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12 Jan 2024
Public engagement – what, why and how: our next open session for colleagues
Our new series of social responsibility and civic engagement open sessions for colleagues continues with a focus on public engagement at our University. Public engagement – what, why, how will take place on Wednesday, 24 January.
This session will be led by the Director of Social Responsibility and the Public Engagement Manager, with input from our academic community. We’ll highlight our recent achievement in being awarded a Platinum Watermark by the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE), which recognises universities’ engagement with the public.
This 45 minute session will provide you with an opportunity to:
- learn about the principles for meaningful public engagement;
- find out more about a variety of initiatives from across the University that support our public engagement aims;
- get some tips on how you can start to get involved in public engagement;
- hear how our social responsibility and civic engagement strategy and public engagement framework results in real actions and impact regionally, nationally and internationally.
The content will be useful to anyone who wishes to find out more about the opportunities and impact of our public engagement activities, the key people behind their delivery, and our plans for the future.
More about our social responsibility open series
These sessions are aimed at all staff and students who are interested in how our University is making a positive difference to society and the environment through our social responsibility, civic engagement and public engagement activities.
Our series of open sessions continues over the next 18 months and includes:
- Social responsibility and civic engagement: Social inclusion (28 February 2024)
- Social responsibility and civic engagement: Prosperous communities (10 April 2024)
- Social responsibility and civic engagement: Environmental sustainability (26 June 2024)
- Public engagement – what, why, how (10 July 2024)
- Introduction to social responsibility and civic engagement: general overview of social responsibility and civic engagement (9 Oct 2024)
- Social responsibility and civic engagement: Cultural engagement (4 December 2024)
- Public engagement – what, why, how (15 Jan 2025)
- Social responsibility and civic engagement – Better health (12 Feb 2025)
- Public engagement – what, why, how (21 May 2025)
Participants can attend as many or as few sessions as they wish. Book now for any of the other sessions on the Training Catalogue.