Case studies

Public engagement case studies featuring a range of different purposes, methods, perspectives and people. If you would like to submit a case study, please contact us on nccpe.enquiries@uwe.ac.uk.

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I’m a Scientist Cancer Zone collaboration

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The Cancer Zone was an online, student-led activity connecting school students with people working in cancer research. It offered staff the opportunity to build their public engagement skills in a low-risk but high-quality and effective way.

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Native Ecologies: An Oral History of Cherokee Knowledge and Climate Change

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Preserving Indigenous knowledge about climate change and informing contemporary decisions about our climate future.

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Around the Toilet

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Encouraging a better understanding of how toilet access and use affects people, to inform the development of more inclusive toilet spaces.

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‘Don’t smile’ COHESION pilot

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Using theatre and debate to engage Yorkshire teenagers in issues of oral health inequality.

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SUGAR

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SUGAR (Service User and carer Group Advising on Research) was established in 2009 to support the engagement, involvement and collaboration of mental health service users and carers in a programme of mental health nursing research. The project sought to ensure public involvement through all stages of the research process and develop meaningful relationships over a five-year period.

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SMASHfestUK

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A narrative-driven festival with a specific mission to widen participation and build diversity in STEM, through the arts.

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Heart and Lung Shops

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Scientists collaborated with designers to develop interactive experiences around cardiovascular and respiratory research.

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Boingboing Youth Participation

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A network and a social enterprise working with young people exposed to improve positive mental outcomes by building resilience.

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SPHERE project

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A multidisciplinary research project bringing together researchers with industrial and engagement partners to develop a unique system of sensors for the home.

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Little Voices Shouting Out / Lleisiau Bach yn Galw Allan

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Empowering children in Wales to act as researchers and influence decision making.

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