effective public engagement helen-louise murphy public engagement assistant
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Effective Public EngagementHelen-Louise Murphy
Public Engagement Assistant
www.dundee.ac.uk/revealingresearch
www.dundee.ac.uk/genericskills/outreach
Dr Jon UrchPublic Engagement Co-ordinator
Dr Helen-Louise MurphyPublic Engagement Assistant
Part of External Relations since Aug 2010
Outreach and Public Engagement Network (OPEN) North East
University of Aberdeen
Robert Gordon University
Macaulay Land Use Research Institute
Satrosphere
University of Dundee
Abertay University
Scottish Crop Research Institute
Dundee Science Centre
St Andrews University
Stirling University
What do we do?
Help organise events, training, marketing and evaluationDisseminate information about opportunities and bestpractice Support impact statements and grant applications forPublic engagement grants Liaise with other colleagues and organisations to use contacts effectively, avoid duplication and workcollaboratively
Dundee Arts Cafe
1st Tuesday every monthAt McManus Cafe
Cafe Science Dundee
Senior ResearchersLast Monday of every monthIn Chambers Coffee house
Cafe Science Extra
Early Career Researchers2nd Wednesday every monthIn Dundee Science Centre
Magnificent Microbes
Department of microbiologyMeet the scientist event at Dundee Science Centre
Alzheimer's Debate
Public debate with Alzheimer's researchersIn Arbroath
Dundee Science Festival 1st - 14th November 2010
Wellcome Trust MonitorTracking Public Views on Medical Research
•The internet is the most used and preferred method for find inginformation about medical research• But the information was more likely to be remembered if heard on tv or radio, or read in newspapers• 6 in 10 people would prefer information produced by a doctor rather than a journalist or presenter• 50% of people feel they hear too little about medical research
• Most people were willing to participate in medical research if it involved donating blood, tissue or allowing access to medical records, but only a quarter were willing if it involved testing new drugs or treatments – the most cited reason was not being aware of the risks to their health
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/About-us/Publications/Reports/Public-engagement/WTX058859.htm
Making your engagement effective
1.Planning
2.Diversity
3.Specific
4.Discussion
5.Evaluating
Upcoming training opportunities
Generic Skills – Communicating Science to non-specialists – 10th + 11th November
Public Engagement – If it's worth doing, it's worth doing well – 27th OctoberWorkshop on quality in public engagement by Edinburgh Beltane
NCCPE Engage 2010 conference - DecemberNational conference looking at how and why Universities should engage with the publicAnd the launch of their Public Engagement Manifesto distilling learning from the Beacons projects
BSA Science Communication Conference 2011 – May 2011