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    • What is public engagement?
    • Who are the public?
    • Why does public engagement matter?
    • The current policy landscape
      • What does an engaged university look like?
      • Public engagement and the REF
      • REF 2014: the story so far
      • Public Engagement and the KEF
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      • About quality engagement
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      • Target your audience
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    • Manifesto for Public Engagement
      • About the Manifesto
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    • Strategy and planning
      • The EDGE tool
      • Developing a strategy
      • Delivering your support programme
    • Public Engagement Professionals
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      • How we can help
      • The culture change journey
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    • Images of Public Engagement 2018
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      • Enhancing Place Based Partnerships
      • Citizen Engagement on the Environment
      • National Forum for Public Engagement in STEM
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      • STFC Wonder Match
      • Wellcome Centre Support Programme
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We help universities engage with the public

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Support more inclusive engagement

The NCCPE is recruiting for several new roles to help us improve race equity and equality in public engagement.

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Support for engagement professionals
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Inspire me!

Gain inspiration for your public engagement work through case studies, stories and films.
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Communities and individuals working in the public engagement space.
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Join the NCCPE to support more inclusive engagement

News
20 / 03 / 2023
The NCCPE is recruiting for several new roles to help us to develop and support more inclusive public engagement.
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Joining forces to improve public involvement and engagement

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08 / 03 / 2023
In recognition of the one year anniversary of the launch of our Shared Commitment to Public Involvement, we met with patient advocate and NCCPE partner Stephen Hill.
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Championing university-community partnerships: Announcing our 2022 Engage Watermark winners

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15 / 12 / 2022
Four UK Universities have been awarded the 2022 Engage Watermark, in recognition of their outstanding commitment to public and community engagement.
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Manifesto for Public Engagement Signatories include:
  • Teesside University Logo
  • Cardiff University Logo
  • University of Birmingham logo
  • Bath Spa University
  • University of East Anglia logo
  • Manchester Metropolitan University
  • University of St Andrews logo
  • Swansea University logo
  • SAS logo
  • University of Salford logo
  • University of Surrey logo
  • Northumbria University logo
  • Aberystwyth University logo
  • The University of Sheffield logo
  • University of Glasgow logo
  • University of Glamorgan logo
  • University of Aberdeen logo
  • UCL logo
  • University of York logo
  • Liverpool John Moores University
  • Anglia Ruskin University
  • University of Huddersfield logo
  • Edge Hill University logo
  • Ulster University logo
  • Imperial College London
  • The London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Queen's University Belfast logo
  • University of Bath logo
  • University of Bradford logo
  • University of Southampton logo
  • Queen Margaret University Logo
  • University of the West of England logo
  • Bishop Grosseteste University Logo
  • University of Reading logo
  • University of Manchester logo
  • Cranfield University Logo
  • Oxford Brookes University logo
  • University of Bristol logo
  • Kingston University London logo
  • University of Brighton logo
  • Royal Holloway, University of London logo
  • Edinburgh Napier University
  • SOAS - School of Oriental and African Studies logo
  • University of Lincoln logo
  • Bournemouth University
  • University of Oxford logo
  • Falmouth University logo
  • Goldsmiths, University of London logo
  • Heriot Watt University logo
  • Lancaster University logo
  • Institute of Education logo
  • University of Chester logo
  • Glasgow Caledonian University logo
  • Aston University Logo
  • SRUC logo
  • Queen Mary University of London logo
  • The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
  • Newcastle University logo
  • University of Nottingham logo
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  • University of Leicester logo
  • Staffordshire University
  • Diamond Light Source
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