The University of Lincoln is among just 12 institutions awarded funding to enhance and embed support for public engagement with research within UK higher education institutes.
The University has been awarded the funding by Research Councils UK (RCUK) through its new Strategic Support to Expedite Embedding Public Engagement with Research (SEE-PER) grants following a competitive bidding process.
The money will be used to fund the PEARL (Public Engagement for All with research at Lincoln) project which aims to bring the organisation, visibility and impact of Public Engagement with Research (PER) at the University of Lincoln up to a consistently excellent standard, building on its already strong track record in public engagement.
The project will be led by Professor Carenza Lewis, from the School of History and Heritage, and Professor Timothy Hodgson, from the School of Psychology, from October 2017 to March 2018 with activity thereafter supported by the University.
Professor Carenza Lewis, Professor for the Public Understanding of Research, said: “I am delighted we have been successful in securing this grant as one of the things which attracted me to the University of Lincoln was its commitment to wider communities and the PEARL SEEPER grant will enable us to make the experience of engaging with university research even better for members of the public, staff and students.”