The University of Birmingham is thrilled to have been successfully awarded the Research Councils UK Public Engagement with Research Catalyst Seed Fund (CSF).
Building on the successes and momentum generated by the Catalyst funding and the Beacons for Public Engagement initiative, this new funding will help to catalyse change by ensuring that engaging the public becomes an integral part of the research process. Specifically, the CSF will provide flexible funding directly to higher education institutions to help create a culture where excellent public engagement with research is better embedded within the institution and appropriately included within its policies, procedures and practices.
University of Birmingham is among ten universities (listed below with their Principal Investigators) that will each receive £65,000 funding for public engagement activities over the next 12 months:
- University of Birmingham: Professor Michael Whitby
- University of Cambridge: Professor Lynn Gladden
- University of Glasgow: Professor Jonathan Cooper
- Imperial College London: Professor Maggie Dallman
- King’s College London: Mr Chris Mottershead
- University of Leeds: Professor David Hogg
- University of Liverpool: Professor Dinah Birch
- University of Oxford: Professor Ian Walmsley
- University of Southampton: Professor Judith Petts
- University of Warwick: Professor Pam Thomas
Professor John Womersley, RCUK’s Champion for Public Engagement with Research and Chief Executive of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), said: “Public engagement is an integral part of research and improves both its quality and impact. We know that researchers are more likely to participate in public engagement if they have the support of their institution. This Catalyst Seed Funding will support infrastructure and cultural change within the funded universities and help researchers to engage with schools and the wider community.”
Info courtesy of RCUK: http://bit.ly/1F0qzgx
PERC would like to thank RCUK for it’s generous investment and encouragement. More details of the proposal outlined in the RCUK bid will be divulged shortly.
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