Webinar on key findings from NCCPE literature review

In this webinar, we will share key findings from the NCCPE’s literature review undertaken as part of the Scaling Pan-UKRI Approaches to Public Engagement in Research project. The review draws together a decade of research on public and community engagement and was commissioned by UKRI through the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Creative Communities programme led from Northumbria University. Dr Ann Grand (Research Fellow and Policy Analyst, NCCPE) and Dr Steve Scott (Public Engagement Lead, UKRI) will lead the webinar.

The webinar invites your reflections on what this evidence tells us about engagement’s value, limits and future direction. We will explore how engagement can strengthen research quality, legitimacy and social value, while asking why persistent barriers remain. The webinar will reflect on how engagement is a plural practice, shaped by different traditions, purposes and assumptions about how knowledge is produced and shared. It will also look at the growing cast of characters who hold engagement together: researchers, engagement professionals, intermediaries, the public and communities. The webinar will ask whose knowledge and roles are valued, where systems fall short and what relational infrastructures are needed for inclusive, ethical and sustainable engagement.