Public Engagement – what’s in it for PGRs and HEIs?

The National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement and the SRHE, Postgraduate Issues Network are hosting a joint seminar to explore the impact of public engagement on Postgraduate Researchers and their institutions. 
19th June 2013, 13:00 – 16:00  12.30: Lunch and Registration:  SRHE, 73 Collier Street, London N1 9BE 
Public Engagement – what’s in it for PGRs and HEIs?
Few would disagree with the widely held view in the Higher Education sector that engaging with the public is good for research as well as the ‘public’, but what is in it for Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs), their supervisors and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)?
Through presentations and group discussion, this seminar will explore and provide insights into public engagement - the challenges and opportunities – from both the postgraduate and the HEI perspective.
Key questions include:
    * How does public engagement activity benefit PGRs?
    * Should they get involved or does it interfere with their research?
    *  If HEIs and funders want to encourage more of this activity, what kind of support do they need to provide?
    * What do supervisors and institutions get out of this, via their PGRs, and do we need more evidence to support the case for public engagement activity?
Speakers
Dr Andy Jackson, Head of Business Development, the UK Higher Education Academy
Paul Manners, Director of the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement
Dr Kath Woods-Townsend, Research Fellow and LifeLab Programme Manager, Southampton Education School, University of Southampton
Julie Worrall, Postgraduate Researcher and Community University Engagement Manager, the University of East Anglia
To be confirmed - Jennifer Chubb, Postgraduate Researcher and Research Innovation Officer, University of York. Read more...