The Public Engagement and Research Impacts office has developed a series of workshops and a community of practice designed to help University of Michigan researchers translate their scholarship into meaningful public impact.
The workshops will take place throughout the fall semester, beginning Sept. 19, and cover topics including public engagement frameworks, communicating across disciplines and beyond academia, and tools for fostering effective and equitable partnerships.
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“We are thrilled to provide these exciting new opportunities to the U-M research community,” said Elyse Aurbach, director of Public Engagement and Research Impacts, which is within the Office of the Vice President for Research.
“The workshops and community of practice are designed to inspire, motivate and guide researchers as they connect with one another across disciplines.”
The PERI team works to provide the U-M community with opportunities, tools, resources and skills to translate their research into significant societal benefit in ways that are ethical, equitable and effective.
In support of this mission, PERI develops research-based resources and tools that apply across contexts for societal engagement, and coordinates efforts to align and amplify the diverse forms of research impact within universitywide initiatives and infrastructures.
PERI also offers professional development, proposal development and collaboration-building opportunities and services that support and celebrate engaged scholars.
In addition to the new series of workshops, PERI is inviting U-M faculty to the Research Communications community of practice. Interested researchers can take part in hands-on sessions focused on building the public communication skills needed to share their research agendas with public groups and audiences outside of academia.
Participants will draft and revise a pitch for a popular media site and consider high-level ethical frameworks for engaging with diverse publics. They will explore and practice core communication skills, including messaging, narrative, language, nonverbal communication and audience engagement.
The community of practice aims to allow scholars to build community across the university, identify common communication challenges, and generate ideas, strategies and solutions for effective research communication. The first event will take place Sept. 30 in the Michigan Union.
Those interested in attending a workshop or joining the community of practice can register and find more information on the Public Engagement and Research Impacts webpage.
