Public engagement with Research

Our academic experts broaden horizons and spark curiosity. Attend our events, explore our digital offerings or take part in our research projects.

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Our academics generate knowledge and achieve impact in close collaboration with numerous organisations, institutions and individuals, regionally, nationally and internationally. The University subscribes to the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement's Manifesto for Public Engagement and we are part of the Civic University Network, a group of universities committed to producing a Civic University Agreement in partnership with local government and other major institutions in their area. We also collaborate with neighbouring institutions as part of the Hampshire Universities Together group.

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

We have a wealth of knowledge about the local and regional history and archaeology, and our academics feature prominently in local annual festivals such as the BBC History Weekend. Since 2020, our annual participation in the Winchester Heritage Open Days is extra special as it is largely led and coordinated by students on the MA Cultural Heritage and Resource Management (CHaRM) as part of their course.

As a University that is deeply concerned with sustainability and social justice, we engaged extensively with COP26, the crucial climate change conference that took place in Glasgow in November. We joined the COP26 Universities Network and offered a varied programme of events; staff and students also travelled to Glasgow to add their voices to the growing chorus calling for urgent action on climate change. Find out more about the University's response to COP26 and explore our programme of events

Take part in our research

Covid19-related projects

Are you, or have you been, a volunteer in the Covid-19 efforts? Whether you're a volunteer driver or a specialist volunteer, our researchers would love to hear from you. To find out more and get in touch, visit the Volunteering Research Hub website.

Help us capture the pandemic for posterity. Future generations will want to know how we spent our days; what was it like to live through a global pandemic from day to day? The University of Winchester is inviting members of the public to keep a diary and document their experiences of living during this unsettling time, to create an archive. Find out more about The Covid Diaries and how to take part.

Are you interested in the connections between the Arts, Culture and Nature? The Culture-Media-Text Research Centre is inviting participants to their Symposium Intersections between Culture, Arts and Nature, on 20 April. You are welcome to present a paper on anything that addresses these areas, from Nature and the Pandemic to Health, Wellbeing and Nature. To find out more, visit the Culture-Media-Text Research Centre webpage. The Call for Papers closes on 25 February 2022.

General Health and Wellbeing-related projects

Are you an Allied Health Professions student? Take part in our AHPs Career Choices survey.

Do you live and/or work in Dorset or Hampshire and are you interested in the power of nature to create happier and healthier human beings? Then why not take part in Significant Sanctuaries, an interdisciplinary study looking at whether connecting people with natural environments can improve their mental health and wellbeing. The team is particularly keen to hear from employers and workers in the study area. Find out more and take part in Significant Sanctuaries.

Are you interested in the connections between the Arts, Culture and Nature? The Culture-Media-Text Research Centre is inviting participants to their Symposium Intersections between Culture, Arts and Nature, on 20 April. You are welcome to present a paper on anything that addresses the intersections between these areas, from eco-anxiety to health, wellbeing and nature. To find out more, visit the Culture-Media-Text Research Centre webpage. The Call for Papers closes on 25 February 2022.

Business, Law and Digital Technologies projects

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.

Are you a CIMA-qualified management accountant prepared to be interviewed about your current role and your career in management accounting? Then our researchers in the Winchester Business School are keen to hear from you. Find out about the project 'The changing role of the management accountant'.

Arts and Culture-related projects

Are you interested in the connections between the Arts, Culture and Nature? The Culture-Media-Text Research Centre is inviting participants to their Symposium Intersections between Culture, Arts and Nature, on 20 April. You are welcome to present a paper on anything that addresses these areas, from representations of the natural world to nature and philosophy. To find out more, visit the Culture-Media-Text Research Centre webpage. The Call for Papers closes on 25 February 2022.

Environment and Sustainability-related projects

Are you interested in the connections between the Arts, Culture and Nature? The Culture-Media-Text Research Centre is inviting participants to their Symposium Intersections between Culture, Arts and Nature, on 20 April. You are welcome to present a paper on anything that addresses these areas, from conservation to pollution and rewilding to a Just Transition. To find out more, visit the Culture-Media-Text Research Centre webpage. The Call for Papers closes on 25 February 2022.

Hear, see, watch our research

Exhibitions

Hands-on exhibitions

We currently have a fascinating hands-on science communication display on sound and music for users of cochlear implants at the Winchester Science Centre's new permanent exhibit on sound, hearing and vibration.

Online exhibitions

Explore our virtual visual showcase of Research and Public Engagement

Videos and podcasts

Many of our academics have produced fascinating video and audio material.

Explore the Centre for Religion, Reconciliation and Peace's podcast series Talking Peace, Exploring Conflict.

Discover modern historian Dr Natalya Chernyshova's podcasts and videos as part of her research on protest and conflict in Belarus, from the Soviet era to the current upheavals.

You will find a wealth of video material to explore on our YouTube channel, such as the dynamic Centre for Animal Welfare channel or the Centre for Performance Practice and Research channel.

Find out more and get in touch

For further information or general enquiries, contact the Research & Engagement Officer
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Background image: Biological Anthropologist Dr Heidi Dawson-Hobbis and student Briony Lalor demonstrating skeletal analysis to members of the public in the Forensic Science laboratory.