All the webinars on public engagement are published on YouTube. You can find them also on this page.
Past webinars
ENLIGHT-Public Engagement webinar 8: Social Justice at the centre of learning & teaching in Law
The Legal Clinic for Social Justice of the Law Faculty of the University of the Basque Country has developed innovative ways to learn and teach Law, where students are at the centre. Working with local social stakeholders, (mainly NGOs, and other actors), students get involved in real cases related to social justice and systemic discrimination in the local society. The session highlights the experiences of clinic students and it explains the transferable theoretical grounds, diverse tools and instruments that the Legal Clinic uses to foster the social function of the university, engage students in critical thinking and work with different actors.
ENLIGHT-Public Engagement webinar 7: Engaging with the cultural sector
Yorick Karseboom (Knowledge Center Philosophy) and Vincent Hazelhoff (Science Shop Language, Communication and Culture) of the University of Groningen will speak about their engaged learning projects with the cultural sector. They have collaborated in collaborative research and student projects with e.g. theatres, music venues, and festivals (e.g. on inclusivity), and small museums; in courses such as “philosophy outside the walls”, “practice labs”, “living heritage atelier” and through hackathons, internships, and projects.
ENLIGHT-Public Engagement webinar 6: The set-up of a workshop on social media use for researchers
In this webinar, Larissa van der Wal of the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) explains the layout of the workshop on Social Media Use for Researchers that she and her colleagues are giving. This workshop is given face-to-face and lasts about 90 minutes. In this webinar, she will discuss the content of the workshop and some experiences. Please note that this is NOT a webinar for researchers interested in social media use; the webinar intends to help public engagement staff/trainers/teachers to build a similar workshop, tailored to their own institute/country context.
ENLIGHT-Public Engagement Webinar 5: Impact in Academia
In this webinar, tjhe representatives of ENLIGHT Impact Task Force will introduce the concept of impact: What is impact? What is not impact? What is impact assessment? And what is the link with societal engagement? They also present the ENLIGHT methodology for the impact assessment of university activities and discuss with participants how to embed an impact-driven culture at ENLIGHT universities and beyond.
ENLIGHT-Public Engagement Webinar 4: Citizen Science at Universities
Together with the participants, Dr. Mohammad Gharesifard (professor of Citizen Science at University of Groningen) and Niels Alberts, MSc (involved in Curious -Citizen Science Projects at University of Groningen), examine the possibilities of fostering citizen science across different groups/institutes/faculties at your university. During this workshop we are exploring key questions such as: How to make sure we are aware of past, ongoing and planned research and education activities on citizen science? What resources or opportunities already exist that can be utilized? What is needed to foster collaborations across different groups/institutes/faculties?
ENLIGHT-Public Engagement Webinar 3: Service-Learning/Community-Based Learning & Migration
Dr. Lorraine Tansey outlines how the Community Knowledge Initiative (CKI) at the University of Galway collaborates with community partners for teaching and learning opportunities. The CKI connects academics with non-profit sector partners to enhance students’ understandings of their discipline in response to civic and community issues. The CKI co-founded the national Irish higher education network for civic engagement Campus Engage. This webinar focuses on current academic modules that connect students with migrant rights groups across Galway city in order to build understanding of diversity and inclusion.
ENLIGHT-Public Engagement Webinar 2: Impact of Science Communication
Dr. Anne Land of Leiden University answered the questions on evaluation and measuring impact of your science communication. Anne has been one of the key persons creating the evaluation materials available from Impact Lab.
ENLIGHT-Public Engagement Webinar 1: Science Shops
Dr. Henk Mulder explained how the Science Shops at University of Groningen are operating. Science Shops are the offices that broker research requests from the non profit sector to students and staff, and in that way facilitate co-production of knowledge (consultancy-type citizen science). The University of Groningen has 5 Science Shops in different faculties (since 1979), and collaborates in a 6th Science Shop with another University and the Municipality. Dr. Mulder has been working for the Science Shop since 1989 and is co-founder of Living Knowledge, the international Science Shop Network.