Knowledge Transfer and Public Engagement: What do Learned Societies Have to Offer?
The Academy, jointly with the ESRC, held a very successful conference on 26 June 2008 to discuss the Final Report of the project into knowledge transfer and public engagement activities amongst learned societies in the social sciences. The programme and presentations are all available to download below.
Click here to download the Final Report of the project: Developing Dialogue.
Click here to download the programme.
Click here to download the list of delegates.
Click here to download the speaker biographies.
Click here to download Sir Howard Newby and Professor Miriam David's introductory presentation on the Academy.
Click here to download Drs Astrid Wissenburg's presentation on Knowledge Transfer and EI aims and opportunities.
Click here to download a presentation on the project findings by the project consultant, William Solesbury.
Click here to download Professor Miriam David's introduction to, and focus for, the table discussions.
Click here to download Professor Ian Diamond's presentation on the ESRC
Click here to download the presentation by Professor John Benyon (chair of project steering group) and Drs Astrid Wissenburg (ESRC Director of Communications and Information) on key recommendations of the report.
Click here to download the presentation by Paul Manners on the Beacons for Public Engagement.
Click on each name to download the presentations of case studies by Prof Sheila Bird (RSS) on Statistics for Journalists; Richard Ploszek of the Royal Academy of Engineering on PolicyNet; Robert Upton (RTPI) on Planning Policy and the Public; and Matthew Harvey of the Royal Society on strategies for engaging policy makers and the public.
