{"id":1037,"date":"2013-07-12T17:31:50","date_gmt":"2013-07-12T17:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/per\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2013-07-12T17:31:50","modified_gmt":"2013-07-12T17:31:50","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/weblab.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/per\/about","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; padding: 10px; margin: 10px; border: solid 1px #DDDDDD;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_455\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-455\" style=\"width: 112px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-455\" href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/per\/?attachment_id=455\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-455\" title=\"Dr Trevor Collins\" src=\"http:\/\/weblab.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/per\/weblab-data\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Picture-002-112x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Trevor Collins\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weblab.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/per\/weblab-data\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Picture-002-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/weblab.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/per\/weblab-data\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Picture-002-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/weblab.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/per\/weblab-data\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Picture-002-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr Trevor Collins, co-ordinator of the Engaging Research blog.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>This is the Open University\u2019s Engaging Research blog.\u00a0 The aim of the blog is to raise the profile of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Public Engagement with Research Catalyst project, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/per\/?page_id=173\" target=\"_blank\">An open research university<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The School-University Partnership Initiative (SUPI) project, <a title=\"Engaging opportunities\" href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/engaging-opportunities\" target=\"_blank\">Engaging opportunities<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alongside the respective project websites we will also use the blog as a channel to keep people informed about progress.\u00a0 But we hope the blog will be much more than that.<\/p>\n<p>Public engagement with research and school-university partnership work means different things to different people.\u00a0 We\u2019re keen to start (or to continue) conversations about these related areas and the work we\u2019ve already done with OU researchers.\u00a0 The blog provides an online forum for some of these conversations.\u00a0 At a basic level if you have comments about the project website, or about this blog, we'd love to hear from you.\u00a0 And if you have resources that you've found valuable in the past, please contact us if you're interested in sharing them.\u00a0 But we hope the blog will also provide a route through which you can help to shape and frame the work you think will be valuable for us to do going forwards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right; padding: 10px; margin: 10px; border: solid 1px #DDDDDD;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_477\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-477\" style=\"width: 112px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-477\" href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/per\/?attachment_id=477\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-477\" title=\"Dr Ann Grand\" src=\"http:\/\/weblab.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/per\/weblab-data\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Picture-010-112x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weblab.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/per\/weblab-data\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Picture-010-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/weblab.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/per\/weblab-data\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Picture-010-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/weblab.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/per\/weblab-data\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Picture-010-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr Ann Grand, one of the blog&#39;s editors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>But don\u2019t fret if you prefer a face-to-face conversation.\u00a0 We\u2019re happy to have those too and we\u2019ll use the blog to advertise events and to take soundings for the types of activities you\u2019d like to see in the future.<\/p>\n<p>And we\u2019ll be inviting guest posts from around the university. \u00a0This will provide a space for researchers to share and showcase their ideas and concerns about public engagement with research.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The core editing group for the blog includes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/per\/?p=235\" target=\"_blank\">Trevor Collins<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/per\/?p=265\" target=\"_blank\">Ann Grand<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/per\/?p=246\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Holliman<\/a>. If you would like to contribute to the blog, please contact the PER Catalyst team through Trevor Collins (email: trevor.collins@open.ac.uk).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the Open University\u2019s Engaging Research blog.\u00a0 The aim of the blog is to raise the profile of: The Public Engagement with Research Catalyst project, An open research university The School-University Partnership Initiative (SUPI) project, Engaging opportunities. 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