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Tag Archives: public engagement
Feb 7 2013
We don’t all have to agree on what public engagement means in order to get involved
3 CommentsWhen it comes to public engagement, many advocate for ‘shared definitions and frameworks’. Nick Mahony explores what the obstacles are to achieving this in practice and why the debates are unlikely to de-escalate any time soon. Rather than focusing on an unlikely … Continue reading
Posted by: February 7, 2013
Tagged with: public engagement
Dec 11 2012
Proving dissemination is only one half of your impact story: Twitter provides proof of real-time engagement with the public
9 CommentsGetting a research story into the broadcast media can be an important opportunity to show impact. Alistair Brown explains how to use Twitter to monitor real time responses to a radio story, in order to assess the effect on a public community. … Continue reading
Posted by: December 11, 2012
Tagged with: Academic communication, digital era, impact, public engagement
Nov 22 2012
Why universities and grant bodies shouldn’t try to over-manage research impact
7 CommentsAcademics should be engaged with the wider world, but impact, if it is routinised, loses its potential to change the dynamic of a system. Chris Hackley writes that the research that influences policy should be celebrated but we must be wary … Continue reading
Posted by: November 22, 2012
Tagged with: impact, public engagement, Research funding
Nov 7 2012
A crowdsourcing partnership between scholars and the public brings a new audience to research
1 CommentThe recent uptake of crowdsourcing has seen institutions and scholars engage the public in large-scale research ventures. By recruiting volunteers to transcribe the unpublished manuscripts of Jeremy Bentham, the award-winning Transcribe Bentham project engages students, researchers, scholars, and the general … Continue reading
Posted by: November 7, 2012
Tagged with: crowdsourcing, impact, public engagement
Oct 26 2012
Bringing research to a wider audience, and having an impact on the young, is easier when there is a meeting of the minds
2 CommentsSparking the imagination of teenagers is never easy, so Anne Haour was initially stumped when she was faced with writing plans for ‘youth impact’ into her research bid. Here she writes how seemingly arcane research made an exciting impact on … Continue reading
Posted by: October 26, 2012
Tagged with: impact, public engagement
Oct 18 2012
Using Google to gauge impact: the Nobel Prize in Economics
2 CommentsWinning a Nobel Prize really is the ultimate demonstration of academic impact, but why would the public seem more interested in one of two joint winners? Rebecca Mann traces the public’s desire for information on Roth and Shapley, this year’s … Continue reading
Posted by: October 18, 2012
Tagged with: impact, Nobel Prize, public engagement
Oct 4 2012
Writing for Wikipedia has forced me into good scholarly habits and accessible writing
Comments OffWhere Wikipedia has poor-quality articles, we should regard it as a great opportunity, argues Martin Poulter. Researchers and educators, especially in social science, should get involved in improving the site both for its educational value and to promote their areas … Continue reading
Posted by: October 4, 2012
Tagged with: Academic communication, digital era, impact, Knowledge transfer, public engagement
Sep 28 2012
The time is ripe for collaboration: Co-produced research is needed by academics and NGOs to demonstrate impact
4 CommentsToo many academics remain rooted in a mentality that fears engaging with practitioners means reducing the credibility of their work. Rachel Hayman calls for greater collaboration and an end to wasted academic work despite the considerable barriers that lie between academia … Continue reading
Posted by: September 28, 2012
Tagged with: Academic communication, impact, Knowledge transfer, public engagement
Aug 28 2012
Ethnography in the public eye; a few lessons along the way
4 CommentsSinging to a different tune is easier once you have the skill to complement the willingness. Phillip Vannini isn’t the only academic who is trying to make research popular. Here, he explains how he has made a rule to produce … Continue reading
Posted by: August 28, 2012
Tagged with: Academic communication, digital era, impact, public engagement
Aug 24 2012
“If a tree falls in a forest…” Why REF impact isn’t the only (or best) reason to engage with social media to make an impact
1 CommentUnemployment, immigration and health policy are among some of the social science topics debated each weekend in your local pub. Instead of creating new knowledge as an end in itself, Martin Price argues that making findings accessible, and comprehensible, to … Continue reading
Posted by: August 24, 2012
Tagged with: Academic communication, academic publishing, Blogging, digital era, impact, public engagement
