The Public Engagement with Research: Catalysts call will be open from Monday 12 September until 12:00 Thursday 17th November.
The aim of the call is to:
- create a culture within the grant holding HEIs where excellent public engagement with research is formalised and embedded through:
- strategic commitment to public engagement
- integration of public engagement into core research activities of HEIs, including measuring quality and impact of public engagement with research activities
- reward and recognition of researchers and staff involved in public engagement
- encouraging and supporting researchers and staff at all levels to become involved (e.g. by building capacity for public engagement amongst researchers)
- create networks within institutions to share good practice, celebrate their work and ensure that those involved in public engagement feel supported
- contribute to a wider network supportive of public engagement including the NCCPE, other recipient HEIs and the wider HE community
- build on experience to develop best practice that recognises the two-way nature of public engagement with research
For further information, the call document can be found at http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/documents/scisoc/PERCatalystCallforProposals.pdf
