3. Who do HEIs engage with?

There are many varieties of engagement that universities and research institutes undertake.  The diagram below represents the variety of external groups or organisations that they might engage with.  As you'll see in the diagram, there are no sharp distinctions between the different forms of engagement, and in fact they often overlap.

Most people that we have consulted with have encouraged us not to emphasise the differences between the different types of engagement.  Instead, we aim to pool the expertise that has been developed in all these areas to help universities and research institutes better connect their work to society.

In practice this means that we often use the shorthand 'the engaged university' or 'the engaged institution', and we are actively building bridges with people in all the engagement 'camps'.

Defining the territory: universities and engagement.

To access a word description of this diagram, click here.