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Public Engagement

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Interact Symposium Series

The Interact Symposium is a biennial conference for researchers and public engagement professionals in the physical sciences.

Interact 2024 took place on Thursday 19th September at Northumbria University, Newcastle

Find out more on the Interact website

Interact is a collaborative project and is co-organised by the Science and Technology Facilities Council, SEPnet, the Institute of Physics, the Royal Astronomical Society and the Ogden Trust.

Interact is a chance for this community to:

  • share experiences

  • gain new skills

  • learn new ways to engage with audiences

  • gain practical experience

  • see what else is out there that can help develop and deliver high-quality engagement.

Past Events

Interact 2022

Interact 2022 was held in Cardiff on the 14th September, with an evening reception on the 13th. The conference programme is available to download here, and evaluation reports will be published in due course.

For Interact 2022 we had some delegates acting as Roving Reporters who wrote up their experiences of the day to enable sharing beyond the conference. A report has been compiled from there observations which is available here.

V-Interact 2021

Interact 2021 was delayed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and an online ‘mini-conference held in it’s stead. The conference programme can be found here.

Interact 2019

Interact 2019 was held at UCLAN on the 4th September with an evening reception on the 3rd. The phase one and phase two evaluation reports are available to download.

Interact 2017

Interact 2017 was held in Birmingham. The phase one and phase two evaluation reports are available to download.