Supporting CommunityUniversity Practitioners

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Supporting Community-University Practitioners
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Contributors
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Format

• Introduction
• Presentations I
• Sharing
• Presentations II
• Breakouts

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John Annette Higher Education Community
Partnership
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Elizabeth Babcock  The Talloires Network
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John Gaventa Development Research Centre on
Citizenship, Participation and Accountability
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Lamine Kane Sub Saharan Participatory Research
Network
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Reflection

• What are the biggest challenges you face as a
  practitioner in this area?
• What additional support would you like to see to
  help you meet these challenges?
• Are you already part of a professional network
  which you find particularly effective and
  supportive? What is the network and whats so
  good about it?
• Conversely, have you had bad experiences with
  networks not delivering which you can share?

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Eileen Martin Science Shops and Living Knowledge
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Randy Stoeker Community Based Research Network
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Peter Taylor Global University Network for
Innovation
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Paul Manners National Co-ordinating Centre for
Public Engagement
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• This initiative aims to create a culture
  within UK Higher Education where public
  engagement is formalised and embedded as a valued
  and recognised activity for staff at all levels,
  and for students.

Funded by the UK Higher Education funding
councils, Research Councils UK and the Wellcome
Trust
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Manchester Beaconconnecting people, place
knowledge
The Beacons for Public Engagement are funded by
UK Higher Education funding councils, Research
Councils UK and the Wellcome Trust.
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The NCCPEs vision is of a higher education
sector making a vital, strategic and valued
contribution to 21st Century society through its
public engagement activity
Our mission is to support universities to
increase the quantity and quality of their public
engagement activity.
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What is public engagement and why does it matter
to universities?
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What is public engagement and why does it matter
to universities?
How can I do effective public engagement?
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What is public engagement and why does it matter
to universities?
How can I do effective public engagement?
How can we embed engagement across the
university system?
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How can I do effective public engagement?
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• How can I do effective public engagement?
• Exploring public engagement principles, practice
  and tools, leading to the creation of
• A website that provides links to support and
  resources for PE activity
• A toolkit aimed at practitioners in HEIs

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• How can I do effective public engagement?
• Delivered through
• Workshops / skills-sharing events
• An audit of training needs
• Downloadable summaries of effective tools and
  techniques
• Networking with PE practitioner communities

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What is public engagement and why does it matter
to universities?
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What is public engagement and why does it matter
to universities?

• Exploring the rationale and context for
  university public engagement, and developing
• An expanding knowledge base about the theory
  and practice of university public engagement, and
  its impact
• A framework and charter for public engagement in
  higher education

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What is public engagement and why does it matter
to universities?

• Delivered through
• Opinion pieces on line fora films and podcasts
• Literature reviews and briefing papers
• Research into public attitudes to universities
• A consultation process inside and outside HE
• One off events/conferences

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How can we embed engagement across the university
system?
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How can we embed engagement across the university
system?

• Exploring the challenges of culture change in the
  university sector, learning the lessons from
  previous attempts, and leading to the creation
  of
• An evidence base to inform cultural change
• Supportive and involved practitioner networks
• A toolkit for university managers and leaders

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How can we embed engagement across the university
system?

• Delivered through
• Supporting a systematic learning and research
  programme involving HE and non-HE staff
• Developing an HE leadership programme
• Literature reviews and briefing papers
• Open house events and national conferences
• Encouraging sign up to the charter

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Communications
Toolkits
Partnerships
Research syntheses
Consultation
Website
Events
Charter
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Break out groups

• List the top ten needs of community /
  university practitioners
• List practical ways in which you think these
  needs could be met
• List up to five qualities of a good network
• List up to five things that a network should
  avoid if it can
• Use the above to feedback on the NCCPEs plans
• Whats good about what they are planning?
• What are they missing that you think is
  important?
• Is there anything they are planning that you
  think wont work?