Research Associate in Bristol

The National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) supports culture change in the UK higher education (HE) sector. We are working to build an inclusive higher education sector where communities can contribute to, and benefit from, knowledge, teaching and research. We do this by supporting excellent public engagement practice; creating the conditions for public engagement to thrive in universities; and building strong networks and partnerships to amplify our impact.

We are an agile and creative organisation, core funded by UK Research and Innovation, Research England, Wellcome, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, Scottish Funding Council and the Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland. We are also funded by earned income from projects and services provided to HEIs. The Centre is jointly hosted by University of the West of England (UWE) and University of Bristol (UoB), benefitting from being part of two vibrant universities. This role is being recruited through UWE.

THE NCCPE provides services to the Higher Education Sector such as training and consultancy and undertakes a lot of project work. Our work often has a research component which includes:

• Responding to consultations and calls for evidence

• Conducting literature reviews and consultations to inform policy and practice
• Supporting our funders by conducting thematic reviews of narratives submitted to the Higher Education sectors Knowledge Exchange Framework
• Designing and implementing our own Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework
• Developing an assessment of the State of the Sector in relation to adoption of public engagement strategy and practice by universities across the UK.