Public engagement
We want to work with a wide spectrum of people to increase discussion and debate around health.
[Image: Researchers discussing their work at the "Living Library". Credit: Anne Koerber/LSHTM]
Public engagement activities and projects allow for open communication between researchers and non-academics, with the goal of achieving mutual benefits and extending the reach of research.
Why should researchers engage with the public?
Engaging closely with individuals and communities to draw upon their experiences can produce knowledge and outputs that are useful for everyone. It can also ensure that research is asking the questions that matter to people, and that results are disseminated effectively. Public engagement activity is also a way in which School researchers can build strong relationships in the communities in which they are based, increasing trust and developing strong partnerships.
How can staff and students report their activities and request support?
Please do share details of your engagement activities to help us monitor the impact we are having. You can enter this information here.
For advice and support regarding planning, please contact the School’s Public Engagement Coordinator: vickie.bazalgette@lshtm.ac.uk, x4779.
Public engagement strategy (PDF)
Inspired by the School values, we will create an inspiring, inclusive and diverse culture of public engagement, transforming our research and learning through dialogue with local and global communities. By 2017 we will have developed a rich programme of activities led by school staff, students and the public across a wide range of research areas.
Events coming up
Please follow the links below to book places at these events.
- 22-25 October 2015 – Catch us at the Bloomsbury Festival
- 18 November 2015 (12:45-2:15pm) – A historical walk through brilliant Bloomsbury (part of Being Human: a Festival of the Humanities)
News
- 08 Oct 2015 – A day out of the lab, and back into secondary school
- 28 Aug 2015 – Dr Who? Reflections on World Mosquito Day 2015
- 24 July 2015 – Inaugural public engagement grants awarded
- 14 July 2015 – Want to find out whether playing computer games or listening to music is good for our memories? Read our latest Young Scientists' research projects
- 13 July 2015 – School projects feature in new Science Museum exhibition
- 30 June 2015 – Are you a Viz Whizz?
- 12 June 2015 – 'Pegademic' sweeps through the Cheltenham Science Festival
Read our other public engagement blog posts here.
Multimedia highlights
May 2015 - Erin Lafferty: Can we predict pandemics?
January 2015 - Jen Rogers: Science Showoff
June 2014 - Living Library - Saving the lives of trauma victims and using Big Data
Chandy Nath talks to Haleema Shakur about how we can save the lives of trauma victims, and Kathryn Mansfield talks about the data collected by our GP.
May 2014 - A Pint of Science
Jeroen Ensink and Ian Banks talk at the Pint Of Science festival about poo, flies and reinventing the toilet.
November 2013 - Living Library podcast
Living books from the School invited visitors to ‘borrow them’ and travel the world through their stories’.
July 2013 - The Young Scientists Programme
Budding young scientists take part in a work experience programme at the School.
April 2013 - Secret Insects of Bloomsbury - working with bugs
Researchers at the School talk about our complex relationship with bugs, flies and mosquitoes.
March 2013 - Talking to artists at the John Snow bicentenary exhibition
Talking to artists about their John Snow inspired artwork at the bicentenary exhibition at the LSHTM
