LAHP Study Day 7: Public Engagement

This study day is designed for all LAHP students, and we strongly encourage everyone to attend.

This full-day programme offers a structured and stimulating exploration of key academic practices and frameworks for postgraduate researchers. Whether you're just beginning your research journey or looking to deepen your understanding, the sessions are tailored to provide valuable insights and practical tools.

The day will feature sessions on:

• Knowledge Exchange and the Research Landscape
• Why should you podcast? and afternoon recording sessions
• Public Engagement: Developing a museum tour
• Public engagement case studies

Throughout the day, there will be plenty of opportunities to engage in discussion, ask questions, and reflect on your research goals. Tea, coffee, lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Durng the day , there will be an opportunity for LAHP students to record a short podcast about your research with Research Podcasts.

Students will be given a 15 minute recording window – book here – to be interviewed by Research Podcasts Senior Producer Catherine McDonald

· Can you explain your research/project?

· What methodology are you adopting?

· Do you have any findings yet? If so, what new insights will your PhD provide?

· How do you hope to engage the public and have impact with your research?

These are informal, relaxed interviews designed to give students the opportunity to experience a real recorded interview situation and develop their confidence and skills in this type of situation. It’s also an opportunity to see how students might conduct an interview themselves should they become presenters of their own podcasts. The slots are 15 minutes long, to be held in the Post-Production suite on the corridor at BLOC.

All recordings will be professionally edited and mixed into a “mock” podcast series with voiced over intros and closers with agreed theme music. Finalised audio files will be sent to the students for their consent, and will not be published without it. The finally edited episodes will be shared for students’ sign off too.

This is a brilliant opportunity for you to practice communicating your research to a wide audience, and to receive some content that you can use to publicise your research. If there is more demand for this than we can accommodate on 6th May, we can book a further workshop either in-person or online. Please let us know if you are keen to participate but unable to do so on 6 May.

Please note – We have the White Room available at BLOC as well so are hosting moving image works/video/film/AV from LAHP students through out the day on a loop. If you are interested in adding a piece of yours to the day, please email stuart.bryant@ucl.ac.uk. The due date to have pieces sent to BLOC is Tuesday 28th April