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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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@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.
www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challe...
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
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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
A group of people of different ages taking part in an art workshop under a white tent. They are standing at a table covered with colourful paints, rollers, and paper, creating prints. Finished artwork is hanging on a line behind them, adding bright splashes of colour to the scene.
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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UCL graphic announcing KEF success: bold text reads ‘A leading university for knowledge exchange - 5 years in a row,’ with ‘knowledge exchange’ highlighted in green; UCL logo top-right; photo of the UCL Portico with ‘WELCOME’ banners at the bottom.
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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🔍 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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⏰ Job alert! We're recruiting for a Co-Production and Public Engagement Coordinator!

This role will join the Co-Production and Public Engagement Team at UCL, and support the work of both UCL Public Engagement and @coprocollective.bsky.social.

Apply here: 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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July 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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We'll be discussing DARPA and public innovation next week @ucl.ac.uk @iipp-ucl.bsky.social @rainerkattel.bsky.social You can join in-person or online www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...
Building and Managing Public Innovation — A Journey through DARPA’s High-Risk, High-Reward Legacy
Listen to Josh Entsminger PhD in Conversation with Rainer Kattel and Jack Stilgoe, discussing his PhD and his research regarding DARPA's organisational structure and approach to funding.
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July 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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SWC Senior Research Software Engineer Laura Porta will provide live-coded visuals at an upcoming event for carers, people living with dementia and artists.

Supported by @ucl.ac.uk's Trellis Arbor, the workshop blends movement, visuals and sound.

Info and register at lu.ma/dqvjka90
Lotophagi project: an experience for artists, people living with dementia and their carers · Luma
Join us for a free, gentle, and inclusive workshop that creates a shared space for carers and their loved ones with dementia, alongside artists with a personal…
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July 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Glad that people enjoy our activities! We had lots of supports from kids, youth, elderly, all walks of life 🥰 And our collective art is really bringing people to meaningful conversations and inspirations 🗺️
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And don't miss UCL's Migrant Research Unit with craft activities and a chance to share what home means to you!
Three people stand next to a large world map where visitors have marked places of interest to them. They also have a sign saying "what does home mean to you?"
July 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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We're at #CallyFestival2025 today supporting a fantastic bunch of projects!
Spray painted words saying "the Cally Festival" on a tarmac road.
July 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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A great opportunity here for a leader in Public Engagement! UCL researchers 👀 www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
July 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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This Sunday, join us at the Cally Fest! Want to find out what we're up to? There's a blog for that! And watch this space for more.... blogs.ucl.ac.uk/public-engag...
Engaging with the Cally Festival | UCL UCL Public Engagement Blog
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June 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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We have a new blog! From the team @engliciousucl.bsky.social‬ a tale of engagement with grammar - and the chance to attend this year's event in the British Library. blogs.ucl.ac.uk/public-engag...
Englicious – celebrating English Grammar Day | UCL UCL Public Engagement Blog
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June 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Last chance to get your tickets to Greater Health Equity event. Join us as we celebrate Sir Michael Marmot and look ahead to the next steps for research and policy

17 June | 13:30 - 18:30 Venue: Kennedy Lecture Theatre, UCL www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/greater-he...
Greater Health Equity
Celebrating the work of Sir Michael Marmot and next steps for research and policy
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June 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM