Engaging with the community in the widest sense

Dr Sal BrintonExecutive Director

Association of Universities in the East of England

East of England context

• 5.5m people

• One of fastest growing UK regions

• Part of ‘Greater South East’ with London on our doorstep

• Falling international competitiveness

• High impact of climate change, migration etc

University of Cambridge in the community

East of England Universities

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Technology transfer and enterprise

i10 – innovative business collaboration

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Working with our communities

• Bedfordshire University and the Luton Carnival– Higher level skills in

performance arts– Working with schools

and ethnic groups– Raising aspirations in a

town with low university access.

Number of staff 2,674

Staff volunteer and paid hours 286,120

 

Number of student volunteers 5,263

Student volunteer hours 87,830

 

Total staff and students 7,937

Total staff and student hours 373,950

Valuation £3,997,520

 

Number of beneficiaries 1,013,034

 

Cost of activity £3,921,249

 

Total funds donated/raised for charity £939,820

University of CambridgeCommunity, Outreach and Widening Participation survey 2005-06

• Beacon of public engagement– One stop shop at the Forum, Norwich with

2.5m visitors per annum– Science projects following the successful

BAAS Advancement of Science Festival 2006– BBC Voices project– Volunteering

• Students• Academics and Staff

• Community University Engagement East partners– UEA– Norwich School of Art and

Design– FE colleges and schools– Norfolk Ambition, – Norwich City Council, – the Norfolk Museums

Service, – Norwich and Norfolk

Voluntary Services, – the Institute of Food

Research, – the John Innes Centre, – the Eastern Daily Press – BBC East

• AUEE Community Engagement group– Maps and quantifies public engagement across the

region– 2007 Report assessed and made recommendations– 2007 and 2008 regional seminars held jointly with

community and voluntary sector• Learning from others• Dissemination of our good practice

– 2008 seminar in autumn on monitoring and evaluation– Involvement with Nations and Regions East Skills

group preparing for 2012.

East of England Universities

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