Bright Club: public engagement variety night
Bright Club provides an enjoyable first-step into public engagement for students and staff. It is run by the UCL Public Engagement Unit and happens every month in a comedy club in London.
History, Heritage and Public Engagement
A unique public engagement project led by the School of History at University of East Anglia (UEA), benefitting students, the university, local heritage partners and the community.
On October 11, 2010 the British Library Science, Technology, Medicine team hosted its first public facing event ‘Do you Hear What I Hear?’ in partnership with UCL Neuroscience at the British Library Conference Centre.
How MMU and people in Hulme and Moss Side came together to breath new life into film archive collections. In 2009 MMU's Northwest Film archive worked alongside a local cultural broadcaster on a public engagement fellowship project using archive footage as a platform to co-create a new short...
Systems for Staff: coordinating and supporting public engagement at Beacon NE
Beacon NE is one of six Beacons for Public Engagement, established to encourage public engagement in the Higher Education sector and is a partnership between Newcastle University, Durham University and the Centre for Life.
University engagement at the Eisteddfod
Techniquest and Cardiff University worked in partnership to develop a range of interactive exhibits to engage people in research carried out by the university, to celebrate Cardiff University’s 125th anniversary at the National Eisteddfod (Europe’s largest cultural festival), at subsequent...
Using special events (e.g., Apple Day) to enable researchers and academics to engage with the wider public. It started as information about apples, apple tasting, access to archive materials and a talk. It has become a larger scale event including activities for all the family and the opportunity...
Future animals: Friend or Food?
‘Future animals’ was an integrated arts and science project that brought together teenagers, Cardiff University staff and students, Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales, and an artist to discuss how human manipulation of past animals produced animals of the present day, and to design animals for...
Award developed by the University of York to provide recognition of the skills developed through academic study, work experience and leisure interests carried out whilst at university
Molecular biology and human disease PhD students from Nottingham University engaged A-level students with their research and gave them the opportunity to see what life is like in the lab.
Manchester Beacon Science Festival Community Awards 2010
Fostering new partnerships between research networks and community groups. This case study explores the role of the Museum as a bridge to build links between universities and community groups.
Dundee Science Centre developed ‘Create and Inspire’ training for researchers and scientists to help them learn about the style and ethos of science communication in a science centre context.
Exploring Impacts of Volunteering on University Students in London
A collaborative research project between eight London universities to develop understanding of the impact of volunteering on students' personal development.
Learning Community Partnership
This case study shows how the University of Gloucestershire worked to create a new school, and a whole learning community.
The CUE East Individual Awards are aimed at providing an opportunity to acknowledge the contribution that staff and students at UEA and at the Norwich Research Park have made to university community engagement.
I'm a Scientist, Get me out of Here!
I’m a Scientist is a science dialogue event where school students talk to real scientists online for two weeks. It’s in the form of an X Factor style competition between scientists, who compete for a prize of £500.
The Bristol Festival of Nature is public engagement on a grand scale. It's an imaginative weekend of films, animal encounters, exhibitions, walks, talks, workshops and competitions - all completely free of charge. No wonder it attracts around 30,000 visitors who come to join in the UK's...
Rising Stars: Cambridge University
Many senior academics are great communicators and ambassadors for their subjects. We wanted to help those who are just starting out in their careers to develop these essential skills.
A series of public & school engagement activities took place in Manchester to highlight important issues surrounding food security & urban agriculture, which culminated in a 'Finale Day' on 3rd July 2010 at the Manchester Museum
The UCL Public Engagement Unit works to embed public engagement into University life and trains up academics to take part in FameLab, the international science communication competition
Is there chemistry when Miss Sulphate meets Mr Copper? Can you turn your pennies into gold? University of Manchester researchers worked with the Museum of Science and Industry to develop four interactive experiences on corrosion science for the Manchester Science Festival – with resounding success!
The promotion of using computer game design in education. To inspire and interest 12–14 year old school pupils in computer science by giving them opportunities to make computer games in the classroom.
Two to the Left, Two to the Right
A fun event to raise awareness of the positive impact of students in the community.
At the centre of Staging the Henrician Court research project was a full-scale public production of John Heywood's The Play of the Weather in the Great Hall at Hampton Court Palace. The project included other public engagement activities including public lectures and theatrical workshops.
Developing an interactive installation for a tour of the UK, with the aim of raising awareness of AI researchers and the Sodarace audience.
Bursting the Bubble: Peer-led Research
Bursting the Bubble, research into students, volunteering and the community adopted a peer led participatory methodology, involving student researchers in all stages of the process
Research Informing Practice on Student Volunteering
Exploring the impacts upon volunteering practice within the University of East London, following participation in the 'Bursting the Bubble' research, commissioned by the NCCPE
