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Join Dr Jamie Gallagher, a trainer, consultant and engagement specialist, for a range of free, 1-hour webinars hosted in collaboration with New Scientist Live and C- Dice. Click on each session below to find out more and sign-up.

Creative-sci-com: from stand to stage | On Demand

Discover what you should be doing to super charge your science communication.

Event Planning for Public Engagement | 13 February, 1-2pm

Step by step processes to organise safe, inclusive and well-organised public facing events.

Researchers on TikTok | 19 February, 1-2pm

Discover how researchers are using videos to increase their reach, profile and impact. Total beginners welcome.

Dealing with Evaluation Data | 20 February, 1-2pm

How do you capture evaluation data? What should you ask? How do you use it for reporting? This packed hour is filled with essential information evaluating engagement projects.

Lasting Impression | 13 March, 1-2pm

Give the most interesting, memorable and engaging talks possible. Forget all the rules you thought you knew about presenting and discover the techniques helping thousands of nervous speakers find their comfort in the presentation space.

Jamie has worked across dozens of institutions every year, helping improve the reach, profile and impact of research in almost every academic discipline. His sessions are packed full of actionable info and designed to be interactive and inclusive as well as accommodating to a range of preferred learning styles.

You can learn more about Jamie's training at his website, and you can also get in touch with him at jamie@jamiebgall.co.uk.

Dr Tom Goodman, a WIE Fellow from 2022 - 2024, has been recognised in the King's New Year Honours List for 2026! The New Year Honours List recognises the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the UK.

Tom has received a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to Technology in the West Midlands. He is the CEO and founder of Hack The Midlands, a creative, unique space for technologists to connect. He is also the organiser of the TechMids Conference - a flagship West Midlands event which brought together 210 technologists and 24 world class speakers in November 2025. Congratulations Tom!

We're delighted to share with you our annual report 2024-25! The report is rich in success stories from this academic year and is a real celebration of the fantastic public and community engagement work taking place across University of Warwick.

You can read the full report here.

The Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) results have been published and we're so proud that the University of Warwick is rated 'very high' in relation to its public and community engagement. That is the second highest score out of all participating UK universities. Well done to all those who are involved in achieving this excellent result!

You can read the full KEF results here, and University of Warwick's statement about this here.

Congratulations to the 2025 winners of the WAPCE awards! Watch our video here to learn more about the WAPCEs and the vital work some of the 2025 awardees have done. You can also learn more about all of the 2025 awardees here.

The Warwick Awards for Public and Community Engagement (WAPCE) seek to recognise the vital contributions Warwick staff and students make in engaging the public - on an international level as well as crucially within our region and local communities - in our learning and discovery, with the goals of sharing and co-producing knowledge, strengthening the role we play in the region and showcasing the role Warwick plays nationally and internationally in making the world a better place.