We support staff and PhD researchers to share their ideas, invite perspective and spark discussion with new audiences. Our Strategy 2030 vision for the University is for our graduates and the knowledge we discover with our partners to make the world a better place; that we will achieve this through a values led approach and through the strength of our relationships both locally and globally. Our values include listening, inclusivity, accessibility, and respectfulness, in our aim to achieve excellence and impact of our research. As a research-intensive university, public engagement with research is at the heart of this as emphasised in our Research and Innovation Strategy 2030.Our Community Plan sets out the different ways we want to engage and involve our local stakeholders in our work across widening participation, festivals and cultural engagement, and knowledge exchange.Our ambition is to create a research community where public engagement is valued as an integral part of research activity, where researchers are supported to develop their approaches and have the skills to deliver successful engagement. We do this by:Providing guidance on public engagement with research.Collaborating with Edinburgh’s Festivals.Curating the Provocateurs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with the Stand Comedy Club and the University’s events programme at the Edinburgh Science Festival.Developing training opportunities with the Institute for Academic Development.Coordinating a University-wide network of people interested in public engagement.Representing the University on local and national public engagement networks.The University of Edinburgh are signatories of the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement Manifesto for Public Engagement. University of Edinburgh researchers: Find Engagement and Impact resources on the HUBsite for the research community (UoE staff only) Email us This article was published on 2024-01-24
