohort |
| Cambridge Festival |
14-28 March 2024, family weekend 23-24 March 2024 |
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| 5 | Evaluation and next steps planning | April 2024, date to be decided by cohort |
Rising Stars is run by Sarah Cruise (Eloquential) and Dr Lucinda Spokes, Head of Public Engagement.
Image by Dominikas for Cambridge Festival