{"id":1291,"date":"2021-09-02T14:34:44","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T14:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/researchoffice\/?page_id=1291"},"modified":"2025-07-11T12:53:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T12:53:32","slug":"impact-and-public-engagement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/researchoffice\/impact-and-public-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact and Public Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Being aware of the impact and public engagement potential of your work is hugely important.\u00a0<\/p>

The below videos should help you with impact and public engagement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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This video explores the importance of impact in the research landscape and how you might highlight the impact potential of your work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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This video takes a deeper look at research impact, considering how you can best embed it, and the recording or tracking of it, into your work from the very beginning of a project or idea.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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This video introduces you to the University’s Press Office, exploring the work they do to support research, how they might help you and how you might consider the press appeal of your work more broadly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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This video explains how to update the public and community engagement section of your researcher profile in the VRE.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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In this video, Dr Bradley Elliot discusses the dynamics of engaging the public in academic research in online and in-person contexts. Bradley is the Public Engagement Lead in the College of Liberal Arts and Science and hosts the Different Conversations podcast: <\/span>https:\/\/anchor.fm\/differentconversations<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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As part of their “get in the know about knowledge exchange<\/strong>” series, the School of Social Sciences recently ran an event taking an in-depth look at Public Community Engagement.<\/strong><\/p>

Westminster staff can find short clips from the session below:<\/p>

What is public community engagement, and am I doing it already?<\/a><\/p>

Public lectures and talks in non-academic contexts<\/a><\/p>

Workshops<\/a><\/p>

Building a community of interest<\/a><\/p>

Media activism<\/a><\/p>

Collaborations that translate research to wider audiences<\/a><\/p>

Working in the KE space with non-academic stakeholders<\/a><\/p>

Participatory research with underserved communities<\/a><\/p>

QHT Research & Knowledge Exchange intern opportunities<\/a><\/p>

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The University of Westminster is a member of the Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN<\/a>) – a community of UK universities committed to increasing the impact of research on policy. UPEN offers a dedicated contact point for policymakers, and a collective response to requests for evidence.<\/p>

You can find guidance from UPEN and a list of current policy engagement opportunities<\/a> on the R&KE SharePoint site.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Being aware of the impact and public engagement potential of your work is hugely important.\u00a0 The below videos should help you with impact and public engagement. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i6lG1c3i3yM&list=PLX4wrfly6zDLaC7nnTEm6rlu8vbeh-h9J&index=3 This video explores the importance of impact in the research landscape and how you might highlight the impact potential of your work. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nUMOV0fp-5I&list=PLX4wrfly6zDLaC7nnTEm6rlu8vbeh-h9J&index=4 This video takes a deeper … <\/p>\n

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