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Engaging with new partners and stakeholders

Engaging with new partners and stakeholders. Paul Manners Director, NCCPE. Funded by the UK Funding Councils, Research Councils UK and the Wellcome Trust . What is public engagement?

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Engaging with new partners and stakeholders

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  1. Engaging with new partners and stakeholders Paul Manners Director, NCCPE Funded by the UK Funding Councils, Research Councils UK and the Wellcome Trust

  2. What is public engagement? Public engagement describes the myriad of ways in which the activity and benefits of higher education and research can be shared with the public. Engagement is by definition a two-way process, involving interaction and listening, with the goal of generating mutual benefit.

  3. Different purposes… Different purposes…

  4. Different publics… Public engagement The general public Communities of place & interest Schools and colleges Community organisations Potential stakeholders or partners Regional / national govt Voluntary orgs and charities Civic engagement Community engagement Local authorities NGOs Regional strategic bodies Social enterprises Enterprise agencies Businesses Business engagement

  5. What does a ‘quality’ engagement process look like? WHY? WITHWHATIMPACT? WHO? HOW? WHEN?

  6. ENGAGED TEACHING • Developing teaching activities which positively impact on the community, and enhance students’ engagement skills • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH RESEARCH • Actively involving the public in the research activityof the institution • The engaged university KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE & SHARING Increasing the two-way flow of knowledge and insight between the university and wider society • SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY • Seeking to maximise the benefits that the institution can generate for the public

  7. Online resources • Bespoke consultancy • Events • Ambassadors scheme • Engaged University network • Conference: 5th and 6th December 2012 • paul.manners@uwe.ac.uk

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