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Public and Community Engagement with Research

This team is responsible for embedding and promoting a culture of engagement and collaboration between the public and researchers. This includes Oxford Sparks, Science Together, training and more. 

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See the Public Engagement with Research pages for more information.

Latest updates

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OPEN Forum 2025, deadline 20 May 2025

2 May 2025

Help Shape the UK’s Future Resilience: Expressions of Interest Now Open. The event will take place 24 June at the Blavatnik School of Government.

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New opportunity for established researchers to directly impact policy challenges in Oxfordshire, deadline 7 May

3 April 2025

The Local Policy Lab – an alliance between the University of Oxford, Oxford Brookes University and Oxfordshire County Council – is recruiting three Chief Scientific Advisers (CSAs). Up to £50,000 is available to support activities and time commitment.

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Online workshops: Citizen Engagement for ORRI, 29 April and 6 May

31 March 2025

This online workshop and clinic will explore how you can effectively include citizens in your research programmes and why citizen engagement is crucial to Open Responsible Research and Innovation (ORRI).

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Interact 2025 Learning Spaces: Online Panel Series on Public Engagement

31 March 2025

Interact, the symposium that brings together those working in or alongside the physical science to support better, more inclusive and more sustainable engagement work, are hosting a number of 'learning spaces' throughout the year.

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British Ecological Society Engagement Award, deadline 7 April

31 March 2025

The British Ecological Society’s Ecological Engagement Award celebrates ecologists who go beyond the lab or field to engage the wider public with the science of ecology. There is a £1,000 cash prize.

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