Suggest a book for the Ragged Library
The Ragged University has started a new project – the Ragged Library. The Ragged University is an initiative which runs in Edinburgh and Manchester. It offers anybody access to expert [...]
View ArticleFestival Learning Part I
At our September 2013 Beltane Twilight, veterans of Edinburgh’s summer festivals got together to share their wisdom with the rest of the Beltane community. If you’re considering being involved in a...
View ArticleUpcoming Beltane workshops
Beltane has a few workshops coming up over the next few weeks that will be of special interest to the writers and media-darlings among you. Most workshops are open to [...]
View ArticlePublic Engagement, here I come!
As I may have mentioned, once or twice, just in passing, I am now the proud possessor of a Beltane Public Engagement Fellowship. You can find out more about the [...]
View ArticleFameLab is back!
Competition heats in November 2013 Beltane is delighted to help host the Scottish heats of FameLab 2014! FameLab is a science communication competition aimed at scientists, technologists, engineers and...
View ArticlePublic engagement and university teaching | iad4learn
What does public engagement have to do with your teaching practice? pub•lic /ˈpəblik/ Adjective Of or concerning the people as a whole. Noun Ordinary people in general; the community. en•gage [...]
View ArticleFestival Learning II: Beltane Fringe shows, past and future
We’re doing #EdFringe again in 2014! In August 2013, Beltane oversaw the curation of 22 shows for the Edinburgh Assembly Rooms Fringe. Each show was created and performed by a researcher linked to [...]
View ArticleCall for Show Ideas | EdFringe 2014
It may only be 2 months since the big purple cow was dismantled, but planning for the 2014 Edinburgh summer festivals is already well underway. Beltane is looking for ideas and [...]
View ArticleAnne Pawsey wins Very Early Career Woman Physicist Award
Anne Pawsey, a PhD student in the Univesrity of Edinburgh’s School of Soft Matter Physics group, and regular Beltane and Bright Club participant has been awarded the 2013 Shell and [...]
View ArticleEdinburgh Universities at Scotland’s History Festival
Now in its third year, Previously… Scotland’s History Festival is a celebration of Scottish history that takes place in November. Between the 13th and 30th of November 2013, nearly 300 [...]
View ArticleJane Haley wins award
Dr Jane Haley, Scientific Coordinator for Edinburgh Neuroscience, University of Edinburgh, has been chosen as the recipient for the 2013 Award for Public Understanding of Neuroscience from the British...
View ArticleEvaluation of 2013 Beltane Annual Gathering
Over the last few months, we’ve been busy with work that takes into account what you told us at our summer Beltane Annual Gathering. The Gathering took place at Summerhall, Edinburgh, [...]
View ArticleCreative Nonfiction in 2013
This year was the first time Beltane has offered workshops in writing creative nonfiction. Delivered by writer Barbara Melville and colleagues, the workshops help participants to use fictional...
View ArticleGraham Turner on the ‘Fake’ Interpreter
Prof Graham Turner, Chair of Translation at Heriot-Watt University, has written an article for “The Limping Chicken” magazine about the ‘fake’ interpreter who appeared at the Nelson Mandela memorial...
View ArticleEngagement in the University of Edinburgh Annual Review
We’re pleased to see some of the University of Edinburgh’s engagement initiatives highlighted in its 2012/13 Annual Review: Massive Online Open Courses (‘MOOCs’), and how they have made the...
View ArticleIntern with Beltane
We’re looking for a University of Edinburgh undergraduate student (2nd, 3rd or penultimate year) to help us sell our 2014 Edinburgh Fringe shows. The position is part of the Employ.ed […]
View ArticlePathways to Impact surgeries
In partnership with Edinburgh Research and Innovation Beltane and Edinburgh Research and Innovation are running these surgeries for anyone applying for funding from one of the UK Research Councils. The...
View ArticleBeltane universities at Edinburgh International Science Festival
In a little under a week, the 2014 Edinburgh International Science Festival will get underway. As usual, the Beltane partner universities are busy, busy, busy! Have a look at what […]
View ArticleBeltane Fellow at the Edinburgh International Science Festival
Beltane Fellow Yolanda Fernandez-Diez will be exhibiting a mural she has produced as part of her Fellowship at the 2014 Edinburgh International Science Festival. Called ‘Where Are My Carbon Atoms?’, […]
View ArticleBeltane Breakfast on podcasting
Podcasts are an accessible way to share your research. They can be quick and dirty, or finely produced pieces of work. Your audience can listen to them wherever they have […]
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