1. Public engagement & PPI for statisticians
Fizz

2. TV/Radio Opportunities Own research RSS Statistical Ambassador program
Smart Talkers
Topics:
Lottery
Rare events/coincidences
Health scares
Tips:
They want numbers (comparisons)
Interested in personal angle (e.g. do I have a ticket)
Very little preparation time
They’ll ring beforehand and ask the sorts of things they have in mind
Twitter – vicious!

3. Media Before the headlines
journalists/headlines-for-journalists/
Service for journalists:
brief, independent statistical analyses of scientific papers with accompanying critiques of the authors’ own conclusions at a glance

4. STEM sessions/Schools
Opportunities
STEM ambassador
Contact schools directly
Young Scientists program
Tips
Lots of (little) activities
Very short attention spans!
Use slides to prompt questions

5. FameLab
Science communication competition for scientists, mathematicians and engineers
3 mins to convey concept
21 yrs +
Two talks:
How to win the lottery
9 out of 10 cats

6. 3 Minute Thesis (for PhD students)
Communication competition
3 minutes to describe the contents and importance of thesis
Good opportunity for statisticians!

7. Pint of Science Science chat at pub £4 tickets Schedule:
Viagra and skin cancer
Ebola and Zika
Vaccines
Methods (esp. bias, representativeness, personalised treatment)
Q&A - concerns

8. Patient & Public Involvement
PPI session:
Listening to the silence: What does unrecorded information in the Electronic Health Record tell us?
Part of Farr open day
Format – presentations from researchers, activity re missing data causing bias, group discussions and feedback from participants re how and why missing data occurs.
Oral presentation:
International Population Data Linkage Conference 2016
Listening to the Silence: What does unrecorded information in the Electronic Health Record tell us? Findings from a Patient and Public Involvement Event