We are delighted to announce the winners of the first ever School of Physical Sciences Outreach and Public Engagement Awards. The following people were selected for having made a significant contribution to outreach and/or public engagement with research during 2019. Congratulations to all for supporting a wide and varied programme of activities, enthusing and exciting the public about the amazing research we carry out within the School.
- Tara Hayden for her media work related to the Moon landing anniversary and related Moon activities
- Hannah Sargeant for her media work related to the Moon landing anniversary and related Moon activities
- Heidi Thiemann for her work engaging citizen scientists with the Zooniverse SuperWASP variable stars project and encouraging school groups to obtain their own data using the Faulkes Telescope
- Jack Wright for his organisation of a successful Mercury Transit viewing event
- Alice Stephant for her exceptional organisation of the Living on the Moon exhibition at the Royal Society and Moon Night
- Mahesh Anand for his work on the Moon landing anniversary, Living on the Moon exhibition and related Moon activities including media work
- Alan Cayless for his engagement with Scottish schools for testing and development of the ‘Astronomy with an Online Telescope’ free course
- Carole Haswell for her public engagement work targeting low science capital communities on Teesside