CIR Public Engagement Committees
Public Engagement & Communications from the Centre are mainly delivered through a committee structure, which allows staff and students to work collaboratively, share experience, celebrate their achievements and discuss strategy. As we move towards more collaborative working across the Institute for Regeneration and Repair (IRR), membership of the committees has changed to reflect this. Current PE&C Committee and Subcommittee members are recorded here.
IRR PE&C Committee 2022
Co-Chairs:
Elaine Emmerson (RCUK/UKRI Innovation Fellow and Chancellor’s Fellow, IRR and CRM Academic Lead for Public Engagement)
Donald J. Davidson (Chair of Host Defence & Inflammation Biology, CIR Academic Lead for Public Engagement)
Rebecca Aucott (CIR Laboratory Manager and GDPR Champion)
Paul Fitch (Centre Manager, CIR)
Samanta Mariani (Chancellor’s Fellow & John Goldman Fellow)
Robin Morton (Communications Manager, CRM)
Molly Osborn (Public Engagement & Communications Manager, CIR)
Cathy Southworth (BioQuarter Community Engagement Manager)
Schools PE&C Subcommittee 2022
Staff and students from across IRR are welcome to join our PE&C subcommittees.
Lead: Donald J. Davidson (Chair of Host Defence & Inflammation Biology, Academic Lead for Public Engagement)
Matthew Burgess (Postdoctoral Researcher)
Elena Sutherland (Research Assistant)
Nancy Hui (PhD student)
Shonna Johnston (Research Technician)
Molly Osborn (Public Engagement & Communications Manager)
Susanna Riley (PhD student)
Sofia Sintoris (PhD student)
Amanda Johnson (MScR, CRM)
Chengcan Yao (Reader)
Science Festival PE&C Subcommittee 2022
Staff and students from across IRR are welcome to join our PE&C subcommittees.
Current Committee Members:
Lead - Samanta Mariani (Chancellor’s Fellow & John Goldman Fellow)
Clelia Amato (Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Research Fellow)
Calum Bain (Sir Henry Dale Fellow)
Marilena Candela (Postdoctoral Research Fellow)
Anu Fernando (PhD Student)
Maria Jimenez Ramos (PhD Student)
Amanda Johnson (MScR Student)
Utsa Karmakar (PhD student)
Laura McCulloch (Sir Henry Dale Fellow)
Ornella Morana (Postdoctoral Research Fellow)
Molly Osborn (Public Engagement & Communications Manager)
Eleni Papachristoforou (PhD student)
Omar Salem (PhD Student)
Sofia Sintoris (PhD Student) - until September 2022
Subcommittees member remit
- Members will be actively involved in developing PE activities, resources and events, as well as having the opportunity to volunteer at events.
- Members will be formally acknowledged in these roles on the CIR website.
- PE&C Training will be offered.
- Subcommittee aim to meet approximately 4 times per year, and develop with activities between meetings.
- Subcommittee will have rotating Lead role.
- Leads of the subcommittees will be combined to make up the main PE&C Committee, meeting 1 – 2 time per year.
- Annual Prizes will be awarded for the best PE&C by trainees.
CIR Public Engagement volunteers
- Volunteers will be notified when a PE event is occurring for which participation is requested and offered the chance to take part.
- PE&C Training will be offered.
- Those undertaking training and at least one event will get formal “Public Engagement Ambassador” status on the CIR website.
Want to become a member?
If you are a student or member of staff in the Centre for Inflammation Research and would like to join in, please email Molly Osborn Molly.Osborn@ed.ac.uk.
Past Committees