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Public Engagement
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  5. Our action plan

Our action plan

At Queen Mary, our ambition is to embed public and community engagement across all aspects of university life. We want our staff and students to have access to the highest quality support for public engagement, and to be able to use that support to integrate public and community engagement into their work. 

We aim to strengthen our connections with society, from Mile End to Rio de Janeiro. We want to welcome people outside of the university as co-creators and interpreters of new knowledge and impact, through collaborative research and learning. 

We will advance our support for public engagement and our work will be based on five key principles.

 

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Remove internal barriers to engagement

We will work with schools and institutes, build senior leadership for public engagement, enable PhD student involvement, and support staff to secure external funding.
Community Engagement Award Winners 2018

Recognise and celebrate good practice

We will work to recognise public engagement within promotions criteria, support nominations for external awards, and showcase engagement across the university.

Embed good practice across the university

We will enable peer-to-peer learning, improve the chances of long-term project sustainability, and work to embed engagement into university-wide plans. 
A woman talks at a podium in front of a presentation which says 'Our Civic University Agreement'.

Build equitable partnerships

We will develop guidelines for ethical partnerships, build our reach into the local area, launch a Civic University Agreement, and introduce opportunities for internal public representation. 
A busy street in east London: in the foreground two women chat by a market stall whilst people walk past in the background.

Champion the value of engaged universities

We will work with UK research funders, participate in national conversations around public engagement, and support the public, community and civic engagement sectors.
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