Engage Summit 2026: Looking to the Future of Public Engagement

Engage is the biannual conference hosted by the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement. This year, the conference was attended by our Engaged Research Manager, Dr Dreolin Fleischer, and Catherine Hurcombe, Regional Engagement Assistant, to explore the changing landscape of engaged research, and how now more than ever, co-production and engagement with new audiences is vital.

Health and Wellbeing Research: Matchmaking for VCSE and Academic Partners

In partnership with Devon Community Foundation, the University recently hosted a researcher-voluntary sector ‘matchmaking’ event. This half-day event, funded by the Devon Research Engagement Network, under the umbrella of the Torbay, Plymouth and Devon VCSE Assembly, invited those with an interest in applied health and wellbeing research to connect, and spark ideas for collaboration.