Training Opportunity for University of Birmingham Researchers (in LES)

This message is to advertise a training opportunity with Citizens UK (CUK) that may be of interest to research staff and postgraduate researchers in the Colleges of Life & Environmental Sciences (University of Birmingham) involved in carrying out, organising or designing public engagement as part of pathways to impact in research projects or for outreach. CUK are key partners in a current NERC funded public engagement project ‘ENCOMPASS’ and already have a strong relationship with the University through College of Social Sciences.

CUK are kindly offering to run a half day listening workshop in how to conduct a listening campaign (a way to engage with and develop a relationship with a community group). This could be a potentially powerful way to set up pathways to impact and develop novel public engagement partnerships for existing and future research projects. Even if your research isn’t directly linked to communities, understanding how to engage with community groups could help to unlock novel links and impacts as well as new research opportunities.

The workshop will focus on qualitative research practice in community organising (where the aim is to help a community to make a change). It will cover the principals of community organising, explain the objectives, design and management of a listening campaign and will provide the skills and tools for community organising.

We have up to 15 spaces only, so register your interest asap to avoid disappointment.

The work shop will be held on Tuesday the 19th December from 1.30-4.30, venue Earth Imaging Laboratory, Earth Sciences lower ground floor Aston Webb (building R4 on campus maps but you can find the EI lab at the back of the Lapworth Museum).

If you are interested in this opportunity or would like to know more please email ENCOMPASS PI, c.t.stevenson@bham.ac.uk or the University’s Research Engagement Officer, Dr Caroline Gillett c.d.t.gillett@bham.ac.uk directly.

Kind regards

Carl and Caroline

 

 

 

ENCOMPASS: Kick-off meeting

The ENCOMPASS project team would like to formally kick-off the project with a meeting to introduce the project and team and provide an opportunity to various partners and supporters to meet and network. You are warmly invited to attend the ENCOMPASS kick-off meeting on Tuesday 28^th November from 2.30 pm in the Lapworth Museum education room, University of Birmingham.

The meeting will involve some short introductory talks by the project team followed by opportunity for discussion and networking over some refreshment. To remind you what the project is about and who is involved visit our ABOUT and ENCOMPASS TEAM & PARTNERS pages.

If you have any suggestions for other groups or individuals who you think might be interested in our project or may be willing to get involved, please do recommend them to us so we can send them an invite.

Please RSVP to encompass@contacts.bham.ac.uk and provide a short paragraph about your current role in your organisation / community / society group and in what way they hope to benefit from their attendance at the meeting or involvement with the project. If you’d prefer that your short summary and email address isn’t shared please let us know when emailing us.

We will be sending through more information (agenda, transport details etc.) prior to the event to those who have registered. We are happy to reimburse most travel expenses to attendees, please get in touch via the email above if unsure.

Kind regards

Carl and the ENCOMPASS team