What is public engagement?

Public engagement is one of those terms which means different things to different people depending on what institution or discipline they are in. We have a very broad understanding of public engagement and see it as a spectrum of activities which are undertaken to share the knowledge generated in academic and research institutions with the public. 

In general, public engagement is any interaction with a non specialists audience but does not include activities solely for commercialisation, PR, recruitment, schools outreach or widening participation.

The National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement is currently running a consultation on the definition of Public Engagement for academic and research institutions. >> Find out more