Engaging Public Audiences with Your PhD (In-Person)

This 2 hour training session is an ideal introductory session for PGRs looking to learn more about public engagement, and engaging public audiences with their research. It would ideally suit 3rd, 4th year and beyond researchers with a firm idea of their research, but is open to all PGRs.

Please note that this is a repeat of our October 2023 workshop - please do not attend if you attended in October.

The session has been designed to provide an introduction to public and community engagement and the knowledge required to help you develop audience focussed PE activity with diverse audiences.

This in person session will be delivered by experts in public and community engagement from the University of Birmingham central Public and Cultural Engagement Team and will offer a chance to meet with other PGRs from the University. Tea, coffee and pastries will be available at the start of the session for attendees.

Why join us? As a result of the workshop, you will:

• Understand the benefits of public engagement to researchers, to research and to the public.
• Gain an awareness of audience types and their needs.
• Gain an increased understanding of Birmingham communities.
• Understand the role of messaging in creating intellectually accessible activity.
• Gain an increased understanding of activity planning process.

Westmere is located next to Winterbourne House on Edgbaston Park Road (G15 on the campus map). The Seminar Room is on the ground floor.