Royal Society of Biology Outreach and Engagement Symposium Wednesday 14 November, University of Birmingham Stream 1: the essential outreach and engagement toolkit Stream 2: thinking outside of the box Stream 3: measuring the impact of outreach and engagement 9:00-9:30 Arrival and registration 9:30-10:00 Introduction: Professor Jeremy Pritchard and Professor Heather Widdows, University of Birmingham Why do we do outreach and Engaging with local communities and Session 1 Science Communication and Art engagement? hard to reach audiences Hannah Renshall, Foyer Federation Professor Kevin Moffat, University of Jean Wilson, Royal Society of Biology North Warwick Western branch Dr Louise Hughes, Oxford Brookes Sarah Cosgriff, Institute of Physics Dr Sue Howarth, Royal Society of Biology 10:00-11:00 University and Freelance Science Communicator West Midlands branch and Trainer Hephzi Tagoe, Royal Society of Biology Beds, Essex and Herts branch Format: Workshop Format: Workshop Format: Panel discussion and Q&A 11:00-11:30 Coffee break Choosing audiences and simplifying Session 2 Digital outreach and engagement Evaluating outreach and engagement messages Charlotte Evans, The Association for Philippa Skett, Royal Society of the Study of Animal Behaviour Dr Alexa Ruppertsberg, University of Leeds Biology 11:30-12:30 David Wilkinson, Institute of Physics Format: Presentations and Q&A Format: Presentation and Q&A Format: Workshop 12:30-13:30 Lunch 13:30-14:30 Keynote lecture: Professor Alice Roberts, University of Birmingham Increasing equality and diversity through Session 3 Increasing confidence and delivery Designing a demonstration outreach and engagement Dr Amanda Hardy, Royal Society of Dr Caroline Gillett, University of Pip Matthews, Royal Society of Chemistry Biology 14:30-15:30 Birmingham Dom Galliano, UCL Dr Alex Conner, University of James Brown, Biochemical Society Miranda Lowe, Natural History Museum Birmingham Format: Presentation and Q&A Format: Workshop Format: Panel Discussion and Q&A Grant applications: making it Session 4 Storytelling and science comedy Media training for scientists happen Anna Lakey, The Physiological Dr Leah Fitzsimmons, University of Society Aimee Eckert, University of Sussex Birmingham 15:30-16:15 James Brown, Biochemical Society Dr Alex Conner, University of Birmingham Format: Workshop Format: Presentation and Q&A Format: Panel discussion and Q&A 16:15-17:00 Closing remarks, evaluation and thanks .