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Join us for ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’sÌýEngagement Day: Developing inclusive practice on Wednesday 11 November 2026.

Identifying and knowing your audience, who they are and what’s relevant to them, is crucial to successful engagement.Ìý But how can you ensure that the activities you run are inclusive of your audience’s background and needs?Ìý How can you identify and overcome access barriers to effectively engage with your target audience so that both you and they can benefit from the interaction?

From psychologically informed and participatory research approaches, to using craft and conversation to create connections between researchers and communities, this year’s Engagement Day is an opportunity to be challenged and inspired through a programme of workshops, discussions and networking.

With both internal and external speakers providing examples of new and innovative practice, learn from the lived experience of others to strengthen and improve your approach to societal engagement.

The day will include a panel discussion, interactive Deep Dive sessions in the morning and afternoon, Lightning Talks, and plenty of time to network with other attendees from across ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ and beyond

Upon registering your place, you will be asked to select one Deep Dive for the morning and one for the afternoon from the options below. We encourage you to read the session descriptions on the Engagement Day webpage to inform your decision. Please note that the Deep Dives are advertised on a first come first served basis with spaces limited to 32 per session.

Morning Deep Dive sessions:

1. Psychologically informed approaches to research and involvement, facilitated by Jodie Chan at Scale Space
2. From ideas to impact: keeping EDI actions on track, facilitated by Sevinc Kisacik at The Invention Rooms
3. Stitching stories and crafting connections: Women and Asthma, facilitated by Ellen Dowell and Esther Malvern at Scale Space

Afternoon Deep Dive sessions:

1. Planning for inclusion – co-creating an inclusive events toolkit, facilitated by Samantha Crisp and Lillie Pakzad-Shahabi and Scale Space
2. The trouble with inclusion: using participatory approaches to address barriers to inclusive engagement, facilitated by Tom Morton at Scale Space
3. Designing inclusive STEM programmes: insights from evaluation, facilitated by Ali Lyons and Ada Mau at Scale Space

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Further information about the programme will beÌýpublished on our website over the coming weeks.

• Due to limited capacity, Engagement Day is open to ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ staff only.
• We hope you are able to attend the whole Engagement Day programme. However, we can accommodate partial attendance where required for accessibility. Please contact the Public and Community Engagement team to discuss how we can support you.
• Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
• Tickets are limited, therefore please cancel your ticket if you’re no longer able to attend.

If you have any queries, please contact the Public and Community Engagement team.