Public and community engagement with research
About public and community engagement with research at Oxford University
From Britain’s first public museum, the Ashmolean, to Katherine Rundell’s Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2022, the 2023 Reith Lectures by Professor Ben Ansell on ‘Our Democratic Future’ and Royal Institution Christmas Lectures by Professor Mike Wooldridge on artificial intelligence, the University has a long history of engaging the public with its research.
We want our research to make a difference in the world, changing people’s lives. Our research should not be imposed on those who are affected by it. Instead, we should listen to their perspectives and, wherever appropriate, co-create our research.
What other sorts of engagement could I do?
If you think your research might be relevant to policy, you could explore the Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN).
If your research might be relevant to businesses, you could explore Oxford University Innovation (OUI) and Oxford Social Enterprise Partnership (OSEP).
If it’s not one of these, you could explore other opportunities to engage with those outside the University.