Engaging with the community in the widest sense Dr Sal Brinton Executive Director Association of Universities in the East of England

East of England context 5.5m people One of fastest growing UK regions Part of ‘Greater South East’ with London on our doorstep Falling international competitiveness High impact of climate change, migration etc

University of Cambridge in the community

East of England Universities

Technology transfer and enterprise

i10 – innovative business collaboration business HEI i10 brokerage network business HEI

Grads East - linking graduates with businesses

Working with our communities Bedfordshire University and the Luton Carnival –Higher level skills in performance arts –Working with schools and ethnic groups –Raising aspirations in a town with low university access.

Number of staff2,674 Staff volunteer and paid hours286,120 Number of student volunteers5,263 Student volunteer hours87,830 Total staff and students7,937 Total staff and student hours373,950 Valuation£3,997,520 Number of beneficiaries1,013,034 Cost of activity£3,921,249 Total funds donated/raised for charity£939,820 University of Cambridge Community, Outreach and Widening Participation survey

Beacon of public engagement –One stop shop at the Forum, Norwich with 2.5m visitors per annum –Science projects following the successful BAAS Advancement of Science Festival 2006 –BBC Voices project –Volunteering Students Academics and Staff

Community University Engagement East partners –UEA –Norwich School of Art and Design –FE colleges and schools –Norfolk Ambition, –Norwich City Council, –the Norfolk Museums Service, –Norwich and Norfolk Voluntary Services, –the Institute of Food Research, –the John Innes Centre, –the Eastern Daily Press –BBC East

AUEE Community Engagement group –Maps and quantifies public engagement across the region –2007 Report assessed and made recommendations –2007 and 2008 regional seminars held jointly with community and voluntary sector Learning from others Dissemination of our good practice –2008 seminar in autumn on monitoring and evaluation –Involvement with Nations and Regions East Skills group preparing for 2012.

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