Research Councils UK (RCUK) are pleased to support the annual the National Co-ordinating
Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) conference which is taking place on 7-8 December
2010 in central London . The conference is an opportunity for the academic community
to come together and share best practice and explore how to embed public engagement
within the higher education sector. NCCPE will also launch its Public Engagement
Manifesto at the conference which aims to help universities embrace public engagement
as part of their mission.
The conference will host a number of high profile speakers including Professor
Alan Thorpe, Chair of RCUK, Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, Vice Chancellor of the
University of Manchester and David Sweeney, Director of Research, Innovation and
Skills at the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).
Attendees will also have the opportunity to visit a number of workshops exploring
relevant public engagement themes including culture change, effective engagement
practice, funding and student engagement. A full programme for the conference will
be available in November.
More information about the conference can be found
here.
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Further information
Contact:
Jane Wakefield
RCUK Press and Communications Manager
Tel: 01793 444592
Notes for editors
Research Councils UK (RCUK) is the strategic partnership of the UK's
seven Research Councils. We invest annually around £3 billion in research. Our
focus is on excellence with impact. We nurture the highest quality research,
as judged by international peer review providing the UK with a competitive advantage.
Global research requires we sustain a diversity of funding approaches, fostering
international collaborations, and providing access to the best facilities and
infrastructure, and locating skilled researchers in stimulating environments.
Our research achieves impact – the demonstrable contribution to society and
the economy made by knowledge and skilled people. To deliver impact, researchers
and businesses need to engage and collaborate with the public, business, government
and charitable organisations.
www.rcuk.ac.uk
The seven UK Research Councils are:
- Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC);
- Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC);
- Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC);
- Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC);
- Medical Research Council (MRC);
- Natural Environment Research Council (NERC);
- Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC).