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Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Professor Tim Blackman, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research, Scholarship and Quality)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The Open University's Catalyst for Public Engagement with Research project, 'An open research university<\/a>', is one of eight funded by RCUK under this scheme<\/a>. Led by Professor Tim Blackman<\/a>, and supported by a multi-disciplinary research team, this three-year project (April 2012 - March 2015) will embed public engagement with research within The Open University's strategic planning for research and the operational practices of researchers at all levels.<\/p>\n

\"The Open University Catalyst will be informed by our long-term commitment to social justice and inclusion. We sought RCUK support to embed an 'ecology of openness' to inform all aspects of how researchers engage publics, user communities and other stakeholders with research, and at different points in the research process.<\/p>\n

We aim to change the culture of research and to improve the overall quality and impact of our research portfolio, increasing The Open University's relevance to, and impact on, society.\" Professor Tim Blackman, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research, Scholarship and Quality)<\/p>\n

Over the three-year life of the project, The Open University will develop a more strategic approach to public engagement with research that both informs and is informed by theoretical and practical work conducted by academic researchers, and by sector-wide strategic developments in relation to public engagement with research.<\/p>\n

Aims<\/strong><\/p>\n

Through the work of the Open University's Public Engagement with Research Catalyst we are:<\/p>\n