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 Book your ticket for the Engage Summit now! Engage Summit: explore the programme Engaged Futures: Pathways to an engaged future for higher education Latest news and opportunities from the NCCPE Resources: guides, briefings and tools to support quality public engagement practice Blog: read the latest insights and views from the NCCPE team and guests Explore latest content from the sector What's happening? Be inspired by the latest blogs and articles from the NCCPE website Latest content News Supporting your preparations for REF 2029 The REF takes shape – and we are here to help. Published today (10 December 2025), the REF 2029 guidance confirms major updates following the recent pause. These changes matter [...] updated on 04 Feb 2026 News Book your ticket for the Engage Summit 2026! We are delighted to announce that tickets are now on sale for the Engage Summit 2026, which will be held in Birmingham on Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th April 2026. updated on 04 Feb 2026 News We are hiring! Become our new Communications Lead We are looking for an experienced Communications Lead to shape and deliver our strategic communications. The role will be responsible for planning and implementing approaches to ensure NCCPE communications activity [...] updated on 04 Feb 2026 Blog 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 19 Jan 2026 Blog Exploring the Wheel of Consent in Participatory Research Delegates at the Engage Conference 2024 may remember Bramble Gardiner's workshop exploring the roles and interpersonal dynamics in participatory research. In this blog, Bramble shares insights from that work and [...] updated on 15 Jan 2026 Blog Ask Your Pharmacist: When Learning Meets Public Good What happens when students step out of the classroom and into the community? What if universities didn’t just teach public health - they practiced it? At the University of Lancashire [...] updated on 19 Dec 2025 Blog REF 2029: Shaping Excellence Together REF 2029 guidance arrives at a moment of turbulence for higher education. For some, the announcements may bring relief: proposals they feared would be burdensome have been moderated, and the [...] updated on 10 Dec 2025 Watermark Winner Meet the winners of our 2024/25 Watermark Awards updated on 08 Dec 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.
News Supporting your preparations for REF 2029 The REF takes shape – and we are here to help. Published today (10 December 2025), the REF 2029 guidance confirms major updates following the recent pause. These changes matter [...] updated on 04 Feb 2026
News Book your ticket for the Engage Summit 2026! We are delighted to announce that tickets are now on sale for the Engage Summit 2026, which will be held in Birmingham on Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th April 2026. updated on 04 Feb 2026
News We are hiring! Become our new Communications Lead We are looking for an experienced Communications Lead to shape and deliver our strategic communications. The role will be responsible for planning and implementing approaches to ensure NCCPE communications activity [...] updated on 04 Feb 2026
Blog 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 19 Jan 2026
Blog Exploring the Wheel of Consent in Participatory Research Delegates at the Engage Conference 2024 may remember Bramble Gardiner's workshop exploring the roles and interpersonal dynamics in participatory research. In this blog, Bramble shares insights from that work and [...] updated on 15 Jan 2026
Blog Ask Your Pharmacist: When Learning Meets Public Good What happens when students step out of the classroom and into the community? What if universities didn’t just teach public health - they practiced it? At the University of Lancashire [...] updated on 19 Dec 2025
Blog REF 2029: Shaping Excellence Together REF 2029 guidance arrives at a moment of turbulence for higher education. For some, the announcements may bring relief: proposals they feared would be burdensome have been moderated, and the [...] updated on 10 Dec 2025