The University of Oxford’s Public and Community Engagement with Research Strategy
“Public engagement powers excellent research. Actively involving communities affected by our work provides invaluable insights and perspectives, enriching our research and creating solutions that are inclusive and equitable. This engagement fuels innovation and achieves meaningful outcomes for all.”
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Irene Tracey
Following extensive consultation across the University, communities affected by our work, and thought leaders in Higher Education, we have identified six strategic objectives that we will focus on between 2024 and 2029, in two broad themes.
Our vision is a university where responsible and purposeful engagement with communities and the public is integral to our research, driving collaboration and creating positive change. To achieve this, we will:
1. Nurture our engagement environment by:
a. defining public and community engagement with research broadly and inclusively;
b. integrating engagement that adds value to society into our research;
c. connecting the University's engagement work, internally and externally; and
d. stewarding engagement across the University, ensuring our governance is transparent and joined-up, and capturing our efforts.
2. Improve our engagement practice by:
a. increasing community participation in, and collaboration with, our research; and
b. prioritising responsible engagement that is purposeful and interdisciplinary.
