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Public Engagement with Research Masterclass 14: Public engagement,
widening participation or outreach?
Julie Askew and Kim Sims University of Sheffield
Graham Moore, Museums Sheffield
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Outline of session
2pm Welcome
2.10pm Julie Askew & Kim Sims
3.15pm Graham Moore
3.45-4.00pm Questions and close
Introduction to the project and Public Engagement with Research team
• Introduction to the Public Engagement with Research Team
• The Masterclass series
• What we can do to help
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• Who is here?
• What do you know?
Masterclass series
Masterclass title Date & time
11. What to think about when organising your public
engagement event
20th February 2014
12: Undertaking Public Engagement With Non-specialist
Audiences
Wednesday 26th March 2014
13: How to identify, approach and work with stakeholders Wednesday 30th April 2014
14: Public Engagement or Widening Participation/
Outreach? Organising events for children and young
people
Wednesday 28th May 2014
15: Filming, iTunes U & podcasting Wednesday 25th June 2014
16: Writing a risk assessment for your event Wednesday 30th July 2014
17: Engaging the public as researchers and different types
of engagement
Wednesday 24th September
2014 or Wednesday 1st
October 2014
18: Getting started with social media and using social
media for public engagement
Wednesday 29th October 2014
19: Some ideas about how to evaluate your public
engagement event
Wednesday 26th
or Wednesday 19th November
2014
20: Media Training for Public Engagement and ‘The
Conversation’
Wednesday 17th December
2014
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What is Public Engagement?
• “Public engagement describes the myriad of ways in which the activity and benefits of higher education and research can be shared with the public. Engagement is by definition a two-way process, involving interaction and listening, with the goal of generating mutual benefit ”
National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement
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• The University’s Good Research and Innovation Practices policy
www.sheffield.ac.uk/ris/grip
• Minimum accepted practices in public engagement
• Higher practices to aspire to
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Julie Askew: Outreach Projects Manager
• Widening Participation teams & activities
• Widening Participation programmes
– Central & Faculty
• Targeting schools/pupils
• Reports to OFFA
- Activities/spend/impact
Kimberley Simms: WPREU Researcher
• WPREU – Widening Participation Research and Evaluation Unit
• Evaluate activities aimed at WP students
• Research into WP student experiences
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What do we mean by Outreach?
• Sharing research work with Industry/working in partnership
• Sharing knowledge with the public
- Festival of the Mind/Life/Dream Bigger Dreams
• Opening our doors to share the University with the wider community
• Supporting Community Groups
- Sheffield Volunteering, In the City, Enterprise, Storying Sheffield
• Engaging potential students of the University
- Recruitment & Widening Participation/Fair Access
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What do we mean by WP?
• “Most able least likely” to progress to HE • Defined by Access Agreement & specific funding • Identified schools with low attainment & progression to HE • Targeting Young People and Mature Learners • Based on basket of indicators of disadvantage:
First generation Post code Parental occupation Minority group – BME, disability Looked After Children & Care Leavers Faculty priorities for under-represented groups
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Why Widening Participation ?
• Social Mobility • Fair Access & a Fair Society • Growing diversity skills & expertise
Work with us to shape WP programmes
Central Outreach Projects
• Primary School, Discover US, Looked After Children/ Care Leavers, Achievers Awards, US in Schools
Faculty Linked Outreach Projects
• Discover: STEM, Social Sciences, Architecture, Law, Arts & Humanities
• SOAMS & ADOPT (MDH)
Recruitment
• Realising Opportunities and School visits in/out
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• Talk to us about your idea
• Resources available to help you plan
• We can help to join the dots
• We can help to measure impact
• What else do you need to consider?
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You may want to develop your own stand-alone activity
Developing an activity to share your research with children.
• What MUST you think about at the planning, delivery and evaluation stages?
• What SHOULD you think about at each stage?
• What COULD you think about at each stage?
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10 minute task to complete the crib sheet
Group Feedback Planner
http://www.shef.ac.uk/schools/university-staff/how-can-we-help/wideningparticipationtoolkit
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Top tips! Use the planning sheet to make you think about a wide range of things.
Think about the type of engagement you want to participate in - is there a department who could help with this? Can you link in to existing networks?
Simplify your research and make it relevant to the children - consider the academic ability of the group and curriculum need for specific content.
Make activities practical and hands on. Talk less, DO MORE!
Find out whether you will be working with students who might have support needs.
Let the school know what will happen and provide your own contact details.
Be prepared for the school to ask about risk assessments/COSSH/ DBS’s for students – Make sure you have these.
Consider evaluation in the planning of the activity.
Make sure you have all the resources you need.
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Further Information
• Templates & Advice
http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/schools/outreach-programmes
• Outreach Contact details
http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/schools/team
• To discuss the evaluation of a WP focussed engagement, please contact us via [email protected] Why do we evaluate activity
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Graham Moore – Museums Sheffield
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Opportunities for engagement – what is coming up?
• Sheffield Fayre (August 2014)
• Festival of the Mind (September 2014)
• Off the Shelf (October 2014)
• Festival of Social Science (November 2014)
• TEDx event
• Masterclass
For further information contact [email protected]
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Questions
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To Discover And Understand.