Public Engagement Team

The Public Engagement with Research team offers bespoke professional advice, assistance and some resources on engaging the public with research.

Be Curious portfolio of engagement platforms (LIVE, LATES, READ, CREATE, WITH US!)
Engaged Research MS Team
Training opportunities including workshops on evaluation, and a ‘PE 101’ session
Engaged for Impact Awards
Funding for research development
Resource borrowing
Guidance for event planning
Museum and University public engagement programme
Information about opportunities for public engagement activities and funding
Support and peer review of engagement plans of research proposals
Mentoring and coaching scheme (Engagement Excellence)

Email: A.C.I.Ruppertsberg@leeds.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 113 3439503

Provide both effective leadership and management of the Public Engagement team
Embed a culture of engagement, collaborative learning and experimentation
Lead the development of university-wide programmes for staff and students to foster
transformative public engagement with Leeds research and teaching

Email: S.F.Sanderson@leeds.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 113 343 1149

Support staff skills development with respect to public engagement
Develop, organise, support and service public engagement networking groups and the delivery of the Engagement Excellence mentoring Scheme;
Engage with staff and students to develop a shared understanding of the range, diversity and value of our public (and patient) engagement activities;
Move forward the on-going development of high profile platforms for engagement established at the University to support researchers in their public engagement work, evaluate and report on these activities;
Co-ordinate and provide clerical support for the administration, evaluation and reporting of small grant schemes to support researchers in developing novel and exciting public and patient engagement projects;

Email: a.guy@leeds.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 113 3438473

Develop, organise and manage the creation, editing and curation of content across our dedicated web and social media platforms
Engage our existing audience and grow our online following as well as our public-facing brand of digital content;
Responsible for ensuring content is compliant with style, privacy and accessibility requirements, keeping up to date with developments in these areas;
Liaise with researchers and academics to lead the development and production of engaging online content for research
Manage a portfolio of projects and responsible for the creative project lead of new ventures for the team;
Deliver coaching, training and support for staff’s skills development for creative digital content production;