Case Studies

There is lots of impressive public engagement work happening across the UK, as well as universities that are trying to embed public engagement within their own institution. You can read about some of this work here.

If you have your own example that could inspire others - please get in touch.

Rising Stars: Cambridge University

Rising Stars is a shining example of how to embed public engagement into the culture for those near the start of their careers. 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...

Cross-Institutional Collaboration

The aim of this initiative was to help establish effective support for public engagement activities across the Edinburgh Beltane partnership. It was aimed at members of the Training and Staff Development Group, who cover a wide range of disciplines and institutions – they are public engagement...

Bristol Festival of Nature

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...

Cupp Helpdesk

The Community University Partnership Programme's (Cupp) Helpdesk helps to build trust, commitment and understanding between the University of Brighton and its communities. Local MP Michael Foster with member of the Senior Researchers' Group Prof.Peter Ambrose visiting the Helpdesk at the...

NUstART

If you're looking for inspiration on how to achieve a lot with limited resources Edinburgh Napier's NUstART project is an excellent example. It shows how one person's determination and vision has helped hundreds of people to engage with the university, and in doing so, helped the university to win...

BioBlitz Bristol

Bristol’s first ever BioBlitz provided an opportunity for academics and volunteer naturalists to combine knowledge and expertise with public engagement experience to deliver an exciting biodiversity event for local people. “A great way to get people learning about biodiversity by getting in...

PE at the University of Bristol

Public engagement in most of its guises has been a feature of life at the University of Bristol for many years: a number of academic departments across the disciplines have amassed extensive experience of engagement with schoolchildren, adult learners and the general public, both directly and via...

Bouncing Back

What can academics, practitioners and parents do to fight the odds for children who do not sail through life easily? This question has driven the work of the Bouncing Back project team.

Social Engagement in London

London Higher conducted a two year project to examine public perceptions of how London's higher education institutions interact with local communities.

Famelab

The UCL Public Engagement Unit works to embed public engagement into University life, and to nurture a culture of researchers and academics engaging in a two-way exchange ofthought, knowledge and expertise with people outside the University. To ensure sustainability of our approach, we work with...

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