{"id":1621,"date":"2013-12-18T15:13:02","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T15:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/per\/?page_id=1621"},"modified":"2013-12-18T15:13:02","modified_gmt":"2013-12-18T15:13:02","slug":"engaging-research-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/weblab.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/per\/engaging-research-awards","title":{"rendered":"Award Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"

An update on the Award Scheme: the next round of the Engaging Research Awards will be launched on 13 October 2014. Watch this space for further details.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The OU's inaugural 2104 Engaging Research Award Scheme is now closed. Select Award Scheme<\/a> for the full list of seven winners.<\/p>\n

We will be running another round of the OU's Engaging Research Award Scheme towards the end of 2014. We will announce the next round of the scheme through Associate Deans for Research and the Research and Career Development Team. We will also post information about the scheme on the OU's intranet, through the Research Information Alert, and on this blog.<\/p>\n

The NCCPE's Public Engagement Competition<\/a> is now closed to entries. The date for the Awards Ceremony for this national scheme is 11th June 2014.<\/p>\n

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Dr Richard Holliman, Chair of the Assessment Panel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Recognising and rewarding excellence<\/strong>
\nAre you involved in public engagement with research at the Open University? Have you been involved in an engaged research project that you want to share? Why not enter the Open University's inaugural 2014 Engaging Research Awards Scheme?<\/p>\n

The OU's RCUK-funded Public Engagement with Research Catalyst team, 'An open research university'<\/a>, is running this Awards Scheme to find and celebrate high-quality public engagement with research at the OU.<\/p>\n

The OU Awards Scheme has been timed to connect with the first national competition to celebrate excellence in public engagement with research. Entrants to the OU Awards Scheme can use their entries to enter this nationwide competition. Select Public Engagement Competition<\/a> for further details of the NCCPE scheme.<\/p>\n

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NCCPE 2014 Public Engagement with Research Competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Defining engaged research<\/strong>
\nAcross the OU researchers are engaging with publics, user communities and stakeholders in lots of different ways and for lots of different reasons. Through this scheme we want to recognise and reward examples of\u00a0 top quality engaged research in practice, and we want you to get involved.<\/p>\n

We're interested in applications covering projects from all disciplines, of any size, length and cost. However, the applications must demonstrate engaged research, which we define as:<\/p>\n

Excellent public engagement with research is reflected in the different ways that researchers meaningfully connect and share research with various stakeholders, user communities and members of the public. Done well, public engagement with research will generate benefits, changes and effects for all participants as they share knowledge, expertise and skills. Excellence will be demonstrated partly through recognition of the contributions that all participants make to the shaping of research agendas, the processes of conducting research, and in the products of that research.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A judging panel will shortlist finalists in three categories: Research Leaders; Early Career Researchers; and Postgraduate Research Students. The finalists will be invited to an awards ceremony at the Open University in Milton Keynes between 12.30 and 13.15 on 12 March 2013.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The winners of the three categories will be offered \u00a31,000. The prize money can be used in a number of different ways, e.g. to support the development of further engaged research work, or to go towards sharing completed work with others. (These funds must be spent before 31 October 2014.)<\/p>\n

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Engaged researchers: Frazer Bird, Andrew Norton, Clare Warren and Janice Ansine. Photo: Kate Bradshaw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n