Events
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Past Events
Date: Tuesday April 20th, 11am - 12.30pm.
Workshop Title:
How authentic storytelling can build public trust in science.
Workshop Abstract:
The comedian Maria Bamford says, “my friends are always telling me how easy it is to cook.” She follows this with an astute observation “but not any easier than not cooking”. Shock horror, she’s telling us that she’s an individual who doesn’t cook. She even tells us that she eats cheese out of a squeezy tube.
Hearing people being human and admitting their ‘flaws’ can help us relate to them. It can release us of our shame as we say to ourselves “Oh thank God, I’m not the only one”. It can create a connection with the speaker which helps us to like them, trust them and feel safe. This is the art of authentic storytelling.
Science and research are notoriously difficult to explain. This is because science is messy. Certainties do not always exist. However, certainties are often what the public expects. So how can we find the connections between the flaws of being human and the flaws of science to relate to the public, meet these expectations and build trust? This workshop will explore how authentic storytelling can be used as a tool to do public engagement and build trust in science. It will be fun and interactive and a chance for us to present ourselves as imperfect humans. Humans who may lick the spoon before we put it back in the jam jar or humans who may not always feel completely in control of what’s happening in our lives. Shock horror!
Facilitator Bio:
Aine Gallagher is a professional comedian and storyteller and expert in communication training. She is the former creative director and lead training facilitator with Bright Club Ireland and now works as a consultant with organisations such as Berlin Stand Up School, delivering independently developed comedy and storytelling workshops. Her passion is based on the use of authentic storytelling and the power of sharing our honest stories to build social connection, trust and promote well-being.
Registration - emial: (opens in a new window)claudia.fracchiolla@ucd.ie
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Title: Experiences and shared learning from engagement in Global Health research.
Time: Friday 26th February @ 1pm to 2pm
Description:
This one-hour lunchtime workshop will showcase research and learning experiences from experts engaged in global health research at UCD. Short presentations and a panel discussion for Q&A.
Speakers include:
Dr Brynne Gilmore, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems. Power and community engagement: Examples and lessons learned from a foreign researcher in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya
Dr Ernesto Vasquez del Aguila, Assistant Professor in the School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice. Challenges and opportunities conducting research in the Global South
Dr Purity Mwendwa, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems. Conducting research on culturally sensitive topics: Experiences and lessons learned
Registration: email (opens in a new window)Kathleen.Frazer@ucd.ie
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Meaningful Online Engagement - 23rd September, 14.00 - 16.30; Zoom
This course provides an opportunity to consider if and how to translate your public engagement plans to an online context. Looking at purpose, people and process, the course provides an opportunity to think through how to design your engagement, top tips on how to ensure you and your participants get the most out of the engagement, and ideas for how to evaluate it. You will have the opportunity to explore some case studies of practice, before considering how to apply the framework to your own work.
Target participants:
People who are thinking about taking their public engagement activities online and would like guidance about how to do it well.
Learning Objectives:
- To develop confidence in engaging publics online and be inspired by examples of high quality online engagement
- To support delegates to consider if and how their engagement can be adapted for an online context, and what the strengths and opportunities of online engagement are
- To introduce processes and tools for online engagement, and think about how these can be applied to delegate’s own engagement work
- To highlight key considerations to make when planning online content- purpose, people, principles and evaluation
Bio
This course will be led by Maddy Foard of the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) - (opens in a new window)https://www.publicengagement.ac.uk
Eventbrite booking link: (opens in a new window)https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/meaningful-online-engagement-tickets-116458786365
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Stakeholder Management in Public Engagement - 20th October, 9.30am-12.30pm; Zoom
Understanding partners, audiences, patients and policy makers is key to any impactful engagement process.
Through this half-day workshop, you will explore what effective partnership looks like and how to achieve it. From stakeholder identification to coproduction and evaluation, you will discover how to work effectively with communities and organisations.
Bio
The session will be led by engagement trainer and consultant Dr Jamie Gallagher, who has worked around the world to improve the reach, profile and impact of research in almost every subject discipline.
(opens in a new window)https://www.jamiebgall.co.uk/
Eventbrite booking link: details to follow
- Assessment of informal programs - 24th August 2020
This workshop is for attendees who are looking to develop a public engagement program, or who already facilitate a program, to reflect on design and assessment. The focus will be on big picture planning - the intent is not to showcase specific methodologies but to establish a broader plan of action for how to incorporate assessment in your program design. For this process, in the first part of the workshop, we will reflect about the needs in local communities or target audiences the program is addressing, the goals and mission of the program, and how program implementation and assessment align with those. Attendees will spend significant time developing their ideas and getting feedback from fellow attendees and workshop organizers. The second part of the workshop includes a discussion of challenges in assessing public engagement programs, how to develop a research agenda, and planning for assessment. Attendees will consider the best tools and practices for their program. Additionally, in this workshop you will connect with other people interested in research-driven public engagement programs to build community and collaboration. Workshop attendees will take away ideas about how to leverage effective design and assessment of informal settings towards increased resources and support.
Bio
Claudia Fracchiolla is a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the University College Dublin. She is a Venezuelan native with a PhD in Physics Education Research from Kansas State University. Her research has focused on assessment of institutional structures and cultural practices to make STEM fields more accessible to women and other underrepresented groups, mainly in non-formal learning environments. She also has broad experience designing, facilitating, and researching public engagement programs.
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- July 2020 - Communicating your research with the media
While we can be comfortable communicating our research to academic peers, it can be a different kettle of fish communicating with the media. In this three-hour workshop we will explore the ways in which you can present your research in print, on camera and over the air waves. Facilitated by Dr Claire O’Connell (Adjunct Professor with the UCD School of Biological and Biomolecular Sciences) and Dr Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin (Assistant Professor with the UCD School of Mathematics & Statistics), this interactive session will build your confidence and practical skills in engaging with journalists and science communicators.
Content: Benefits and challenges of communicating research; the ‘ground rules’ of communicating; identifying your core message; developing angles to generate interest; working on clarity of language; tips, preparation and practice for being interviewed for print; tips, preparation and practice for being interviewed on radio; tips, preparation and practice for being interviewed on camera.
Dr Claire O’Connell
- School of Biomolecular & Biomedical Science
Dr Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin
- School of Mathematics & Statistics
- January 2020:
Launch of Public Engagement Community of Practice
January 29th, 2020, 12.45 - 2pm
- September 2019:
Graphic Science is a communications and education consultancy based in Bristol, UK, with years of experience in public engagement, design, evaluation and training. Recently, Graphic Science carried out the evaluation of the SFI Discover Programme 2013-2017.
The training session will focus on three key elements of public engagement:1. Planning your Public Engagement Logic Model.
- This will include how theories of change can fit into the management of a public engagement programme.
2. Successful grant writing for public engagement
- Analysing the key ingredients in winning public engagement funding applications.
3. Evaluation to Impact
- Exploring qualitative methods with case studies that highlight PE leading to impact.
- July 2019:
Guest Speaker - Richard Holliman, Professor of Engaged Research, Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics, School of Environment, Earth & Ecosystem Sciences, Open University Workshop - Developing strategies for engagement: exploring co-ordination, capacity building, creativity, communication and capture.