Public Engagement Community Event

We are excited that we have the opportunity again to organise a gathering of the public engagement community of the University of Groningen, UMCG, this time extended to Hanze and NHL Stenden.

Who can join?

This event is for everyone involved in (facilitating) public engagement, science communication, and citizen science across the named institutions. As we would like to strengthen collaborations and exchange knowledge in the area of public engagement with the universities of applied sciences in the North, we would very much like to encourage colleagues from Hanze and NHL Stenden to also join us on the 12th of February.

What do we plan to do?

• Network: Meet new colleagues within from all the invited organisations and refresh existing ties
• Stay Connected: Share updates on developments in public engagement and citizen science across our institutions.
• Collaborate: Explore opportunities to work together in innovative ways, especially as we navigate challenging times with budget constraints.

Programme

In the event programme you can look forward to a presentation by the Nationaal Expertisecentrum Wetenschap & Samenleving (NEWS), the national centre of expertise for science and society. They will share what they can mean for PE professionals and researchers and how we can benefit from their expertise and knowledge.

Furthermore, Sander van Lanen, co-chair of the Young Academy Groningen Public Engagement group, who will share a map of public engagement activities at the UG. He would like to invite your feedback and input to identify any missing gaps and to extend this map with activities of the universities of applied sciences.

In break-out sessions, we are, for example, preparing an interactive session with Dagmar Heeg from NEWS, a workshop on citizen science competences for researchers by Mohammad Gharesifard, and a session on how we can rethink our needs and priorities for public engagement in the current situation and developments by Maaike Muller. Finally, we invite recipients of the Open Science Seed Fund to present their inspiring public engagement projects, sharing both their successes and the challenges they faced along the way.

This informal and interactive meet-up is a chance to connect, exchange ideas, and co-create solutions to advance our shared mission of meaningful public engagement.

Timetable

To join us register below!

Team Public Engagement
supported by the Open Science programme