£500k for public engagement in astronomy and geophysics: six teams win RAS funding

For family carers, 'hard to reach' young people, adult workers, for everyone: the RAS has announced £500k in grants for six innovative public engagement projects. The awards from the RAS 200: Sky & Earth programme were made public at the RAS Ordinary Meeting on 8 May 2015. Prof. Steve Miller, Chair of the RAS 200 Steering Group, announced the winners. He commented: "We had 92 applications for this scheme, showing great enthusiasm for outreach and engagement with astronomy and geophysics, and th...