We have a new report. On 22nd October 2026, we published Public and Community Engagement: The State of the Sector, our first national snapshot on public engagement and engaged research [...]

Save the date: Thursday 18 March 2027 10am-4pm, Birmingham As resources tighten, engagement leaders face increasingly difficult choices. At a time when public trust in institutions is under pressure and [...]

Since 2008, Paul and Sophie have worked with colleagues, universities, funders and partners across the UK and internationally to develop the NCCPE. During that time, the Centre has helped make [...]

In this article, Siân Aggett and Sophie Duncan reflect on the exploration of the Engaged Futures programme at the 2026 NCCPE Engage Summit

Written by Emma Hayashibara, a PhD candidate at Queen Mary University of London. This blog shares Emma's experiences of creating a network for PhD students interested in participatory research.

To celebrate PEP Week, the team behind ' Is all publicity good publicity? Addressing Public Harassment in LGBT+ Research Impact & Engagement' share the new practical resources they have created [...]

Written by Emma McKenna, Queen’s University Belfast, Angela Purdham and Sarah Rafferty, University of York and Andy Coppins, Nottingham Trent University. This session was delivered as a small group discussion [...]

Applications are now open for the Engage Watermark 2026-2027 at institutional or faculty level. The award is granted by the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) to higher education [...]