Insigneo Early Career Researcher (ECR) Group

Arts and crafts networking event 

We are excited to launch a new arts & crafts lunchtime networking event organised by the Insigneo ECR committee. There will be fun art exercises organised by us and for which we will provide materials for, however, you are more than welcome to bring your own craft projects. Professional and hobby artists of all levels, including people who have never done any art before, are very welcome to join us to unlock the creative energy! 

Please fill out the registration form if you are interested in joining this event.

Zine workshop

During this networking workshop we will learn how to create a template for a zine, use arts and crafts supplies to prepare an educational pamphlet of our own research and get the creating energy flowing while hanging out with fellow ECRs :)

Zines are small, handmade and non-commercial booklets created for various purposes such as self-expression, low budget art popularisation, or information and education. ‘Zine’ (pronounced ‘zeen’) comes from the word ‘fanzine’ – fan magazine. In the educational and scientific context, zines could be a suitable medium for scientific outreach events, an addition to your poster presentation or just a fun activity for a networking event. Such an exercise can also be a great way of research communication, reflecting on how to share your complex scientific work in an accessible way. 

We would like to present the Zines created by our ECRs during the Insigneo Showcase and similar events in the future. Please see below the exemplary Zines made during our first workshop.

If you have any queries, please contact m.matella@sheffield.ac.uk or sarah.black@sheffield.ac.uk 

Grant & Fellowship Writing Group

Please send an email to Damien Lacroix (d.lacroix@sheffield.ac.uk) to express your interest in participating.