Science & Community Public Engagement Workshop 3-5 December 2008

Global Health Research - Strategy Broaden the research base for scientific endeavour in under-resourced environments - for example, major research capacity strengthening initiatives in Africa and India Support areas of science that have potential for increasing health benefits for people and livestock Support international networks and partnerships focused on problems of resource-poor countries www.wellcome.ac.uk/globalhealth

Broaden the research base for scientific endeavour in under-resourced environments

- for example, major research capacity strengthening initiatives in Africa and India

Support areas of science that have potential for increasing health benefits for people and livestock

Support international networks and partnerships focused on problems of resource-poor countries

Global Health Research - Activities 3000 researchers, 50 countries 5 major overseas programmes Wellcome Trust spend is ~£500 million p.a. with ~£70 million p.a. for international activities Geographical focus Africa, South East Asia, Latin America www.wellcome.ac.uk/globalhealth

3000 researchers, 50 countries

5 major overseas programmes

Wellcome Trust spend is ~£500 million p.a. with ~£70 million p.a. for international activities

Geographical focus Africa, South East Asia, Latin America

Public Engagement To foster an informed climate within which biomedical science can flourish promote learning, interest and excitement stimulate an informed debate inform national and Trust policy and plans

promote learning, interest and excitement

stimulate an informed debate

inform national and Trust policy and plans

Current International Public Engagement Activities Strengthening capacity for public engagement in major overseas programmes International Engagement Awards Projects funded through Livestock for Life Building network Workshop Dec 08 Developing online network

Strengthening capacity for public engagement in major overseas programmes

International Engagement Awards

Projects funded through Livestock for Life

Building network

Workshop Dec 08

Developing online network

Future Plans Public engagement support for researchers based outside the UK Future public engagement workshops Evaluation and lesson learning from Livestock for Life

Public engagement support for researchers based outside the UK

Future public engagement workshops

Evaluation and lesson learning from Livestock for Life

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Key Aims of Workshop To establish links with and between public engagement practitioners To establish a network involving: External relations, communications & engagement staff at the Wellcome Trust’s major overseas programmes Holders of International Engagement Awards UK-based grantholders with an interest in global health Other key stakeholders Develop a shared understanding of the scope of the practice Identify key issues and needs of the group

To establish links with and between public engagement practitioners

To establish a network involving:

External relations, communications & engagement staff at the Wellcome Trust’s major overseas programmes

Holders of International Engagement Awards

UK-based grantholders with an interest in global health

Other key stakeholders

Develop a shared understanding of the scope of the practice

Identify key issues and needs of the group

Questions Who does/should do public engagement? What is the role of researchers and what is the role of intermediaries? Who are the intermediaries? People

Who does/should do public engagement?

What is the role of researchers and what is the role of intermediaries?

Who are the intermediaries?

Questions Do different types of research need different approaches to engagement? Science

Do different types of research need different approaches to engagement?

Questions Who are the public? How can stakeholders or communities be identified and prioritised for engagement? Public

Who are the public?

How can stakeholders or communities be identified and prioritised for engagement?

Questions How can we evaluate the impact of public engagement activities? What measures can we use and who should set these measures? Impact

How can we evaluate the impact of public engagement activities?

What measures can we use and who should set these measures?

Questions How transferable are lessons learned by practitioners between geographical or cultural contexts? Can successful models be rolled out? Transferring Learning

How transferable are lessons learned by practitioners between geographical or cultural contexts?

Can successful models be rolled out?

Four Stories about Science & Community Luisa Massarani, Brazil Hemalatha Somsekhar, India Oby Obyerodhyambo, Kenya Rebecca Gould, UK

Luisa Massarani, Brazil

Hemalatha Somsekhar, India

Oby Obyerodhyambo, Kenya

Rebecca Gould, UK

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