Sally Palmer, Senior Lecturer and developmental psychologist in the School of Education, and Maria Clarke, Dorset Local Nature Partnership (DLNP) Manager, share experiences from their recent Engaged and Participatory Research funded project, investigating the driving factors in young people’s engagement with environmental issues.
Author: Catherine Hurcombe
Listening to Mothers: How Patient and Public Involvement Shaped the PINCS Study
Professor Emma Pitchforth, Dr Joanne Morrison, and Victoria Cullimore explain the process behind Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) on their recent study, Postnatal Intervention for Cervical Screening. This work was supported by our 2025-6 Engaged and Participatory Research Fund, to help the research team gain lived experience perspectives ahead of the next phase of the project.
Andean Futures: Collaborative, Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Strategies for Sustainable Biocultural Policies in NW Argentina
Professors Marisa Lazzari and Ioana Oltean from the Department of Archaeology and History share insights into their longstanding collaboration with Fundación Tiempos, an Argentinian organisation dedicated to sustainable and future-focussed heritage preservation. With support from our Engaged and Participatory Research Fund, this project helped support inclusive approaches to heritage in northwestern Argentina.
What Value Do PEPs Bring? The UK’s First Public Engagement Professionals (PEPs) Week
The 20th-24th July saw the UK’s first PEP week, highlighting the role that Public Engagement Professionals play in facilitating engaged and participatory research across the Higher Education sector and beyond.
Growing Belonging: Exploring Belonging and Wellbeing at Yourspace Sutton
Dr Jess Marshall talks about the Growing Belonging project, investigating the connection between belonging and community participation, and how research can begin to measure the outcomes of this. This work was supported by our Engaged and Participatory Research Fund for the 2025-6 academic year.
How to Share your Scientific Research with the Public
Identifying avenues for engaging non-academic audiences with your research can be challenging, particularly when you are new to public engagement, or worry about finding ways to make complicated research topics more accessible. Science festivals are a popular way of introducing STEM research to new communities, and there are a range of festivals taking place throughout the year, supported by our own Exeter academics.
What is sustainable beekeeping and how can / should we do it?
Fay Kahane tells us how support from the Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Fund helped develop her PhD research, working in collaboration with external partners to investigate the future of sustainable beekeeping.
Queerly Made: Crafting LGBTQ+ Identity and Community
Dr Daniel Fountain tells us about the development of “Queerly Made”, which explores the legacy of craft in the LGBTQ+ communities, and looks at tackling the challenges of underrepresentation in national craft collections. Support from our Engaged and Participatory Research Fund has helped bring this subject to new audiences through workshops and exhibitions in the Tees Valley.
Highlights from the ESRC Festival of Social Science
Each year, the Festival of Social Science invites researchers in the social sciences to test out small-scale events that help to bring their work to new audiences, and showcase the importance of social science research to the world in which we live. Read on to hear more about past activities, and how people can get involved in the festival.
Celebrating our Engaged and Participatory Research Fund Awardees
For the last few years, our Engaged and Participatory Research (E&PR) Fund has aimed to facilitate connections between researchers and partners external to the university. On the 15th June, we invited our 2024-5 and 2025-6 cohorts to join us for a special event, sharing findings and best practice, and celebrating their fantastic achievements from the course of their projects.