Engage 2010: Plenaries

There were four plenary sessions at Engage 2010. Here you can find out what happened at these sessions.

 

Plenary 1: The Case for Public Engagement

Chair: Kathy Sykes, Professor of Sciences & Society, University of Bristol

Speakers: Alan Thorpe, Chair, Research Councils UK, and Terry Ryall, CEO for v, the National Young Volunteers Service

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Plenary 2 : A President's Reflection on the Role of Engagement in UniversitiesNancy Rothwell

Chair: Paul Manners, Director, NCCPE

Speaker: Dame Professor Nancy Rothwell, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Manchester and Principal Investigator, Manchester Beacon

 

Plenary 3: Public Engagement in Hard Times

Chair: Paul Gough, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of the West of England

Speakers: David Sweeney, Director, Research Innovation and Skills, HEFCE, and Linda Quinn, Director of Communications and Marketing, Big Lottery Fund

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Linda Quinn 

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Plenary 4: Public Engagement: What Might the Future Hold?

Chair: Paul Manners, Director, NCCPE

Speakers: Sir David Watson, Principal of Green Templeton College, University of Oxford and Gisèle Yasmeen, Vice-President, Partnerships, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

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Gisèle Yasmeen Gisele Yasmeen

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