Public Involvement & Resources

Information about public events, lectures, lab visits, and fundraising

The Centre for Cardiovascular Science supports a number of different public engagement activities, from informing policymakers, to involvement in local science festivals, to schools visits.

2020 CVS Public Engagement Award - Video

The Centre for Cardiovascular Science has awarded the 2020 CVS Public Engagement Award to a group of 20 PhD students including: Hannah Costello, Manolis Solomonidis, Ben Thomas, Olivia Matthews, Ailsa Ralph, Ciara McDonnell, Sarah Finnie, Natalie Jones, Kathleen Scullion, Adrienne Assmus, Oliver Teenan, Holly Woodward, Finn Bruton, Tanguy Blehaut, Aryan Baghbadrani, Rebecca Wafer, Lisa Ivatt, Rachel Bell, Clare Macleod, and Sophie Walker.

Watch the video below to hear some of the awarded students discuss their public engagement work with the BHF Scotland STEM Schools Programme and ASCUS Art & Science.

Public Engagement News

Mhairi Doris at the 2019 Edinburgh Science Festival

The latest news about public engagement activities and events at the Centre for Cardiovascular Science.

Let's Talk About Health - Lectures

Lets Talk about Health and Disease - Public Lecture Series - 2018-19

A collection of CVS videos from the Let's Talk About Health public lecture series.

Public Engagement Support & Resources

For staff & students - Helpful links for developing and delivering public engagement projects

School Visits & Lab Tours

Combination of 3 image. Two of CVS students visiting schools, one of Roseanna Cunningham MSP visiting CVS

The Centre for Cardiovascular Science hosts a number of lab tours and school visits in an effort to provide pupils and politicians an opportunity to learn about our research and facilities first-hand.

Patient & Public Involvement (PPI)

Information about our collaborative Patient & Public Involvement programme, bringing together NHS staff, researchers, patients, and the public.

CVS BHF Fundraising Group

A group of masters and PhD students raising money for the British Heart Foundation.

Science Insights

Science Insights is an exciting work experience programme designed to give 5th year high school pupils a real insight into the work and life of research scientists.

This article was published on 24 Jun, 2020