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Public engagement blog 2010
Welcome to Vitae’s online discussion space on public engagement and its potential impact on you, your research and the public you engage with.
Vitae recognises the importance of the public engagement agenda for researchers and also the commitment of many organisations to raising the profile of the agenda; providing researchers with opportunities to develop their skills and actively participate in public engagement activities.
Vitae have commissioned a number of opinion based articles specifically for this space from a range of perspectives. You are able to make comments on the articles, raise questions and post up any useful or related web links that you want to share with others and of course, post your own article. All are welcome to engage in the discussion. Posting of comments is subject to the standard Terms and Conditions of use for the site.
For more information on public engagement, visit our other public engagement sections written specifically for posgraduate researchers or research staff.
Public engagement by researchers
I've always been enthusiastic about the idea that as researchers we should be trying to engage the public(s) in one way or another - in lin
03 March 2010
Categories: Research, career, research staff, support
Vitae Research Staff Conference 2010: Report on Workshop B1 - Case study examples from local RSAs and launch of RSA guide
This workshop consisted of talks by four speakers; Dr. Rob Hardwick who gave an Introduction to the UKRSA guide to Research Staff Associations, Dr. David Proctor who spoke about his extensive experience as co-chair of the College of Life Sciences Postdoc Association at the University of Dundee, Dr Jo Rees who told us about her experience with Postdocs of Cambridge and Sheila Thompson, a champion of Research Staff Associations at the University of Edinburgh, who explained how Universities can help Research Staff Associations. This was followed by a constructive discussion session focused on the experiences of the workshop members in setting up and running successful Research Staff Associations. A summary of the talks and discussion session is provided within.
10 November 2010
Categories: development, research staff, research staff organisation, role models, practical tips, UKRSA, Community
The Early Career Researcher Awards 2010
About the winners for this year's NW ECR awards and details of their projects.
07 October 2010
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What opportunities do you know of that could help people that are new to engagement?
OK, here is the final question in our series and it's a biggy: What opportunities do you know of that could help people that are new to
30 July 2010
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Social Credits - Lessons from Carbon Credits and the Clean Development Mechanism
Globally the world of social enterprise and social investment could learn vast amounts from the commercialisation of carbon and the creati
06 August 2010
The engaging researcher event (Vitae NW Hub & Manchester Beacon)
I thought I would share the success of our recent event ‘The engaging researcher’ which was held in Manchester on 6 July 2010.
15 July 2010
Categories: Research, development, research staff, training, support
Why is public engagement important?
The second in our series of questions is: Why do you think public engagement is important? This follows on nicely from What does public e
26 July 2010
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What are the top things you need to be effective at public engagement?
We are nearly at the end of our questions so... What are the top things you need to be effective at public engagement? Answers so far:
30 July 2010
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What resources could help support your public engagement work?
Fourth in our series of six questions is: What resources could help support your public engagement work? Time on an already over 100%
29 July 2010
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What advice could you give to people who are new to public engagement?
The third in our series of 6 questions is: What advice could you give to people who are new to public engagement? Answers so far:
28 July 2010
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