The Little Event is BIG’s training session for people who are new to STEM communication, whether you work in a science centre or museum, volunteer for a festival, are involved in university outreach, or do anything else to engage people with science, technology, engineering and maths. The Little Event is crammed with introductory sessions focusing on developing the different skills that are useful in STEM communication, delivered by experienced science communicators following BIG's usual hands-on approach. The 2026 Little Event will be online over two days. The days are designed to work together and are booked as a package (i.e. not sold separately). Sessions are delivered live. They are not pre-recorded.
But of course, it isn't just about the sessions, it’s the people you will meet, too. The Little Event presents a great opportunity to meet people from across the world, working in similar roles and sharing experiences. The 2026 programme includes sessions on creative approaches to scicomm, social media and video content, and will include plenty of networking time as well as short comfort breaks.
2026 Schedule:
Day 1 - Thursday, 29 January 2:45pm - 3pm: arrival and registration for a prompt 3pm start 3pm - 6:30pm: 2 sessions, networking opportunities and breaks
Day 2 - Saturday, 31 January 9:45am - 10am: arrival and registration for a prompt 9am start 10am - 2pm: 3 sessions, networking opportunities and breaks
BIG members: £50. Login as a member first to be able to register for the member rate. To login as a member, use the email address you used to join BIG. If you can't remember what this is, please email admin@big.uk.com.
Non-members: £85.
One year's membership is included with your ticket.
Contact BIG: admin@big.uk.com
