Blog post Collaborative approach to school-university partnerships Blog post 01 / 07 / 2015 Alison Wilkinson of the Lancaster SUPI project shares her experience of engaging in the world of university research... Read more
Blog post Studying and doing partnership: A collaborative GMCVO research study Blog post 23 / 06 / 2015 Susanne Martikke from the Greater Manchester Community Voluntary Organisation and UK Community Partner Network Associate tells us about a recent research project she worked on investigating community... Read more
Blog post Universities engaging with society: the UK story Blog post 16 / 06 / 2015 What do a musical rocking chair, a grandfather clock that reveals what others are doing at the same time across the world, and a football stadium-sized balloon pumping particles into the atmosphere... Read more
Blog post Catalysing change: using research findings to embed engaged research Blog post 02 / 06 / 2015 The NCCPE’s recent web poll suggested that respondents’ attitudes to engagement are shifting. Certainly, more and more higher education institutions are embracing engagement and acknowledging its... Read more
Blog post The Wildcat Writers Blog post 18 / 05 / 2015 Every year, thousands of college professors enact their commitment to public engagement by inviting their students to work directly with community members in programs like tutoring initiatives, oral... Read more
Blog post Who leads community university partnerships and how well do they work? Blog post 18 / 05 / 2015 Who leads community university partnerships (CUPs)? How well do they work? What are the challenges and issues for CUP working? Does bringing community partners together help to develop better ways of... Read more
Blog post UKCPN trip to Galway Blog post 01 / 05 / 2015 Céad míle fáilte! In January of 2014, 3 members of the UK Community Partner Network (Jane Acton from Nature Workshops, Cornwall; Steve Pool, freelance Artist, Sheffield and Becci Feltham from the... Read more
Blog post The emotional dynamics of (academic) engagement Blog post 21 / 04 / 2015 As part of our series on the Heart of Engagement, Dr Roberta Comunian and Dr Abigail Gilmore share their experiences working on the Beyond the Campus network, and in particular the co-production of... Read more
Blog post What do origami, kirigami and community university partnerships have in common? Blog post 16 / 04 / 2015 Sharon Court from Apple Seed and the UK Community Partner Network explains community university partnerships with the help of origami and kirigami. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEDwa5YBpmU&... Read more
Blog post What can we learn from business engagement? Blog post 14 / 04 / 2015 What can those who engage with the public learn from those engaging with business? There is lots of commonality in business and community engagement. Sarah Ward from the University of Exeter and... Read more