Fantastic Funding news - we have just launched a small fund for those in UCL new to public engagement, designed to get you out and about in local summer festivals this year. Visit the link to learn more and apply! www.ucl.ac.uk/public-engag...
Text on a purple background which reads “On the Shelf: 200 years of building UCL’s library collections. A free, public exhibition in UCL Main Library. February 2026 – January 2027”. The top and bottom edges of the image are decorated with stamps from different UCL libraries.
UCL Library Services’ new public exhibition “On the Shelf: 200 years of building UCL’s Library collections” is now open in the Main Library.
It explores the history of 8 of our library collections and tells the stories of the staff that developed them.
More info: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/coll...
There's still time to apply for funding to attend @beinghumanfest.bsky.social. If you're seeking inspiration, try this story from Lakshmi Priya Rajendran in our new blog series "Stories of Engagement: Behind the scenes of public engagement initiatives at UCL." blogs.ucl.ac.uk/public-engag...
Two weeks left to apply to our Genomics in Context Awards! 🧬
We’re funding new collaborations between genomics, the humanities, social sciences and wider society.
Level: up to £500,000
Duration: up to two years
Deadline: 16 March 2026
Find out more ⤵️
wellcome.org/research-fun...
Apply for up to £2,000 to support projects connecting research with communities.
Deadline: Mon 16 Feb 2026
Open to all UCL staff & partnerships
📩 publicengagement@ucl.ac.uk
Click below to find out more information and to apply
www.ucl.ac.uk/public-engag...
#PublicEngagement #UCL
Just 2 weeks to go!
The UCL Public Engagement Seed Fund 2026 is open, supporting UCL staff & PGRs to engage creatively and inclusively with public groups and communities.
Apply: www.ucl.ac.uk/public-engag...
#PublicEngagement #UCL #SeedFunding
Flyer. Importance of Public Involvement Research Webinar Series. Webinar 4. This webinar will share findings from two evaluations of young people’s advisory groups (YPAGs), both co-produced with young group members. It will highlight lessons for meaningful and inclusive Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) with children and young people (CYP) and explore practical implications for PPIE professionals, researchers and CYP involved in research. Chaired by Dr Stan Papoulias, PPIE research theme lead at NIHR ARC South London. Facilitated by Dr Elspeth Mathie, Inclusive Involvement in Research theme lead at NIHR ARC East of England. Speakers: Dr Louca-Mai Brady, Reader in Youth Involvement and Health; Dr Helen Abnett and Lauren Denyer, Research Fellows, UH; and young members of the Herts YPAG. Who should attend? Anyone who is interested or involved in CYP’s involvement in research, including young people. Tuesday 17th February, 12:00-13:30. Register now!
📣 @nihrarcs.bsky.social #PPI webinar: Evaluating #PublicInvolvement with children & young people 🌟17/2/26
Presenters incl me, @helenabnett.bsky.social & @hertsypag.bsky.social + hosted by @skourkos.bsky.social & @elspethma.bsky.social
Info & booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/involving-...
“Promotional graphic for UCL’s Public Engagement Seed Fund. Text reads ‘Apply Now’ and invites UCL staff and postgraduate research students to apply for up to £2,000 in funding, with applications closing Monday 16 February 2026 at 10:00 am; includes an image of diverse hands stacked together and the contact email publicengagement@ucl.ac.uk .”
We’ve launched a new funding opportunity for UCL staff and postgraduate researchers to develop creative, inclusive and meaningful public engagement projects.
Apply here: www.ucl.ac.uk/public-engag...
#PublicEngagement #CoProduction #InclusiveResearch
Evaluating Public Engagement
Tue 27 Jan | 10:00–12:00
A practical session using real case studies, group activities and creative approaches to evaluation.
Both sessions are suitable whether you’re new or developing your practice.
Book now: www.ucl.ac.uk/public-engag...
#UCL #PublicEngagement
Engagement & Impact: Intro to Public Engagement
Mon 19 Jan | 10:00–12:00
Learn about public engagement at UCL, identifying audiences, setting goals, and planning effective engagement linked to research.
Book now: www.ucl.ac.uk/public-engag...
Last chance to book – deadline approaching
UCL staff & students: want to strengthen the impact of your research through public engagement?
Places are still available on upcoming interactive Public Engagement training sessions at UCL
Seven hands atop one another in a display of unity. Each arm is clothed with a colourful knitted jumper.
Our team is hoping to start a new funding scheme very soon and we want to hear from you — UCL staff and postgraduate research students!
To register your interest and share details about your potential public engagement project, please fill out the form below:
forms.office.com/e/CeVQ3Z5aDj
Seven hands atop one another in a display of unity. Each arm is clothed with a colourful knitted jumper.
Our team is hoping to start a new funding scheme very soon and we want to hear from you — UCL staff and postgraduate research students!
To register your interest and share details about your potential public engagement project, please fill out the form below:
forms.office.com/e/CeVQ3Z5aDj
Early Career Reacher's: Apply to present at the 2026 British Science Festival!
Free training + £250 honorarium.
Deadline 11 Dec
www.britishscienceassociation.org/award-lectures
Planning a public engagement project?
We offer one-to-one advice sessions for UCL staff & researchers.
Book here: www.ucl.ac.uk/public-engag...
@ucl.ac.uk senior academic promotions now open.
Public engagement counts toward promotion criteria.
Deadline 4 Dec.
www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resour...
New research shows that empowered local communities are most effective at responding to crises.
A new report from Lauren Andres @thebartlettucl.bsky.social and Jennifer Constantine takes lessons from COVID-19 for how we build resilience. www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
Funding up to £5,000 for projects addressing inequalities.
Requires an early career researcher.
Deadline 28 Nov.
www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challe...
A week left for UCL staff and research students to feed back on the draft strategy for the public engagement team! forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
On 22 Oct 2025 we welcomed 40 colleagues to our 3rd Annual Open Science & Scholarship Awards ceremony. Highlights included an open-research training community, an open-source tool used in net-zero work.
Read more: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/...
@ucl.ac.uk staff — apply for the UCLEastFund (£4,000) or Development Fund to grow your east London project!
🗓️ Deadline: Sun, 2 Nov 2025
🔗 Seed: tinyurl.com/UCLSeedFund
🔗 Dev: tinyurl.com/UCLDevFund
A group of people of different ages taking part in an art workshop under a white tent. They are standing at a table covered with colourful paints, rollers, and paper, creating prints. Finished artwork is hanging on a line behind them, adding bright splashes of colour to the scene.
@UCL East is seeking 8 PhD students for a paid Creative Engagement Fellowship (Nov 2025–Apr 2026). Develop creative community projects, get training & mentoring, and build new skills.
Deadline: 5 Nov, 10am.
Apply here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
#UCL #CommunityEngagement
New blog from Dr Dimitrios Panayotopoulos-Tsiros (UCL Bartlett): How community initiatives in North East England are supporting men’s mental health through everyday activities and trusted local spaces.
🧠 Read more: https://shorturl.at/5qQWU
Funding applications are open to exchange ideas and expertise, or accelerate the impact of research, by building links with industry, public sector services and the wider public. Apply by 5 November 2025
Calling UCL staff and doctoral students, apply for funding for knowledge exchange and innovation!
Your project could involve exploring or testing the potential of an idea, setting up an innovation network, or working with a partner to solve a challenge.
Apply now: bit.ly/4nUYvSD
Discussion panel Tuesday 21 October 10-11.30 Planning for the long-term
Have you registered for this month's #Interact session?
If you work work in public engagement or outreach in the physical sciences join us for discussions about planning for the long-term
#PublicEngagement #PhysicalSciences
https://loom.ly/40fGj28
📣 UCL researchers & professional services staff: help shape the new Grand Challenge of Inequalities!
Join the Executive Group to guide its direction, suggest activities & champion its work.
🗓️ Deadline: 10 Oct, 17.00
🔗 Apply: https://bit.ly/42dzkSw
UCL graphic announcing KEF success: bold text reads ‘A leading university for knowledge exchange - 5 years in a row,’ with ‘knowledge exchange’ highlighted in green; UCL logo top-right; photo of the UCL Portico with ‘WELCOME’ banners at the bottom.
UCL has been rated as a leading university for knowledge exchange for the fifth year in a row in Research England’s Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).
Read the news story: bit.ly/46tDarL
#KEF5
@uclenterprise.bsky.social
Are you an academic new to applying for funding calls or looking to sharpen your approach? Check out our latest blog: What We've Learned from Reviewing Grand Challenges Proposals — and How It Can Help You
https://shorturl.at/nNHcQ
What I treasure most is listening to emotions and witnessing joy emerge in the act of making 👀. I will keep this ongoing project playful, and true to itself 🎈
Thanks for the supports @uclengage.bsky.social
It was a pleasure!