Welcome to UEA’s Pilot Enterprise and Engagement Tracker and your Individual Engagement Profile
Click here to set up and edit your Enterprise and Engagement Profile and to record all your engagement activities (UEA access only)
Why use the Tracker?
The case for university-community engagement can be made not only from a moral or business perspective but most importantly, from a teaching and research perspective.
Engagement can enhance the curriculum and help researchers to demonstrate the social and economic impact of their research, as required by the Research Councils Statement of Expectation on Economic & Social Impact.
It can also help researchers, schools and faculties to deliver impact that can in turn be reported via the indicators required by the emerging Research Excellence Framework 2008-2012. CUE East and the Beacons are working closely with both RCUK and HEFCE to develop systems for recording engagement.
How do I use the Tracker?
The Tracker has been developed with the help of UEA academic staff and it easy to use. It has many drop-down menus and options for providing ‘other’ information.
If you have questions regarding specific data input or if you would like someone from CUE East to personally guide you through the Tracker, please contact CUE East on ext. 1561 or email community@uea.ac.uk
What ‘counts’ as engagement?
See What is public and community engagement?
Engagement is a multi-faceted and complex activity that benefits UEA staff and students, the university as a whole and the community. It requires a wide range of communication and project management skills and broadly involves;
Communicating knowledge and enriching cultural life e.g. public lectures, media work, writing for the non-specialist, exhibitions, show casing academic know-how, pro-bono schemes, communicating research to the public, acting as the lead for major festival themes, contributing to the organisation and delivery of engagement activities
Providing a service and being in dialogue with the public and communities e.g. volunteering, promoting and employing user involvement in research and the co-production of research, forums, focus groups, seminars and debates that involve the public, pro-bono schemes, drama outreach, museum, continuing education and lifelong learning, contributing to the organisation and delivery of engagement activities and consultancy
Being in dialogue with the public and policy-makers e.g. governmental committees involving the academic as the ‘expert’ such as an expert panel, government led public consultation and task forces, and active membership of professional bodies
We need your feedback
This pilot tracker has recently been fully evaluated but we always welcome feedback and comments.
Please email: community@uea.ac.uk (to CUE East)
or to feedback anonymously go to the Tracker Home Page and use the link to the anonymous feedback form.
