What is civic impact anyway?

NCACE

Sheffield Hallam University established the Civic University Network in 2020 – a national network which aims to maximise the impact of civic universities in their place.Introduced by Dr Debbie Squire, Head of Place and Civic Engagement at Sheffield Hallam University, the Hallam team will reflect on the need to define civic impact as key to embedding civic aspirations at an institutional level. Professor Ed Ferrari will introduce the Civic Impact Framework, which aims to help universities ask the right questions about their civic activity, with a particular focus on the Cultural Contribution domain of civic impact. Adam Leach will give an overview of the <a href="https://civicuniversitynetwork.co.uk/ncia/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">National Civic Impact Accelerator</a>, an ambitious three-year programme to gather evidence and intelligence of what works, share civic innovations, and provide universities with the framework and tools to deliver meaningful, measurable civic strategies and activities.Presentations will be followed by an invitation to event attendees to share their experiences and perspectives, in particular on the potential of the cultural contribution to civic impact and how that can best be achieved.Dr Debbie SquireDebbie is the Head of Place and Civic Engagement at Sheffield Hallam University. She leads the delivery of the Civic University Network, a national network which aims to maximise the impact of civic universities in their place, and has a passion for Professor Ed FerarriEd Ferrari is the Director of the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR) at Sheffield Hallam University. Ed’s expertise is in urban and regional policy, including housing and transport policy. He has worked closely with and for local and city regional governments and is a strong proponent of partnerships between universities and city regional policy makers. Ed led the development of the Civic University Network’s Civic Impact Framework.Adam LeachAdam is Programme Director for the National Civic Impact Accelerator (NCIA) at Sheffield Hallam University. NCIA is an ambitious new initiative to generate and mobilise civic intelligence; catalyse and share civic innovations; and provide universities with the framework and tools to deliver meaningful, measurable civic strategies and activities, and will formally launch in January 2023.Civic University NetworkSheffield Hallam University is proud to lead the <a href="https://civicuniversitynetwork.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Civic University Network</a>. We are supported by a Partner Group of experts from across the Higher Education and community and public engagement sectors, and an Advisory Group of national stakeholders who bring strategic insight in support of the aims and activities of the Civic University Network and the wider civic agenda.Since the inception of the Civic University Network in March 2020, an ambitious engagement programme of webinars and workshops has been delivered alongside a dynamic digital platform to enable the sharing of best practice and dissemination of case studies, tools and resources.The 2022/23 programme of work aims to build on this foundational work and to continue to develop the Network to respond to our sector needs.

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