International Engagement
Membership
Co-Chairs: Hesam Khajeh Saeid, Fellow WMG, Shirley Sturkazer, Fellow - WMS
WIE Team Link: Helen Wheatley
Members:Anna Tranter, Edgar Wong, Georgiana Mihut, Kavish Wali, Laiba Wahab, Lazaros Andronis, Meera Unnikrishnan, Reza Kashtiban, Ross Forman, Steven (Luis) Servin Gonzalez, Silvia Temprado Gustems, Sujaya Shrestha, Veeraja Kamthe
Achievements so far
This LC has focused on shared learnings from our international partners on how they deliver inclusive engagement, and how this works in their locations. We prepared a report and presentation with case studies (completed by LC members) to showcase best practise examples of how this worked in different locations, what partners they work with, how they fund their projects, and how we can learn from them or share our own learnings. We invited guest speakers to our meetings, and our future plans are to expand on this, and deliver a series of talks and events to share this information and strengthen our international partnerships to develop the scope of our projects.
Previously our Learning Circle has supported a EUTOPIA call for projects to join a ‘Knowledge Bazaar’, a virtual showcase to demonstrate both the world-leading research and the innovative approaches to public engagement that take place at Warwick. We’ve contributed to training sessions open to participants from across the EUTOPIA alliance, including a session aimed at early career researchers on identifying different audiences for public engagement and developing strategies to overcome them, delivered with the Institute of Advanced Studies. We’ve also worked with colleagues from the Library to develop a EUTOPIA workshop on Citizen Science and Co-Production. It’s been fantastic to connect with so many colleagues at Warwick and within the wider alliance.
Ambitions into 2025/2026
We would like to work more closely with the international engagement team and understand more about their remit to ensure we are aligned to their strategic objectives.
We will continue to build on the good work of last year, and consolidate our work so far, working with researchers to contribute to the Knowledge Bazaar, with colleagues to assess where we can contribute to additional EUTOPIA events, and with our partners to discuss our approaches to public engagement more broadly. EUTOPIA gives us the opportunity to showcase good practice at Warwick, but also to learn from what others are doing and bring that back to campus.