Engaged Researcher - Introduction and Planning your Public Engagement

BeginnersUpdated

We’ll be looking at the what, why and how of public engagement and introducing you to ways to plan an effective public engagement project. Topics:

• The what: definitions of public engagement, who are the public, what activities count as engagement, what are the goals?
• The why: University commitment to PE, REF, Funders
• The how: the Logic Model approach to planning PE, practical considerations, moving engagement online and opportunities at the University.

As part of this practical session, we’ll use the logic model tool in exercises that will allow you to think about why you want to engage, the outcomes and impact you want to achieve, who you want to engage with and how to reach them.

We’ll look at how to run your project efficiently and how you might evaluate to learn and evidence your success. We’ll also consider the places you run events in, the resources you might need, tips on event planning and how you can make your engagement more inclusive.

You don’t need to come with a plan, we’ll start with hypothetical challenges to spark thoughts and ideas and share learning together.

Teas and coffees will also be provided for this session, along with a selection of pastries.

The course will be run by members of the Public Engagement team - Lucinda Spokes, Diogo Gomes and Claudia Antolini. As part of this course, we will provide information on how we support public engagement across the University.

• PhD students
• Post-docs
• Researchers
• Public Engagement Professionals

Number of sessions: 1

Participants of this course will gain an overview of public engagement and techniques to plan engagement. They will find out more about how the University can support their public engagement priorities, further training and funding opportunities and activities to participate in and develop their skills through.

If you have troubles joining the sessions or have any queries, please contact Engaged.Researcher@admin.cam.ac.uk

3 hours

Once a term

• Engaged Researcher Online - Evaluation Of Public Engagement
• Engaged Researcher - Object-based Public Engagement