Championing inclusive knowledge engaged research culture change We are working to build an inclusive higher education sector where communities can contribute to, and benefit from, knowledge, teaching and research. Our vision Engaged Futures: Pathways to an engaged future for higher education Latest news and opportunities from the NCCPE Our services Resources: guides, briefings and tools to support quality public engagement practice Blog: read the latest insights and views from the NCCPE team and guests Case Studies: learn from others working with a range of engagement methods Explore latest content from the sector What's happening? Be inspired by the latest blogs and articles from the NCCPE website Latest content Blog From Safe to Seen: Reimagining Public Engagement Through Care and Relational Practice Researcher Nikita Asnani explores how we can reimagine research impact and evaluation. In this blog she discusses how to achieve this - not through more metrics, but through more meaning. updated on 27 Oct 2025 Blog Can You Create Belonging For People, Or Only With Them? updated on 27 Oct 2025 Blog Exploring the Wheel of Consent in Participatory Research Delegates at the Engage Conference 2024 may remember Hannah Gardiner's workshop exploring the roles and interpersonal dynamics in participatory research. In this blog, Hannah shares insights from that work and [...] updated on 15 Oct 2025 Blog Catalyst Conversations: Reimagining Higher Education for 2045 With rapidly changing expectations about the relationship between knowledge creation and society, as well as the significant financial uncertainty faced by the sector, we are working to imagine new futures [...] updated on 05 Sep 2025 Blog Margins to Mainstream: Reflecting on Participatory Action Research NCCPE Co-director, Sophie Duncan, reflects on being part of a recent event held by Durham University Centre for Social Justice and Community Action (CSJCA). Test ‘ From the Margins to [...] updated on 18 Aug 2025 Blog Why we built the Place Navigator We just don’t know where to start It was a comment we heard more than once in our early Action Learning Group sessions. University staff, passionate about their civic activity [...] updated on 11 Aug 2025 Blog Civic Mission in Wales: Strengthening Partnerships for Regional Impact The NCCPE has been supporting Medr to develop civic engagement work across Wales through the Regional Civic Engagement Partnership (RCEP) Projects. Earlier this year, colleagues from across Further and Higher [...] updated on 09 Jul 2025 Blog A Decade of the CAER Heritage Centre In 2014 the CAER Heritage project won the NCCPE Engage Competition. A decade later, in September 2024, NCCPE Co-director, Sophie Duncan, and Director of Services, Katherine Hathaway were invited back [...] updated on 13 Jun 2025 Explore key resources The EDGE tool and how to use it Use our self-assessment tools to build a clearer picture of how well your current support for public engagement is working. REF Collection This collection gathers together the NCCPE’s work to support the Research Excellence Framework (REF) since it was first proposed in 2008 as the successor the Research Assessment Exercise.
Blog From Safe to Seen: Reimagining Public Engagement Through Care and Relational Practice Researcher Nikita Asnani explores how we can reimagine research impact and evaluation. In this blog she discusses how to achieve this - not through more metrics, but through more meaning. updated on 27 Oct 2025
Blog Exploring the Wheel of Consent in Participatory Research Delegates at the Engage Conference 2024 may remember Hannah Gardiner's workshop exploring the roles and interpersonal dynamics in participatory research. In this blog, Hannah shares insights from that work and [...] updated on 15 Oct 2025
Blog Catalyst Conversations: Reimagining Higher Education for 2045 With rapidly changing expectations about the relationship between knowledge creation and society, as well as the significant financial uncertainty faced by the sector, we are working to imagine new futures [...] updated on 05 Sep 2025
Blog Margins to Mainstream: Reflecting on Participatory Action Research NCCPE Co-director, Sophie Duncan, reflects on being part of a recent event held by Durham University Centre for Social Justice and Community Action (CSJCA). Test ‘ From the Margins to [...] updated on 18 Aug 2025
Blog Why we built the Place Navigator We just don’t know where to start It was a comment we heard more than once in our early Action Learning Group sessions. University staff, passionate about their civic activity [...] updated on 11 Aug 2025
Blog Civic Mission in Wales: Strengthening Partnerships for Regional Impact The NCCPE has been supporting Medr to develop civic engagement work across Wales through the Regional Civic Engagement Partnership (RCEP) Projects. Earlier this year, colleagues from across Further and Higher [...] updated on 09 Jul 2025
Blog A Decade of the CAER Heritage Centre In 2014 the CAER Heritage project won the NCCPE Engage Competition. A decade later, in September 2024, NCCPE Co-director, Sophie Duncan, and Director of Services, Katherine Hathaway were invited back [...] updated on 13 Jun 2025