1. Dr Jean Christophe Denis Outreach Officer, University of Starthcylde
NBIC and Ogden Science Officer and Outreach Officer, Edinburgh University
&
Dr Kirsty Ross
Outreach Officer, University of Starthcylde

2. Libraries and Universities: a match made in heaven?
Dr Jean-Christophe Denis, University of Edinburgh
Dr Kirsty Ross, University of Strathclyde

3. Who are we? Outreach/Public Engagement officers Why are we speaking?
What do we have to offer libraries?

5. Pensieve tubes Worked as a physics researcher before current role
Aims at raising science/physics aspirations of children and families
Make physics accessible and fun
Engage people with current physics research
Empower people with to deliver physics/science activities

6. The EPSRC and MRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Optical Medical Imaging

10. Why do unis want to do this?
Community gatekeepers
Book borrowing tracking:
Evaluation dream!
Why do unis want to do this?
Linking science with other disciplines
Access to “Hard to reach” public
Free community space
(From Dundee School of Life Sciences)

11. Why should libraries tap into this?

12. List of questions that we could talk through
Who do we get in contact with?
What sort of help is available?
Is there a booking site or similar?

13. How do you pay for it?! Free to take part in Skype A Scientist
The EPSRC and MRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Optical Medical Imaging
Free to take part in
Skype A Scientist
Meet scientists from around the world
Zooniverse
Citizen science
Letters to a Pre-Scientist
Pen pal scheme (USA)
Dark Sky count
Not just England; UK wide
RSPB Butterfly count; iSpot; Nature’s Calendar
Citizen science projects
Funding sources
RocketFund
Crowdfunding tech for schools
British Science Association
British Science week (£500-£1000)
Royal Society
Partnership grants (Up to £3000 ; deadline end of Feb)
Scientific Societies e.g. SPIE, Microbiology Society, British Society for Immunology, Institute of Physics

14. J.C.Denis@ed.ac.uk Kirsty.Ross@strath.ac.uk
Time to have a go!
Thank you for listening;
please do us any time to bounce ideas around!