Last updated 7th November 2017
We have scoured the internet to find useful online resources for those interested in public engagement!
Beltane partner university guidance, procedures and resources
The University of Edinburgh
- College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Research and Knowledge Exchange webpages
- College of Science and Engineering public engagement information (check links at bottom of page too)
- University risk assessment forms and checklists (not specifically for public engagement activities, but can be adapted)
- Submit a large-scale event to the University of Edinburgh events calendar
- Marketing and logo guidance from communications and marketing
- Support for staff from Press and PR office
- University Living Lab projects
- Edinburgh Local webpages new!
- Support for contributors to the University of Edinburgh’s Festival of Creative Learning
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh Napier
Queen Margaret University
Getting Started
- Public engagement: a practical guide (from Sense About Science; focuses on involving the public to shape and co-design how research findings or information are presented) NEW
Organising Events
- Your Public Engagement Project Plan
- NCCPE’s project management guidance
- The Purple Guide to Health, Safety and Welfare at Music and Other Events
- Designing public-centric forms of engagement with research
- Euan’s Guide – Disabled Access Reviews
- Events Edinburgh’s event planning pages
- Big Lottery Fund good practice guide on working with young people
- Edinburgh Fringe guidance on making events accessible new
- Scottish Government Protecting Vulnerable Groups scheme new
RCUK and REF Impact
- NCCPE guidance on public engagement and Pathways to Impact
- Summary of NCCPE’s input into consultations on REF 2021 new
Funding Information
- Awards for All Funding
- Creative Scotland Funding
- Heritage Lottery Fund
- NCCPE pages on funding for public engagement with research (cover all disciplines)
- Research Professional (if your university has a subscription)
- Funding for arts, humanities and social sciences researchers based at the University of Edinburgh
- European Commission Horizon 2020 guidance on communicating your project
- RCUK report on public attitudes to research (March 2017)
Festivals
- List of festivals in Edinburgh
- List of UK science festivals
- Running events at Edinburgh’s Summer Festivals – first-hand experiences
- Information for Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas performers
- University of Edinburgh Festivals Office (contact for information on developing your own festival events)
- The Purple Guide to Health, Safety and Welfare at Music and Other Events
- Scottish Government Science Festivals Funding
Advertising (free)
- Advertise any event in Scotland free on The List website
- Reach local community groups through Freegle
- Edinburgh Gumtree events
- Mumsnet Edinburgh Things to Do
- What’s On Edinburgh
Presentation Skills
- TEDxEast – Nancy Duarte uncovers common structure of greatest communicators
- Prezi & Public Engagement by Nicola Osborne
- TED – Melissa Marshall: Talk nerdy to me
- Presentation Zen — Garr Reynolds’ blog on issues related to professional presentation design
- 7 tips for speaking to a social media-savvy audience
Writing Skills
- What’s it like to turn research into comics? (Prezi by Nicola Osborne)
- Top Ten Writing Tips for Scientists
- 6 blog tips for busy academics — Matt Might, Assitant Professor at the University of Utah
Social Media
- Managing your digital footprint (University of Edinburgh guidance)
- Snapchat – how young people are preferring it to Intagram, Facebook and Twitter
- Video recording: How to be a successful digital academic to boost your career
- Presentation: How academics can get the most from social media (by Chris Berry, University of Edinburgh)
- LSE Impact Blog’s Top Five Posts on Social Media
- Social Media @Work
- Vitae’s Handbook of Social Media for Researchers and Supervisors
- LSE’s guide to using Twitter in university research, teaching, and impact activities
- 25 Social Media Engagement Tips for Event Organisers
- Free learning material from OU on Social Marketing
- LSE Impact Blog article on using Google Hangouts for public engagement
- Understanding Creative Commons Licences
- QR Codes
Digital Tools for Storytelling
- Quick Guide to Film Making for Beginners
- EUSci Podcast
- Tips for producing attention-grabbing informative films
- IRISS Guide on Digital Storytelling with Video
- Digital Story Telling Tool: Adobe Voice (for iPad)
- Open Source Animation Tool: SynFig
- Understanding Creative Commons Licences
- How to Capture Your Audience at the Start of your Animated Video
Working with Schools
- Report on the NCCPE’s School-University Partnership Initiative new
- Lessons in Learning: UCL Museums’ Resource for Science Outreach in Schools
- TES (Times Education Supplement) — share educational resources with a wide network of teachers
- The Wellcome Trust: Working with Schools in STEM Public Engagement
Media Skills and Tools
- Canva – design free, decent-looking social media shareables new
- Managing your digital footprint (University of Edinburgh guidance)
- Inspiring Australia science communication toolkit
- Presentation: How academics can get the most from social media (by Chris Berry, University of Edinburgh)
- LSE Impact Blog’s Top Five Posts on Social Media
- Social Media @Work
- Vitae’s Handbook of Social Media for Researchers and Supervisors
- LSE’s guide to using Twitter in university research, teaching, and impact activities
- 25 Social Media Engagement Tips for Event Organisers
- Free learning material from OU on Social Marketing
- Quick Guide to Film Making for Beginners
- Scottish Accessible Information Forum guidance on electronic accessibility
- QR Codes
- EUSci Podcast
- Tips for producing attention-grabbing informative films
- IRISS Guide on Digital Storytelling with Video
- Digital Story Telling Tool: Adobe Voice (for iPad)
- Open Source Animation Tool: SynFig
- LSE Impact Blog article on using Google Hangouts for public engagement
- Understanding Creative Commons Licences
Communities and Crowdsourcing
- The COBWEB Guide to Citizen Science
- Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) – University of Washington based partnership programme
- Crowdsourcing examples and resources (Google Doc; some links might now be out of date)
- Designing public-centric forms of engagement with research (Open University resource)
Evaluation
- Evaluate your institution using the NCCPE’s EDGE tool
- RCUK Practical Guide to Evaluation
- Manchester Beacon’s Public Engagement Evaluation (PDF)
- NCCPE Guide to Evaluation
- Wellcome Trust’s Evaluation Advice
- Evaluation Support Scotland
- Snook
Policymakers
- Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities: Policy Stories Legacy Resources
- Ask Academia mailing list (need JISCMail login)
