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Our Public Engagement Journey
Ten years of working with university staff, students and communities

The UCL Public Engagement Unit was established in 2008. In our first ten years, we have supported thousands of UCL staff and students to connect with communities, and welcomed tens of thousands of people through our programmes and events.

Explore the history and key milestones of the Public Engagement Unit below and download a PDF timeline here.

2008

Colour illustration of white circles on a green background. Text reads: 2008; UCL becomes a Beacon for Public Engagement and sets up the Public Engagement Unit (PEU); Awarded £1.2 million as a Beacon; UCL launches Grand Challenges programme
2009

Colour illustration of white circles on yellow. Text reads: 2009; Creation of UCL internal public engagement funding schemes including the flagship Beacon Bursary programme; We have funded 322 projects
2010

Colour illustration of white circles on a blue background. Text reads: 2010; UCL creates its first Public Engagement Strategy; 'The first UCL Public Engagement Strategy gave us permission to really shake up the university' - Dr Hilary Jackson
2011

Colour illustration of white circles on red. Text reads: 2011; Bright Club sells out at the Bloomsbury Theatre; We have run 97 Bright Clubs attended by over 10,300 people with 515 performers
2012

Colour illustration of white circles on yellow. Text reads: 2012; Creating Connections established; 17 Creating Connections events with over 600 UCL and voluntary sector participants; End of Beacon for Public Engagement Programme
2013

Colour illustration of white circles on pink. Text reads: 2013; We have advised on £127 million of successful external grants; We have supported over 1,400 public engagement projects
2014

Colour illustration of white circles on blue. Text reads: 2014; Launch of UCL 2034 which enshrines public engagement within UCL's aims; PEU works with the Research Impact Curation and Support team for a submission to the Research Excellence Framework
2015

Colour illustration of white circles on yellow. Text reads: 2015; PEU hosts the SPARK Festival on the Olympic Part - building relationships with communities in East London; 20 teams of 113 UCL staff and students showcased research at SPARK Festival
2016

Colour illustration of white circles on green. Text reads: 2016; Dr Rise Gilbert wins NCCPE National Award for Public Engagement; 51 staff and students have won Provost's Awards for Public Engagement; UCL launches Connected Curriculum and the PEU network
2017

Colour illustration of white circles on blue. Text reads: 2017; First issue of the journal Research for All; Launch of new UCL Academic Careers Framework; New UCL Public Engagement Strategy launched; PEU / Aston-Mansfield cre3ate the Evaluation Exchange
2018

Colour illustration of white circles on pink. Text reads: 2018; Publication of draft UCL London Strategy; New draft UCL Research Strategy
2019 and beyond

Play a part in the future of the UCL Public Engagement Unit in 2018. 

Join the conversation and tell us your thoughts by emailing publicengagement@ucl.ac.uk or connect on Twitter by tagging @UCLEngage and using the hashtag #PublicEngagementFutures

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10 years of the UCL Public Engagement Unit