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Evaluation of Engagement
Mon 18 March, 1-4pm, Talbot Campus

Advanced Evaluation
Tues 19 March, 9am-12pm, Lansdowne Campus

Sign up for a place on these workshops, delivered by Dr Jamie Gallagher, one of the most experienced public engagement trainers in the UK. Jamie has previously provided training sessions for BU researchers in evaluation and communication, which have been extremely well-received by attendees:

‘Informative and highly relevant to research practice’

‘Insightful and useful session’

‘Benefitted from meeting and learning from other people’s experiences. Glad to have the opportunity to do this’.

Evaluation of Engagement

This workshop will highlight what you need to ask yourself, and the public, to ensure you can demonstrate the success of your intervention and capture the long term impact of it.

Successful public engagement can benefit research, researchers and the public – but how do you go about demonstrating this change? This workshop will guide you through the best evaluation processes, showing you when, why and, crucially, how to use evaluation to provide reliable, clear data. It will highlight how to demonstrate success to funders, record impact for the REF, help improve your processes, and give you a better understanding of the people you are connecting with.

To book a place on this workshop, please complete the booking form.

Advanced Evaluation

Taking an in-depth look at evaluation, participants will explore data capture, analysis and reporting. From surveys to focus groups, you will learn how to format powerful questions and report meaningful data. Discover how to develop evaluation plans for even the most complex topics. You will also learn how to write evaluation reports for funders or for the REF. This workshop requires good base knowledge of evaluation, ideally from attending the previous Evaluation of Engagement workshop.

To book a place on this workshop please complete the booking form.

NB: While we recommend you attend both sessions, you may judge the first session on its own as appropriate for your needs. However, as the advanced session will build on the knowledge and skills gained in the first session, we do advise against only attending the second.

If you have any queries about either session, please contact publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk.