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UCL Public Engagement
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Here to support staff and students to engage with public groups and communities outside of UCL. We believe that by listening to and collaborating with people, we can improve our research and teaching to make a greater impact and create positive change.
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Evaluating Public Engagement
Tue 27 Jan | 10:00–12:00

A practical session using real case studies, group activities and creative approaches to evaluation.

Both sessions are suitable whether you’re new or developing your practice.

Book now: www.ucl.ac.uk/public-engag...

#UCL #PublicEngagement
Training for UCL staff and students
We offer a range of training courses to support UCL staff and students develop their skills in co-production and public engagement.
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January 16, 2026 at 9:59 AM
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Engagement & Impact: Intro to Public Engagement
Mon 19 Jan | 10:00–12:00

Learn about public engagement at UCL, identifying audiences, setting goals, and planning effective engagement linked to research.

Book now: www.ucl.ac.uk/public-engag...
Training for UCL staff and students
We offer a range of training courses to support UCL staff and students develop their skills in co-production and public engagement.
www.ucl.ac.uk
January 16, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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Last chance to book – deadline approaching

UCL staff & students: want to strengthen the impact of your research through public engagement?
Places are still available on upcoming interactive Public Engagement training sessions at UCL
January 16, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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Our team is hoping to start a new funding scheme very soon and we want to hear from you — UCL staff and postgraduate research students!

To register your interest and share details about your potential public engagement project, please fill out the form below:

forms.office.com/e/CeVQ3Z5aDj
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December 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Our team is hoping to start a new funding scheme very soon and we want to hear from you — UCL staff and postgraduate research students!

To register your interest and share details about your potential public engagement project, please fill out the form below:

forms.office.com/e/CeVQ3Z5aDj
Seven hands atop one another in a display of unity. Each arm is clothed with a colourful knitted jumper.
December 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Early Career Reacher's: Apply to present at the 2026 British Science Festival!
Free training + £250 honorarium.

Deadline 11 Dec
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Award Lectures
Details on how to become an Award Lecturer at the British Science Festival
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December 1, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Planning a public engagement project?
We offer one-to-one advice sessions for UCL staff & researchers.
Book here: www.ucl.ac.uk/public-engag...
Advice and support
We offer support to all staff and research students at UCL - including early career researchers, senior academics and professional services staff members. We work with individuals, teams and departments to embed public engagement into life at UCL.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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@ucl.ac.uk senior academic promotions now open.
Public engagement counts toward promotion criteria.

Deadline 4 Dec.
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Senior academic promotion 2025-26
Applications for senior promotions open from Wednesday 22 October and will close on Thursday 04 December 2025. Familiarise yourself with the process and Academic Careers Framework, which outlines the promotions criteria, before deciding whether to apply.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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New research shows that empowered local communities are most effective at responding to crises.

A new report from Lauren Andres @thebartlettucl.bsky.social and Jennifer Constantine takes lessons from COVID-19 for how we build resilience. www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
Local communities are shown to respond best in a crisis
From Crisis to Resilience: Radical Transformations for Food Security, Health and Social Justice shows that local responses to the COVID-19 pandemic were effective in supporting resilience and tackling food insecurity.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Funding up to £5,000 for projects addressing inequalities.

Requires an early career researcher.

Deadline 28 Nov.
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Inequalities Early Career Researcher (ECR) Catalyst Grant Call 2025/26
Funding of up to £5,000 is now available for impactful, interdisciplinary projects that specifically support early career researchers. Application deadline: Friday 28 November, 17.00 (GMT).
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November 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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A week left for UCL staff and research students to feed back on the draft strategy for the public engagement team! forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Microsoft Forms
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November 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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On 22 Oct 2025 we welcomed 40 colleagues to our 3rd Annual Open Science & Scholarship Awards ceremony. Highlights included an open-research training community, an open-source tool used in net-zero work.

Read more: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/...
Celebrating Open Science & Scholarship at UCL: Highlights from the Third Annual Awards Ceremony! | UCL Open@UCL Blog
UCL Homepage
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October 31, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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@ucl.ac.uk staff — apply for the UCLEastFund (£4,000) or Development Fund to grow your east London project!

🗓️ Deadline: Sun, 2 Nov 2025
🔗 Seed: tinyurl.com/UCLSeedFund

🔗 Dev: tinyurl.com/UCLDevFund
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October 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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@UCL East is seeking 8 PhD students for a paid Creative Engagement Fellowship (Nov 2025–Apr 2026). Develop creative community projects, get training & mentoring, and build new skills.

Deadline: 5 Nov, 10am.
Apply here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

#UCL #CommunityEngagement
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October 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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New blog from Dr Dimitrios Panayotopoulos-Tsiros (UCL Bartlett): How community initiatives in North East England are supporting men’s mental health through everyday activities and trusted local spaces.
🧠 Read more: https://shorturl.at/5qQWU
October 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Calling UCL staff and doctoral students, apply for funding for knowledge exchange and innovation!

Your project could involve exploring or testing the potential of an idea, setting up an innovation network, or working with a partner to solve a challenge.

Apply now: bit.ly/4nUYvSD
Funding applications are open to exchange ideas and expertise, or accelerate the impact of research, by building links with industry, public sector services and the wider public. Apply by 5 November 2025
October 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Have you registered for this month's #Interact session?
If you work work in public engagement or outreach in the physical sciences join us for discussions about planning for the long-term
#PublicEngagement #PhysicalSciences
https://loom.ly/40fGj28
Discussion panel Tuesday 21 October 10-11.30 Planning for the long-term
October 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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📣 UCL researchers & professional services staff: help shape the new Grand Challenge of Inequalities!
Join the Executive Group to guide its direction, suggest activities & champion its work.
🗓️ Deadline: 10 Oct, 17.00
🔗 Apply: https://bit.ly/42dzkSw
October 2, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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UCL has been rated as a leading university for knowledge exchange for the fifth year in a row in Research England’s Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).

Read the news story: bit.ly/46tDarL

#KEF5

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September 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Are you an academic new to applying for funding calls or looking to sharpen your approach? Check out our latest blog: What We've Learned from Reviewing Grand Challenges Proposals — and How It Can Help You

https://shorturl.at/nNHcQ
What we’ve learnt from reviewing Grand Challenges proposals — and how this can help you
By Max Gillingham, Ethne James-Souch, Jade Hunter and James Paskins
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September 16, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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What I treasure most is listening to emotions and witnessing joy emerge in the act of making 👀. I will keep this ongoing project playful, and true to itself 🎈

Thanks for the supports @uclengage.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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It was a pleasure!
September 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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🔍 How do we define the skills to connect academia & policy?
Join UPEN & CAPE for a deep dive into knowledge mobilisers' core competencies.
📅 23 Sept | 12:30–14:00 | Online
🔗 Register: https://www.shorturl.at/TQ5zd
📄 Read the report: https://www.shorturl.at/jZPG0
Hidden Talents: Core Competencies of Knowledge Mobilisers
How do you articulate the skills needed to connect academia and public policy? Hear CAPE's key findings from the 'Hidden Talents' report.
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September 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Some brilliantly engaged and participatory projects here!
September 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Hi everyone, UCL has decided to close this job advert early, and it will now only be open until Monday 18 August at 14:00. Please use this link to apply: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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August 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM