LAHP Public Engagement Training and Competition

LAHP funded students are eligible to enter LAHP’s Public Engagement Competition. Submissions should be for a PE project directly related to their primary research or in collaboration with other students around a mutual interest resonant with their research. The submission can take one of the following forms:

(1) Documentation or a sample of an individual piece of public engagement in relation to LAHP-funded research;

(2) Documentation or a sample of a group/ collaborative project undertaken in response to the training sessions;

(Samples for the above two submission formats could include a short film or a sample podcast for example)

(3) A detailed proposal of 3-5 pages for a planned public engagement project related to LAHP-funded research.

All submissions must also be accompanied by a one-page project summary that explains how the PE activity relates to and/or extends your research; which particular audience you wanted to reach and why; and what impacts you anticipate it having.

Submissions will be assessed on the following criteria:

– Clarity of the project, including aims and outcomes

– Link to current LAHP research

– Specificity of target audience, and how the project hopes to reach these groups

– Appropriateness of engagement method for aims and public

– Quality of evaluation plans.

Please read the LAHP Public Engagement Competition Student Briefing for full details.

The deadline for applications has been extended until 7th May 2025. The winner and runners-up will be announced at LAHP’s Annual Research Day on 15th May 2025. The first prize will be £200 in book tokens, with two runner-up prizes of £50 in book tokens.

Competition submissions should be sent to info.lahp@london.ac.uk