Our Publications
We are committed to demonstrating a sound evidence base for public engagement as well as commisioning studies that will inform our work and the work of others in the sector. Here you can access downloads of all our publications.
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Towards a Knowledge Base for University-Public Engagement: sharing knowledge, building insight and taking actionThis paper summarises the findings and recommendations from an AHRC project, ‘Researching the Engaged University’. It is based on a literature review of research into university-public engagement and consultation with over 90 researchers and professionals in the field. |
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JISC Embedding Impact Analysis in ResearchThis document tells the story of nine partnership projects, funded by the Jisc Business and Community Engagement (BCE) programme. The initiative was designed and led by Jisc BCE, and facilitated by the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE), and the purpose was to enhance institutions’ capability to embed impact analysis in research. This compendium focuses on the process that the projects followed and what they learned. |
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Ethics in community-based participatory research: Case studies, case examples and commentariesThese case materials are designed to be used in conjunction with the guide to ethical principles and practice, which discusses in more detail what we mean by community-based participatory research and ethics. |
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Community-based participatory research: A guide to ethical principles and practiceThis guide focuses on the lessons learned by people working intensively in the practices of researchers in ethics and provides a useful resource for anyone interested in developing more participatory approaches to their research. Read more |
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Embedding Public Engagement in the Curriculum: A framework for assessing student learning from public engagementThis framework aims to provide academics with a tool for thinking about how the outcomes of experiential learning could be incorporated into the assessment of student learning. It draws together skills and attributes that are required to do public engagement well, and focusses on what learning might look like in relation to this. |
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Of transformation and toilets: Reflections on an informal lstening project on UK higher education community engagementIn 2010 Randy Stoecker, a Professor in the Department of Community and Environmental Sociology at the University of Wisconsin visited the UK to observe community based learning activities and practices. This paper offers his reflections on the experience in comparison with US practices. |
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Literature Review: Embedding community engagement in the curriculumThis review aims to act as a resource to support institutions and academic staff in promoting and embedding public engagement within the curriculum in the UK. It explores a number of definitions which encompass this activity, and outlines the contexts in which it takes place. |
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Through a Glass Darkly: Measuring the Social Value of UniversitiesThis report explores why measuring the social value of universities is important, and reviews the current state of knowledge on impact assessment and valuation of universities contribution to society. It provides an overview of approaches made in other sectors before moving on to the exploration of a new holistic approach to the assessment of the economic and social value of UK universities. |
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Segmenting PublicsThis report provides resources for assessing the ways in which segmentation tools might be used to enhance the various activities through which models of public engagement in higher education are implemented. |
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University Engagement in Festivals: Top Tips and Case StudiesA series of case studies and top tips regarding student involvement in festival based public engagement, which emerged from our research with the University of Cambridge. |
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The Role of University Student Volunteers in Festival-based Public EngagementJuly 2011This research uncovers the ways in which university students play a key role in making festivals effective spaces for public engagement. |
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Embedding Public Engagement in Higher Education: Key issuesDecember 2010The report explores the tensions and dilemmas surrounding a change process of embedding public engagement in higher education, as uncovered through the National Action Research Project. |
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Evaluation of vinspired studentsApril 2011This report by explores the otucomes of the vinspired students project, following a formative evaluation Laura Grant Associates, in partnership with Edge Hill University. |
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Manifesto for Public EngagementDecember 2010We are inviting universities to sign up to our Manifesto for Public Engagement, to demonstrate their committment to supporting and delivering public engagement for the benefit of staff, students and the public. |
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A Draft Attributes Framework for Public EngagementDecember 2010This attributes framework is intended to act as a guide for staff and students in UK Universities with regards to the personal attributes and skills required for different public engagement (PE) activities. Read more |
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Bursting the Bubble: Students, Volunteering and the CommunityNovember 2010This report explores the motivations for, routes into, and perceived impacts of volunteering on students, universitites and the wider community, adopting a peer-led participatory methodology. |
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The Engaging ResearcherJuly 2010A brief introduction to public engagement for researchers, which seeks to inspire and equip more people to engage the public with their work. |
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Widening Participation from Undergraduate to Postgraduate Research DegreesJune 2010This review highlights the trends and knowledge about what is already known about this area, the first in a series of three literature reviews from the NCCPE and ESRC. |
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The Beacons for Public EngagementMay 2010This booklet captures the story of the Beacons for Public Engagement Initiative after its first two years, read various case studies and how each of the Beacons has been developing their approach to culture change. |
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Research Synthesis: Student Volunteering- background, policy and context.June 2009This report maps the landscape of student volunteering, providing a robust knowledge base to guide the development of the vinspiredstudents project. |
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Auditing, Benchmarking and Evaluating Public EngagementApril 2009This paper identifies a number of existing tools that may be effective for different types or dimensions of public engagement. |
