Are you working to foster a culture of engagement in your organisation? Do you support others to engage with the public and communities? Are you keen to develop your agency, capabilities and networks to enhance your approach? The National Co-ordinating Centre for...
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NCCPE Online public engagement training opportunities in August
Throughout August, NCCPE and our training associates are offering online open courses for individual researchers and PEPs to attend. Please use the links below to find out more about the courses on offer and to book your place. Introduction to Community Engagement -...
Engage Festival 2020: Engagement, innovation and change
The National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement are delighted to announce their plans for Engage 2020! With Covid-19 redefining our world, there has never been a more important time to stay connected, so we have decided to do Engage a bit differently this...
Calling all scientists and engineers – looking to engage new audiences with your research?
Wonder Match Manchester – Tuesday 8 October, at Bridge 5 Mill. Are you a scientist or engineer who would like to engage with new audiences with your research? There is funding available to help this happen! Come to a Wonder Match event to find out more… Wonder Match...
Engage 2019: Call for contributions now open
The NCCPE is now inviting expressions of interest to contribute to this year's Engage Conference, which will be held in which will be held in Bristol on the Wednesday 4th - Thursday 5th December 2019. The call is open until 18th June 2019. Engage 2019: Disruption For...
Tell us what you think about public engagement at Manchester – Engage Watermark Survey (Closes 28 Sept 18)
Another opportunity for you to contribute to our Engage Watermark application for public engagement – help us achieve a gold award. “We need to hear from you about what you think about public engagement at the University as part of achieving a Watermark from the...
Media Engagement Masterclass, 4 October 2018, 10am to 5pm Bristol
Would you like reach new audiences for your research this year? The NCCPE is hosting a Media Engagement Masterclass next month, providing a practical guide to engaging with the media. Using the NCCPE’s quality engagement framework, this workshop explores the purpose,...
Your invitation to take part in the NCCPE Engage Watermark survey (closes 15 June 2018)
The University of Manchester has applied for an Engage Watermark, an action identified in its Share, Inspire, Involve public engagement strategy (pdf). The Engage Watermark is an award granted by the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) to...
Social innovation skills share
Do you have expertise in social innovation or experience of community-university partnerships? Or are you keen to learn more about these approaches? LAST CHANCE TO SUBMIT WORKSHOPS OR CASE STUDIES Join the NCCPE on Thursday 31 May to explore ‘what works’ in this...
Images of Public Engagement 2018
Are you involved with public engagement in higher education? Do you have an inspiring image you want to share? The NCCPE is delighted to launch a new national competition, Images of Public Engagement 2018. We want to invite you to join in with the NCCPE’s 10th...
Engage 2018 conference – call for contributions now open
The call for contributions for this year’s NCCPE Engage Conference (taking place place Edinburgh, 29th-30th November) is now open: https://www.publicengagement.ac.uk/nccpe-projects-and-services/engage-conference/engage-2018 The call is open between the 12th April and...
NCCPE What works event: Social media and public engagement
The NCCPE are delighted to announce the first in a series of ‘what works’ events. The first topic focusses on the use of social media in engaging the public with research. Last year the NCCPE commissioned a short piece of desk research to explore the use of social...
Community-university partnerships
Are you curious about building a new partnership with local community organisations or businesses? Community-university partnerships bring together two sets of expertise and knowledge for mutual benefit. Partners decide the terms and the focus so that the benefits are...
Critical Conversations: Co-producing Research with Community Researchers
Are you an academic working with or training community/peer researchers? Are you interested in opening an honest and critical space which can confront some of the assumptions, challenges and pitfalls that working with community researchers can entail? Are you keen to...
Opportunities for museums and researchers
Funded by Arts Council England, the project is offering museum staff and volunteers the opportunity to meet with academics to develop mutually beneficial partnerships. The MUPI match events cover each region of England, and are particularly targeted at small and...
Engage 2016: Inspiring Innovation
I’m delighted to let you know that registration is open for Engage 2016 – the NCCPE’s annual public engagement conference. Featuring the finalists of this year’s Engage competition, the conference will celebrate the diversity of engaged practice across the UK. The...
Spring round up – STEM public engagement funding and award schemes
NCCPE, Wellcome Trust and BIS are conducting a review of funding schemes for Public Engagement in STEM. As part of their scoping activity, they have produced a handy list of current schemes:...
AHRC call for researchers to present their research at engaging public events (closes 1 Dec)
To mark its tenth anniversary in 2015, the AHRC is looking to extend its partnership with Cheltenham Festivals by inviting applications from researchers to present their research at one of a series of six engaging public events at the Cheltenham Jazz and Music...
Engage conference 2014 registration now open!
The NCCPE annual conference is sneaking up on us! In Bristol on the 3 and 4 December 2014 we will be bringing together people who are interested in public engagement to be inspired, challenged and refreshed. Our conference theme this year is Captivating places;...
Engage 2014 call for contributors
We are now inviting contributors to submit a proposal for our Engage Conference 2014: 'Unlocking the potential of curiosity-driven engagement'. The conference will take place on the 3 and 4 December in Bristol. We are inviting several different types of contribution...
Universities Week “Ideas for Life” 9 – 15 June 2014 – Let us know of you’ve got anything planned…
This year Universities Week focuses on the everyday impact of research and aims to enourage universities to engage the public in inspiring and accessible ways. But what is going on at The University of Manchester? Do you have plans to run an event specifically...
NCCPE Workshop: After the REF: Taking Stock
After the REF: Taking Stock, 6 May 2014, Bristol With the REF now a fading memory, it is a good moment to take stock of the process. HEFCE invited the sector to submit examples of public engagement with research. Did you? How did you manage to navigate the guidance...
Engage 2014 Competition
Are you involved in public engagement with research? Have you been involved in a great project that you want to share? Why not enter the Engage 2014 Competition. The NCCPE are running this national competition to find and celebrate high quality public engagement with...
Universities Week 2014 – call for public engagement activities
The National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) are pleased to be one of the partners of Universities Week 2014. Universities Week 2014 is inviting universities across the UK to engage with the public. Ideas for Life, will encourage people to find out...
Engage 2014 Competition
The National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) are running a national competition to find and celebrate high quality public engagement with research projects. The overall winner will be offered £2,500 to develop or share their engagement work with...