Events

The NCCPE is keen to involve a wide range of people in our work. We have developed an events programme to help inform our approach and support the sharing of good practice. We are also keen to support other relevant events whenever possible. All events will be advertised in our e-newsletter, so please sign up.

NCCPE National Conferences

The NCCPE launched our national conference series in November 2009 - when we ran a free Open House event in Bristol.

We currently have three additional National Conferences planned.

1. vinspired students National Conference, 17/18 June, Bristol

This conference, being run in partnership with WISCV (Workers in Student and Community Volunteering) is an opportunity for staff and students to come together to discuss the challenges and opportunities for student volunteering.

2. NCCPE Engagement Conference; December 7/8 2010, London

This conference will see the launch of the Public Engagement Manifesto and resources

- to support senior managers to embed engagement into their institutions work

- to support staff and students to engage with the public

3. NCCPE Engagement Conference: December 2011, Bristol (date tbc)

The NCCPE Engagement conferences provide an opportunity for you to find out more about our work and the work of the beacons. Each conference will include:

  • Opportunities to find out about the work of the NCCPE and the beacons
  • An opportunity to consult on a key question relevant to university public engagement
  • Workshops contributed by people working in HEI public engagement across the UK
  • Case studies from across the world
  • An opportunity to connect with other people passionate about university PE
  • A forum to explore issues or questions pertinent to your own work and get feedback and suggestions from others

Workshops

We are running a number of workshops around specific areas relevant to HEI public engagement.

Previous Events

Good Practice Event: Festivals, July 2009

REF Consultation and Public Engagement, November 2009. Find out what happened at the REF consultation event.

Open House: November 2009. Find out what happened at the Open House event.

Public Engagement: Research, Media and the Public, March 2010. We plan to share outputs from this event by the end of May 2010.

Planned Events

Public Engagement in the Arts and Humanities, 16 June, 2010

Public Engagement in Museums, September 2010 (title and date tbc)

These events provide an opportunity for staff and students at universities and research institutes to meet with those outside the sector to explore the challenges and opportunities of engaging with the public. If you would like to suggest a workshop, or partner us to run a workshop, please get in touch

Your events

We are keen to support the events and conferences of others involved in similar work. Do get in touch if you would like us to contribute to an event you are organising.

For more information about our current events, and other events relevant to higher education public engagement please view our news and events section.

Consultation Events

We are also running events to bring people together to consult on some of the resources that we are creating for launch in December 2010.We are currently consulting on the senior managers' toolkit and the practitioners' toolkit.