Key Information

Tutor: Public and Community Engagement Team
Duration: 2.5 hour workshop
Delivery: Live (In-Person, South Kensington)
Course Credit (PGR only): 1 credit 
Audience: Postdocs, Research Fellows, Research Degree Students

Dates

  • Tues 10 February 2026
    10:00-12:30, South Kensington
  • Weds 03 June 2026
    14:00-16:30, South Kensington

In this masterclass run by Imperial’s Public and Community Engagement team (open to both Imperial doctoral students and staff), participants gain an understanding of the value of public engagement activities as a pathway to research impact and how embedding these in applications for funding can strengthen their chances of success. It is particularly relevant for anyone involved in developing funding proposals involving public engagement with research.

During the course, participants gain an understanding of the UK higher education funding landscape and explore how funders view public engagement as a form of knowledge exchange and route to societal impact. Participants consider how engagement might lead to societal impacts for their own research areas, develop plans for effective public engagement that could lead to research impact, and how to evidence the difference made through engagement activities.

This course is open to Postdocs, Research Fellows & Research Degree Students.

Learning Outcomes: 

Following completion of this course, participants will be better able to:

  • Recognise the wider context of funding for public engagement, impact and knowledge exchange within higher education
  • Interpret public engagement funding criteria  
  • Describe the value and potential impact(s) of your public engagement activities, for public audiences, researchers and funders 

Pre-requisites: 

Participants are strongly advised to attend the ECRI accredited Core Public Engagement Masterclass, or have equivalent skills, before attending this session.

How to Book 

This session is run by the Public and Community Engagement Team and open to both Imperial staff and doctoral students, so the sign up is slightly different to some other ECRI courses.  

To book a place on this course, please complete the following  booking form. 

Further Information

  • Information about other Masterclasses offered to early career researchers by Imperial’s Public and Community Engagement Team is available here.

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