Opening plenary (H0.51)

Join us for a quick overview of what the Warwick Institute of Engagement is and what we're working on, before we handover to our guests Claire Wightman (Grapevine), Professor Jackie Hodgson (Deputy PVC for Research) and Gemma Wright (Warwick Arts Centre) . We'll be talking to them about the work Grapevine has been doing in Coventry and the region, and some of the partnerships Warwick researchers, and the Warwick Arts Centre have been working on with Grapevine.

Workshop 1 - Collaborative Approaches to Co-production with Communities (H0.58)

Led by members of the Co-Production and Communities Learning Circle:

• Gemma Wright, Head of Creative Learning at Warwick Arts Centre and Deputy Chair of the LC
• Nor Aziz, Regional Fellow, Member of the LC, and Community Activist. Nor also is part of the Playing Out Steering Group which is the project we'll use as a focus for the discussion
• James Hodkinson, Associate Professor/ Reader, Modern Languages and Chair of the LC

Using Warwick Arts Centre's community project Playing Out in Canley as a starting point, this session will focus on collaborative approaches to co-production with communities. Led by Gemma Wright, Head of Creative Learning at Warwick Arts Centre and Nor Aziz, Regional Fellow, a Canley resident and member of the Playing Out steering group, this session will share experiences from both an institutional and community perspective. We will pose key questions as discussion points to the group to open up dialogue and learning.

James Hodkinson will then introduce CO-LAB, a new recurring forum initiated by the Co-Production and Communities Learning Circle that enables Warwick colleagues from all backgrounds and their off-campus partners to meet, pitch, share, network, learn and explore various forms of collaborative, co-produced and co-designed work, whether teaching, research or otherwise, in a supportive environment.

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Workshop 2 - Planning and evaluating events 101 (H0.60)

Led by Amanda Bishop, Widening Participation Faculty Co-ordinator, Faculty of Science Engineering and Maths

If you're looking for advice on how to set up and evaluate public engagement events this back to basics workshop is for you. Get advice and support on the practical challenges you'll come up against, and ask any burning questions you've been thinking about.

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Workshop 3 - Principles of Inclusive Engagement (H0.61)

Led by Andy Johnson, Chair of the Inclusive Engagement Learning Circle and Beth Russell, Co-chair of the Inclusive Engagement Learning Circle

This session will introduce our Warwick Institute of Engagement’s Principles of Inclusive Engagement statement to our fellows and through an interactive discussion, explore what this statement means to you, how we can start to operationalise and embed this across the institute and how through inter-circle collaboration, we develop wider understanding and resources to ensure our inclusive engagement practice is open and inclusive for all.

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Workshop 4 - How to film smarter with your smartphone (H0.56)

Led by Anthony Avery, Chair of the Skills of Engagement Learning Circle

Just bring yourself and your smartphone (ideally one that's not full to bursting with pictures) and everything else will be provided. We'll be looking at microphones, lighting and best practice when filming interviews and pieces to camera.

Limited numbers: 6 per session. We'll repeat this session throughout the day.

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Spotlight talks - Involving students in public engagement (H0.51)

Tackling the challenges of teaching science communication skills to large undergraduate groups

Led by Sophie Martucci, Module convenor for BS349 Science Communication in the School of Life Sciences

BS349 is a third-year optional module on science communication. This talk will share how we have developed the course structure and assessment to focus on student’s skill development, while also accommodating for the increasing class size of 200+ students.

Staff and Students: Delivering Public Engagement together

Led by Paul Grigsby from the Student Engagement Learning Circle

Dr Paul Grigsby from the Department of Classics and Ancient History will talk about the collaborative engagement projects undertaken by students and staff within the department via our modules and as part of the Warwick Classics Network and its work with Schools and local Museums.

Workshop 1 - Alternative Approaches to Public Engagement for Professional Services Staff (H0.58)

Led by Beth Russell, Jamie King, Michelle Watson, four of Warwick's Project Management Graduate Trainees

When you think of Public Engagement, what comes to mind? An academic at the front of a room, presenting to rows of engaged audience members? Perhaps a group of people taking part in an interactive activity inspired by an academic's research? In this workshop, four of Warwick's Project Management Graduate Trainees come together to encourage Professional Services staff to look at Public Engagement from a different perspective.

When you look past the initial connection between Public Engagement and traditional events- or activity-based sessions, what alternative approaches appear? Developing and sustaining productive external partnerships. Volunteering. Hosting a school's careers talk. Involving external groups in projects to gain new insights and ideas. Hosting or attending community group meetings. Knowledge-sharing with local and national businesses, charities and educational institutions.

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Workshop 2 - Next steps for public engagement at Warwick (H0.60)

Led by Margaret Low, Co-chair of the Future of Engagement in Higher Education Learning Circle,

Oksana Trushkeyvch and James Hodkinson, members of the Learning Circle and Andrew Todd, Co-director of the Warwick Institute of Engagement

This interactive workshop explores participants views on the future of engagement at Warwick and suggestions for the next steps at Warwick. It includes the sharing some of the recommendations from the learning circle including approaches by National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE), and sharing the experience of WIE in its first few years. You will then be invited to share your ideas for the next steps at Warwick.

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Workshop 3 - Students and public engagement (H0.61)

Led by Saba Alhagagi, chair of the Students Engage Learning Circle, and Helen Luckhurst from Warwick Institute of Engagement

Learn about opportunities, programmes and funding across the university for all students to engage with the public. Try your hand at designing your own student activity or project and explore how you might implement it with support from WIE.

This workshop is open to all students and staff. It will be particularly interesting for students, Directors of Student Experience and UG/PG Studies, and any staff who want to involve students in engaging with people outside the University.

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Workshop 4 - How to film smarter with your smartphone (H0.56)

Led by Anthony Avery, Chair of the Skills of Engagement Learning Circle

Just bring yourself and your smartphone (ideally one that's not full to bursting with pictures) and everything else will be provided. We'll be looking at microphones, lighting and best practice when filming interviews and pieces to camera.

Limited numbers: 6 per session. We'll repeat this session throughout the day.

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Spotlight talks: Working with the community (H0.51)

Partnerships for Engagement

Led by Helen Wheatley, Warwick Institute of Engagement's Partnerships Lead

This short Spotlight session will sit alongside the Collaboration for Community Co-Production workshop session happening at 11am. It will offer an overview of the partnership working WIE has supported over the last year and highlight some of the nascent public engagement partnerships we are beginning to support in this academic year and next. I'll reflect on the successes of the Collaboration and Co-Production Fund projects and about co-design, co-production and collaboration as a critical approach in public engagement. I'll also say something about our new commission with Coventry Biennial (alongside RIS/the Research Exec), and our plans to map other partnerships that our central to our Fellows' work.

Involving the local community in training the doctors of tomorrow

Led by Lindsay Muscroft, Kate Owen & Michele Gutteridge from Warwick Medical School

In this spotlight session we will share our experience of expanding our community group over the last 3 years at Warwick Medical School: CommUnity (whose name was created by the members themselves). Our mission is to involve patients and carers in the MBChB course wherever we can, and to create the kinds of doctors the local community wants and needs. Whether our members have several hospital appointments a week, or visit their GP once every five years, they have experience of being a patient and their opinion is valuable. Over the last 3 years we have increased community involvement in the course, and now have members involved in teaching students and developing the curriculum. We are keen to learn from other departments to help us continue on our journey.

Join us for a buffet lunch - please let us know about any dietary requirements you have when you register.

Workshop 1 - Public Engagement for Young Audience (H0.58)

Led by Marie Diebolt, Outreach Project Officer in WMG

The session helps participants explore what motivates them to work with a young audience (8 to 13 years old) and how to pitch their content, engage effectively with their audience and maximise the impact of their activity. It also equips them with the basics of safeguarding when working with young children and gives them the confidence to take their passion for their subject or research to a younger public.

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Workshop 2 - How to build an impact, outreach and engagement case for future promotion (H0.60)

Led by Sarah Richardson and other members of the Promotion and Reward Learning Circle

The WIE Learning Circle on Promotion and Reward run regular workshops on how to develop an application for promotion in the area of impact, outreach and engagement. One of the main questions asked is 'how to get started?' Building a strong profile in impact, outreach and engagement takes time and is a cumulative process. This workshop is suitable for those with little or no experience in research impact, outreach work or public engagement and will give advice on how to maximise your contribution to meet the promotions criteria, things the presenters would have liked to have known when they started out and managing workload. There will be plenty of opportunity for those attending to ask questions and get advice as well as sharing their own experiences.

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Workshop 3 - A practical guide to hands on engagement stalls (H0.61)

Led by Kerry Baker, Warwick Institute of Engagement

If you're keen to run hands on engagement activities this is the workshop for you. We'll be exploring the three stages of engagement, how to keep things manageable for yourself, and how to make sure you have a fun and engaging activity that helps your audience learn something new.

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Workshop 4 - How to film smarter with your smartphone (H0.56)

Led by Anthony Avery, Chair of the Skills of Engagement Learning Circle

Just bring yourself and your smartphone (ideally one that's not full to bursting with pictures) and everything else will be provided. We'll be looking at microphones, lighting and best practice when filming interviews and pieces to camera.

Limited numbers: 6 per session. We'll repeat this session throughout the day.

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Spotlight Talks (H0.51)

Public engagement and URSS: a guide for supervisors

Led by Kate Astbury, WIE Fellow

All URSS projects have to include public engagement but how can supervisors ensure that their students' plans are going to lead to good public engagement? This spotlight session will provide tips and examples of best practice from an experienced URSS supervisor in order to help colleagues help students to develop good public engagement activities.

The WIE Mentoring Scheme

Led by Florian Reiche, WIE Fellow and founder of the scheme

Have you always wanted to get started with public engagement, but don't quite know how? Or do you have some experience already and want to get better? Then the WIE mentoring scheme might be just the thing for you! It is designed to match those seeking to develop their engagement practice with colleagues who have relevant experience to share.

This session is for both aspiring mentees, as well as aspiring mentors who wish to find out more about the scheme, what the mentoring process involves, and when and how to apply. We will have some past mentors and mentees on hand who will share their experience and of course answer any questions you might have!

We'll be looking back at some of the highlights of the day, and exploring how public engagement fits into Warwick's wider strategy with the Registrar, Rachel Sandby-Thomas (H0.51).

Join us for a final round of cake and coffee before you head off for the day