We support research engagement and collaboration which addresses societal challenges and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Research engagement is an active partnership between researchers and stakeholders (the people who will be most interested in and affected by the issues it addresses), in the creation of new knowledge and practices.
Engaged research is a type of research engagement which is designed collaboratively by researchers and stakeholders (particularly people whose voices don’t feature very often in research), to maximise societal impact.
We can help you to build your research engagement capacity, whether you are a TU Dublin staff member or a community or statutory organisation, social enterprise, or an industry partner wanting to support positive societal change through collaboration. We provide a range of supports including workshops, mentoring, networking events, resources, tailored assistance, and drop-in sessions. TU Dublin also has an Engaged Research Network for staff and PhD students.
Contact Dr Catherine Bates, Research Engagement Lead, at engagementandimpact@tudublin.ie.
At a national level there are really useful resources on doing engaged research available from Campus Engage, which are primarily aimed at university partners – see for example their recently updated ‘how-to guides’ and case studies here.
There are very useful resources available from The Wheel, for example a research proposal form, for a university partner to clarify why they might want to partner with a community organisation.
At an international level there are also lots of useful resources on partnership working, for example:
- Bammer, 2021, Stakeholder Engagement Primer – (this is part 1 of 10 blogposts)
- Gordijn, et al., 2018. Reflection methods. Practical guide for trainers and facilitators.
- Brouwer et al., 2015. The MSP guide: how to design and facilitate multi-stakeholders partnerships. CDI: Wageningen
- Pearson, et al., 2018. Arts-based methods for transformative engagement.
You might also like to find out more about community perspectives by scrolling down this page to view resources prepared by and for community organisations.
There are very useful resources from The Wheel for community partners, including a helpful research planning template, and sample memorandum of understanding.
At an international level there are also lots of useful resources on partnership working, for example:
- Brouwer et al., 2015. The MSP guide: how to design and facilitate multi-stakeholders partnerships. CDI: Wageningen
- Pearson, et al., 2018. Arts-based methods for transformative engagement.
- Gordijn, et al., 2018. Reflection methods. Practical guide for trainers and facilitators
Or you might like to see resources aimed at university partners, to get an understanding of their perspective, by scrolling back up this page.