Outreach and public engagement

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

By Miranda Prynne, 25 November, 2022
Five pointers to help researchers get policymakers interested in their work, based on a guide co-created by government and academics from the University of Leeds
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 24 November, 2022
When scholars know their data well and can see their findings being ignored, they should be comfortable enough to speak out. Here, Paul McGreevy offers advice to those contemplating putting their heads above the parapet
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4minutes