Hosted by Matthias Ruth, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research, and Chaired by Kiran Trehan, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Partnerships and Engagement.

In the opening session of Impact Fortnight 2021 we will explore what it means to be a University for Public Good. The University of York’s new Strategic Vision repositions the institution as a ‘University for Public Good’. We consider what this means in the context of ‘levelling up’ local and regional economies, and through the lens of York’s Civic University Agreement. The session will focus on:

What we can learn from successful engagement
How students and staff can become involved
A discussion around how ‘public good’ becomes embedded as an enabling strategy across a university

Programme

10.00-10.05 Introduction Matthias Ruth, PVC-Research

10.05-10.15 Opening Address Charlie Jeffery, Vice-Chancellor

”What does it mean to be a ‘University for Public Good’ and where we are on this journey?”

10.15-10.25 Introduction to Panel 1 Amanda Selvaratnam, Associate Director, Research and Enterprise

10.25-10.55 Panel 1: What works in civic engagement with universities?

Judith McNicol, Matthew Brown, Paul Gready and Julian Skyrme

10.55-11.25 Q & A, Panel 1

11.25-11.35 Break

11.35-11.40 Introduction to Panel 2 Matthias Ruth

11.40-12.10 Panel 2: Are there opportunities for us to do more?

Rachael Maskell, Marie-Ann Jackson, Ian Graham, and Alice Frost

12.10-12.40 Q & A, Panel 2

12.40-12.50 Closing comments Matthias Ruth

12.50 Session Close

Registrations are closed

What does it mean to be a Civic University for Public Good?