Public Engagement Professionals (PEP) network
The PEP Network supports engagement professionals across the UK working in higher education and research to access CPD, peer support and the latest thinking on engagement.
Why join?
Joining the PEP Network will allow you to:
- stay connected to fellow alumni of NCCPE programmes, training and events
- foster new connections and collaborations with sector peers
- share intelligence about the latest thinking, good practice and policy development related to public engagement
- share challenges, find solutions and support each other
- participate in and contribute to relevant skills-sharing opportunities and events
- apply for bespoke programmes and opportunities, such as the NCCPE Engage Fellowships
- shape and inform NCCPE responses to current sector challenges and opportunities
Apply now to join a collective of your peers championing engaged practice across the higher education sector!
Who's it for?
This network is primarily aimed at public engagement professionals (or PEPs) working in professional services roles in higher education institutions (HEIs) or research institutes across the UK. Whether public engagement is formally part of their job description or not, this group face a series of common and often unique challenges in working to support or coordinate high-quality public engagement within UK higher education institutions or research institutes.
We also welcome those working in similar roles in the sector, or those working with HEIs, research institutes or funders to coordinate and support public engagement.
We do also welcome members from outside the UK, but the majority of our membership is UK-based and therefore the content of events/discussions reflects this.
What does membership involve?
Annual Calendar of events - these are held online. Events provide a mix of formal Continuing Professional Development, structured networking and skills sharing, as well as a chance to hear from NCCPE and other sector experts about the latest developments.
Quarterly Newsletter - specifically aimed at professionals in the sector, this newsletter is an opportunity to share you own work and experience, as well as hearing from other members.
Online space - members have the opportunity to join the PEP Network Linkedin group, to meet and talk with other PEPs in the Network. This group is used to share work, opportunities and resources, ask questions, gather thoughts, and find peer support from others working in the sector.
Access to specific NCCPE opportunities - members of the network are eligible to apply for NCCPE programmes such as the NCCPE Engage Fellowship and the Racial Equity Action Learning Programme. Join now to find out about future opportunities!
Previous events
Producing video assets
This event explored approaches to producing video assets that can help tell the story of our work.
Exploring Ethics
In this event we heard from a range of speakers about how they approach ethics in their engagement work.
Engage Fellowships
The NCCPE Engage Fellowships scheme offers grants of up to £25,000 for individuals, partnerships, or groups of people with the drive, passion, and thinking to see engaged practice embedded in UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
Engage Fellowships are exclusively open to the NCCPE's PEP Network. The network will be notified when the 2025 scheme opens through the PEP Newsletter.
Become a member
Applications for Membership of the PEP Network are open all year round and the network is currently free to join.
Contact
For any enquiries, please contact pepnetwork@uwe.ac.uk.