Outreach and public engagement

How universities can use civic engagement and collaboration to get local communities and the broader public involved in their work and generate positive impacts felt beyond the campus walls. These resources also explore effective ways to reach out and engage with school pupils and groups underrepresented in higher education to break down potential barriers to access.  

By Eliza.Compton, 11 April, 2024

How to make public engagement work for early career academics

Group of students in greenhouse
Academics need to be able to translate what they research to engage a wide range of audiences. But to do that, scientists must first find the public engagement shape that fits them and their schedule. Here’s advice for getting started
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 8 April, 2024

Researchers need support to change the world – here’s how to provide it

A bird's eye view of a table with reports and laptops
To generate world-changing research, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s Research and Innovation Office took on the role of fostering collaboration and allocation of resources to allow their academics to focus completely on their work. Lixin Situ outlines how to provide support.
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 18 March, 2024

Using storybooks to share research with a wider audience

Row of children reading colourful books
Storybooks offer a collegial method of sharing research findings beyond the peer-reviewed journals of academia – and putting it in the hands of the people who can best use the information, write Dominic Petronzi, Dean Fido and Rebecca Petronzi
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 15 March, 2024

As librarians, we should embrace open research

A librarian in a striped dress stacks books on a shelf
Open access represents a new opportunity, and librarians are ideally placed to implement it. Nazarbayev University’s library team offers their advice
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 15 March, 2024

The library’s role in digital education: content is still king

A female student browsing a computer in the library
University libraries have a huge opportunity to evolve and strengthen their roles. To do this, they must demonstrate the value of their digital content by promoting the use of their digital collections to engage, inspire and enhance learning
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5minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 23 February, 2024

How to foster a civic mindset in the era of AI

Volunteers at a food bank
Create spaces that allow small groups of people to see themselves in a broader context, encourage them to dream of what possibilities and opportunities could exist and then help them to take action
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5minutes
Outreach and public engagement