Getting Involved in Promoting AI and CogSci
The future of AI and CogSci depends on a continued supply of able and
enthusiatic young people studying the subjects at university and
being interested in moving into research. An important
prerequisite for this is encouraging children and young people to take study
the appropriate subjects at school and to consider research as an
exciting and promising career. Interest in studying AI at
university has fallen in recent years and any researcher
interested in the future of AI should be concerned that this trend
does not continue.
There are many ways in which researchers can help. There are many
funding opportunities for researchers to get involved with or
create outreach projects and many opportunities for them to get
involved in schools, in science festivals and in other events
where they can promote their own research as a way of stimulating
young people and educate about the field in general.
This page includes links that might be helpful for researchers with an
interest in getting more involved in this. For further details,
please contact (insert my committee address).
How to get involved
- Researchers
in Residence: this scheme offers you the
opportunity to use your expertise as a researcher and
develop your communication skills by going into a
school or college and helping create quality sceince
experiences for the pupils. All RinRs are trained in
how to communicate their research to non-specialists
and undergo a Criminal Records check.
- Science
and Engineering Ambassadors
The Science and Engineering Ambassadors (SEAs) Programme is SETNET$B!G(Bs flagship programme. Ambassadors are individuals from a wide variety of STEM backgrounds, from all across the UK, who offer their time, enthusiasm and expertise to help schools inspire young people. Typical activities in which Ambassadors may get involved are:
* supporting schools activities such as Science and Engineering clubs
* helping with school's STEM competitions, events and awards
* assisting in extra-curricular STEM experiences
* offering mentoring, careers guidance and positive role models
* helping to provide work-based placements for teachers and students.
- Postgrad and Postdocs can get involved in public engagement and
the social and ethical implications of their research
by entering a poster in BA perspectives
- The
Meet the scientist project holds events at
science centres which enables researchers to engage in
dialogue with the general public.
- FameLab is a national
competition to find the UK's best new talent in
sceince communication. Win a masterclass in science
communication, the change to appear on Channel 4 and a
cash prize of £2000.
- The Nuffield foundation offers bursaries for post-16 science students to work alongside practising scientists
- You can also apply for media
and communication skills training courses that
are run by RCUK.
- You can get funding of up to £2000 to support a public engagement
project during Science week,
which is held throughout the country.
- If you want to get involved to a deeper level, you can apply for
an EPRSC Partnership for Public Engagement grant.
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