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Engaged Futures – work in progress

NCCPE Co-director, Sophie Duncan and Project Manager, Sian Aggett reflect on the themes that are emerging from our three horizon process, and invite you to contribute.

updated on 30 Apr 2025

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The Engage Summit 2026: imagining an inclusive future for higher education

The Engage Summit 2026 is one year away! Taking place in Central Birmingham on Wednesday 29 - Thursday 30 April 2026, Engage Summit will bring people together to collectively imagine [...]

updated on 30 Apr 2025

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Join the NCCPE as a Senior Project Officer

Could you help us build public engagement capacity in the Higher Education sector? The NCCPE is recruiting for a Senior Project Officer to play a key role in managing the [...]

updated on 16 May 2025

Poster from Birmingham's public engagement stragegy: photo of a person taking part in an activity with lights, with text saying: Our vision: to make Birmingham the most plugged-in university in the world.

Harnessing momentum from our Engage Watermark award to develop a bold new strategy.

The University of Birmingham won a gold Watermark after completing the rigorous process in 2022. In this blog, Simon Cane, Director of Public and Cultural Engagement, shares how they used [...]

updated on 23 Apr 2025

Ann, Zoe, Sophie, Paul, Gemma and Asphodel standing together and smiling at the NCIA action learning event

NCIA Action Learning Event: Reflecting, Learning, and Looking Ahead

The National Civic Impact Accelerator (NCIA) Action Learning Programme came together for its final in-person event in Birmingham. It was a day designed not just to mark the end of [...]

updated on 26 Mar 2025

It takes a village: applying to join a REF Panel

Following our recent webinar exploring the process of applying to join a REF2029 assessment panel, NCCPE Co-director, Paul Manners, writes how we can help realise an open, inclusive research system.

updated on 26 Mar 2025

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Marking the Third Anniversary of the Shared Commitment to Public Involvement

The NCCPE is proud to be one of the original 13 signatories of the Shared Commitment to Public Involvement. Here, NCCPE Co-director, Paul Manners, tells us why signing the commitment [...]

updated on 26 Mar 2025

Meet the winners of our 2024/25 Watermark Awards

updated on 27 Mar 2025

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