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2018 Funded Projects

By ucwetca, on 27 July 2018

Congratulations to all of our funded projects for our recent Beacon Bursaries and Train and Engage rounds. We had some fantastic applications, and both panels were forced to make some tough decisions in deciding where our limited funding could go. We are delighted to be working with colleagues from every school at UCL on these […]

Public engagement at UCL: Stepping stones to the future

By ucwetca, on 6 July 2018

At the 10th Anniversary Provost’s Awards for Public Engagement, the Provost launched a formal call to the UCL community to join a conversation about where we want to take public engagement at UCL by 2028. He has invited Laura Cream, Head of Public Engagement, to meet him in Spring 2019 to share the Top Ten […]

Going Viral in Rheumatology – using social media to assess what patients with rare diseases think is important in medical research

By ucwetca, on 12 June 2018

In the Public Engagement Unit we often come across researchers developing new ways of having conversations with public and patient groups. I had a fantastic meeting with Dr Thomas McDonnell and Dr Chris Wincup in the UCL Department of Rheumatology, about their work using social media to speak with patients. Thomas and Chris talk about […]

The Community of Engagers: facilitating conversations with public and patient groups

By ucwetca, on 22 May 2018

On Tuesday 1st May 2018 the UCL SLMS Community of Engagers met to share their different experiences and techniques for facilitating public engagement and public involvement events. UCL SLMS Community of Engagers meetings are designed to share learning and advice, and to link up those within UCL SLMS who are working in Public Engagement and […]

Train and Engage: bringing poetry, neuroscience and older adults together

By ucwetca, on 20 April 2018

Flavia Schechtman Belham is a PhD student in the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, and a fantastic project leader from our Train and Engage program. In this blog entry, Flavia discusses her project working with older communities and poetry, to discuss neuroscience.  At the 3rd year (of 4) of my PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience, I […]

Public Engagement in your PhD: See Science Festival

By ucwetca, on 26 March 2018

The Train and Engage fund is now open for applications from anyone who has completed our PhD training programmes. The fund gives applicants a chance to try out engagement and put their learning to good use with public, patient and community groups. This week we spoke to Erika Aquino, PhD student at the UCL Institute […]

The Community of Engagers: discussing ways of making connections with diverse groups

By ucwetca, on 23 March 2018

On Wednesday 21st February the UCL SLMS Community of Engagers met to discuss ways of connecting with diverse public groups. Community of Engagers meetings are designed to share learning and advice, and to link up those within UCL SLMS who are working in Public Engagement and Public Involvement. Each meeting is an opportunity to get advice, […]

Addressing the health challenges of hostel workers and homeless people – A Beacon Bursary funded project

By ucwetca, on 15 February 2018

Dr Briony Hudson and Dr Caroline Shulman from Pathway and The Marie Curie Palliative Care Research department, University College London, collaborated to create an important Public Engagement opportunity for people who are homeless in London. This project was supported by a Beacon Bursary grant, which are now open for applications. Briony’s project began with her […]

Get that Grant: top tips for funding applications

By ucwetca, on 18 January 2018

This week we hosted our first Public Engagement Network meeting of 2018, our 10th anniversary year. As part of our celebration of this anniversary, we will be hosting Public Engagement Network meetings that broaden the conversation about what public engagement is like at UCL and what your vision is for the future of this work. […]

Talking Taboo: Public engagement on sensitive topics

By ucwetca, on 15 November 2017

How to facilitate conversations around potentially sensitive, controversial or personal subjects is a common concern that the UCL Public Engagement Unit often encounters. Some of the most successful engagement comes from talking about topics that are difficult or have not yet been addressed – but doing it in an empathetic way needs planning and can be […]