Public engagement with research

Public Engagement at Winchester

OUR EVENTS

Our academic experts and students love to share their passion for their subjects and we offer a wide range of public engagement events and opportunities throughout the year, from walks and talks to exhibitions and performances.

OUR COMMITMENT

The University subscribes to the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement's Manifesto for Public Engagement, which 'invites institutions to publicly affirm, celebrate, and support their public engagement activities and commitments'.

SHARED ENDEAVOUR

We are keenly aware of the wealth of insight and experience that exists outside academia and we warmly invite you to become co-researchers and shape a better future together. We encourage you to tell us what your research and expertise needs are and to take part in our participatory research projects.

To find out more about how you can work collaboratively with us, explore our Collaborate page or email collaborate@winchester.ac.uk.

 

Key focus areas

Arts, Culture and Heritage

We are deeply embedded in the fabric of our community and we have a wealth of knowledge about the local and regional history and archaeology as well as the arts and culture sector. Our academics are working with numerous local and regional organisations, and they feature prominently in local annual festivals such the Hat Fair, BBC History Weekend and Winchester Heritage Open Days. The 2023 Heritage Open Days theme was Creativity Unwrapped and once again we offered a vibrant programme of events - find out more.

We highlighted our expertise in a video for Holocaust Memorial Day 2023 and have produced a podcast for HMD 2024.

Explore our public engagement for Holocaust Memorial Day and meet the experts.

four people seated on a stage talking, in front of an image saying Holocaust Memorial Day 2023

Our academics have lent their expertise to popular TV programmes such as The Last Kingdom and major local tourist attractions such as 878AD and Medieval Jewish Winchester. Our Archaeology consultancy ARCA is a partner in the Central Winchester Regeneration project, providing specialist research services and public engagement. We are the lead sponsor of the Winchester Books Festival, of which the inaugural 2022 edition featured many of our staff and students.

Health and Wellbeing

We maintain close links with our local and regional health services and contribute our health and wellbeing knowledge and expertise to our communities, such as the HELP Hampshire Stroke Clinic (image below) and the Winchester Health Clinic. Explore our Health and Wellbeing links and engagement.

Education

We work closely with regional partner schools through our University of Winchester Academy Trust and our expertise in e.g. creativity in the classroom, climate education, inclusive education and Special Educational Needs.

Explore our Centre of Research for Educational Action and Theory Exchange (CREATE)

Find out how we are working with schools to embed creativity in the curriculum

Investigating teachers' wellbeing at work

Our Institute of Education has teamed up with researchers in our Psychology Department to investigate teachers' mental health and wellbeing at work. If you are a teacher and would like to take part in the survey, see below under Take Part in our Research to find out more.

 

Take part in our research

Investigating teachers' wellbeing at work

Are you a UK school teacher of under-19s?

Do you want your voice heard about your work and mental wellbeing?

We are a team of researchers from the University of Winchester who are surveying teachers’ experience of work and mental wellbeing. We have launched a two-part survey; part one is a short 5-10 minute series of questions, part two is a 10-15 minute detailed questionnaire about current challenges in teaching.
 
If you take part in either or both parts of the study, you can be entered into a random prize draw to win a voucher. If you complete both parts of the survey you will be entered into the draw twice.

Take part in the survey
 
If you have any questions about the project or its outcomes, please email Dr Liam Satchell.

Children in the media

Has your child been in broadcast media? Do you post about your children on social media? Find out about our research into media and children's privacy, and get involved.

See, hear, read, watch our research

Exhibitions

Online exhibitions

Explore our virtual visual showcase of Research and Public Engagement

Our Exhibition Gallery

Sited within our most recent campus development on Romsey Road, the West Downs Gallery hosts a programme of exhibitions throughout the year. It aims to show creative work of the highest quality to inspire debate and participation between creative professionals, academics, students and the public.

Find out more about our Gallery.

 

Videos and podcasts

Join The Conversation

The University is an active member of The Conversation, an independent source of news and views, sourced from the research community and delivered direct to the public. Over the years, many of our academics have published thought-provoking articles, from the history of animal names to animal welfare, crime fiction to scary movies, sporting highs and sporting lows, and from modern-day Queens to Kings under car parks.

Read all University of Winchester articles in The Conversation

Find out more and get in touch

Background image: Historian Dr Carey Fleiner, a specialist in Roman and medieval textiles, demonstrating spinning and weaving at the event Spinning a Yarn: Fabric making, Identity, Language and Storytelling Through Time, part of the 2023 Being Human Festival, a national annual celebration of the Humanities.

 

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