A large volume of information about public engagement exists on the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement’s (NCCPE) website including:

• What is public engagement?
• How and Why engage?

Other useful public engagement resources

Fast Track Impact – Offers multiple courses that explain how researchers can more easily and effectively articulate the value of their work with publics, to justify funding and demonstrate the impact of their research.

“Successful Communication” is a toolkit for researchers and civil society organisations published by the Overseas Development Institute.

Outreach opportunities

Become a STEM Ambassador and get involved in activities which can have an impact on young people’s learning and enjoyment of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Public engagement information from research councils

AHRC	Arts and humanities research is a vital part of the cultural wealth of this country, engaging millions of people through the exhibitions they visit, the music they listen to, the books they read and the plays and films they watch.
BBSRC	Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council’s science in society programme aims to enable informed debate and ensure broad input into our strategic decision-making.
EPSRC	The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is the main UK government agency for funding research and training in engineering and the physical sciences, investing more than £800 million a year in a broad range of subjects – from mathematics to materials science, and from information technology to structural engineering.
ESRC	Economic and Social Research Council believe that by raising public awareness of the social sciences and encouraging their involvement in both social and science-related research this will translate into real benefits for society and individuals.
MRC	Medical Research Council encourages the scientists they fund to take part in public engagement activities and to share their work with the wider world
NERC	Natural Environment Research Council is committed to communicating its work as widely as possible, to inform and enthuse non-scientific audiences about environmental science and to demonstrate the economic and societal benefits that science brings.
STFC	Science and Technology Facilities Council’s Public Engagement unit offers a wide range of support for teachers, scientists and communicators to facilitate greater engagement with STFC science which includes astronomy, space science, particle physics and nuclear physics