PERu delivers a range ofÌýtraining and development sessions to prepare and support all Staff and Post Graduate Researchers (PGR students) to engage more confidently and effectively with a variety of publics. ÌýThe majority of sessions are designed and delivered by members of the PERu team; some sessions draw on the expertise of colleagues elsewhere in the University, or from our external expert partners.
Alongside more formal training, we are keen to ensure that researchers have easy access to activities where they can use newly acquired skills and develop further. ÌýOur training sessions highlight these opportunities, which sit within our Spectrum of Engagement .
Autumn and Spring training sessions are now completed for the 2025/26 Academic Year.
Summer sessions will open soon.
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Staff and PGRs are welcome to view our internal SharePoint pages for up to date information:
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Coming soon:Ìý Introduction to Public Engagement with Research
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Who is this session for:ÌýThis session has been designed for staff and PGRs, including but not exclusively researchers, who have little or no experience of public engagement. ÌýOthers are welcome to attend, but experienced engagers may not gain so much from the content.
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Format: This is a 1 hour 30minute session. ÌýThe format will be interactive, conversational and reflective in style.
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Dates: To be confirmed, Summer 2026
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Coming soon:Ìý Introduction to Evaluating Public EngagementÌý
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Who is this session for:ÌýThe session has been designed for staff and PGRs, including but not exclusively researchers, who have little or no experience of evaluation. ÌýOthers are welcome to attend, but experienced evaluators may not gain so much from the content.Ìý
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Format: This is a 1 hour 30 minute session. ÌýThe format will be interactive, conversational and reflective in style.
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Dates: To be confirmed, Summer 2026
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¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ staff and students can find more information (including training videos) on our .
Other previous training opportunities:
Engaging with Schools Ìý
Getting started in Public Engagement with Research Ìý
Meet the scientist training Ìý
Public Engagement as a Route to Research Impact Ìý
Towards understanding autistic people: making outreach and public engagement activities more accessible Ìý
Working with people with vision impairments: making outreach and public engagement activities more accessible