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They will study and draw from original prints to learn about technique, symbolism and composition. They will be introduced to our world-class university, meet students and find out about studying Art at the Slade School of Fine Art. Day 1: A morning visit to UCL Art Museum to study and draw from original prints. Visit to the Slade Print Studio in the afternoon where your students will meet art students to find out how they use printmaking in their practice. They will see printmaking techniques in action, and create and print co-produced etching. Day 2:  An artist led hands-on workshop in your school/ college. All materials provided and a mini- etching studio will come to your institution. Your students will make and print a drypoint etching.DatesAutumn term dates to be confirmed shortly. Please email to register your interest.Key InformationFree project for state schools from the boroughs of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, and Waltham Forest.Booking open for 2019-2020 academic yearSpaces are limited and we can accomodate three schools per termKey Stage 4-5Maximum of 18 studentsAll workshops are free but there is a charge if a workshop is cancelled without 14 days’ notice Enquire here

 "a celebration of female talent [...] a reminder of how much potential may have gone unfulfilled as a result of gender inequality"― Rosanna McLaughlin, Frieze Online, 14 May 2018.Tales of artistic ambition and gender equality at the turn of the century  Prize & Prejudice: a selection of works from the Slade class of 1918 (2018) was an exhibition and series of programmes dedicated to artistic ambition, struggles and successes of artists emerging from the Slade School of Fine Art during its foundation years. It explored the experience of prize-winning artists, mostly women, now largely forgotten due to prejudice and circumstance.Curated by Dr Andrea Fredericksen, Helen Downes and Nina Pearlman, Prize & Prejudice was the outcome of a major research project, Spotlight on the Slade Collections, funded by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art to increase physical and intellectual access to this important stored collection.The diverse programmes developed in collaboration with artists and researchers aimed to bring the voices of the forgotten artists into the exhibition space, using life drawing, performance, screenings and talks. In The Spirit of Slade Ladies Past, artist Tai Shani summoned the voices of the women featured in Prize & Prejudice using the theatricality of the séance. The programme also featured a screening of Slade artist Sarah Pucill's Confessions to the Mirror (2016).The exhibition theme and research questions were further explored in a one-day symposium, Instruction and Influence: Women in art education, with the Women’s Library LSE and funded by Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art and is part of the museum's Curating Equality family of projectsThis is part of UCL Art Collections’ commitment to interdisciplinary research-impact collaborations. For more information or expressions of interest to collaborate contact museums@ucl.ac.ukMore about Prize & PrejudiceWomen swept the prizes in 1918. While this may in itself reflect the impact of war, it was not unusual. From the outset the Slade consistently recognized the achievements of female students through the prize system. The exhibition revealed the type of education received at the Slade, its particular ethos and the nature of the prize-system, using the different prizes as case studies to focus on particular artists.Prizes were awarded annually from the establishment of the school in 1871 in a range of categories such as Life Drawing, Head Drawing, Drapery and Composition. From 1897, winning works were retained, creating an unparalleled collection of art by emerging artists comprising of 45% women artists. Most public art collections are formed through retrospective assessment of an artist’s career and the Slade collection, assembled without the foreknowledge of their future position in the art world, pre-dates by far the trend in the private sector of collecting work by emerging artists.The exhibition reflected this, placing lesser-known artists alongside well-established ones. Gwen John and Winifred Knights appear next to little known multiple prize-winners Alice Smith, Mabel Greenberg and Dorothy Coke.Collaboration with Tate British Art NetworkThis part of the Prize & Prejudice exhibition featured highlights from UCL’s Slade Collections selected by members of the British Art Network sub-group British Women Artists 1750 – 1950, a subject specialist network made up of academics, independent scholars and curators, interested in new scholarship and exhibition projects that make women’s artworks more visible and better understood.The Sub Group contributed in an advisory capacity for UCL Art Museum, as a focused aspect of Spotlight on the Slade Collections, a Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art funded project to increase access to this historically significant archive of prize-winning student art. Members were invited to participate in a research workshop, as a means of capturing specialist knowledge in regards to the women artists represented in the Slade Collections, to build a greater historical picture of the artists, their contemporaries and their overall experience at the Slade. They helped recover the identity of many now forgotten artists, and hidden narratives underpinning their works. On display were a selection of the works chosen by members, with commentary on their research findings.The programme changed weekly and featured:Elinor Monsell by Helen Downes (Paul Mellon Centre Research Curator, UCL Art Museum)Jessica Dismorr by Dr Alicia Foster (Writer and Curator)Clara Klinghoffer by Alice Strickland (Curator, Nymans, Standen, Sheffield Park and Garden)Winifred Knights by Katy Norris (Postgraduate Researcher, Tate & University of Bristol)Ethel Walker by Katie Herrington (Postdoctoral Researcher, University of York)Ethel Walker by Dr Anne Stutchbury (Independent Curator / Researcher)Therese Lessore by Dr Meaghan Clarke (Director of Doctoral Studies, U of Sussex, Falmer)Joan Hodes by Una Richmond (PhD Candidate, University of Sussex)Rosemary Young by Rosanna Eckersley, (Associate Lecturer, Birkbeck College / Open University)Prize & Prejudice - in the press Frieze Online  What Happened to the Women Artists who Won Prizes in 1918? by Rosanna McLaughlin, 14 May 2018Evening Standard  Women's history month: The Slade's prize-winning women artists lost in the gaps of history, by Jessie Thompson, 16 March 2018Curating EqualityCurating Equality is a suite of bold interdisciplinary and collaborative projects that uncovered hidden histories in UCL’s collections and addressed their contemporary relevance. These brought forgotten artists into the limelight, but also uncovered their relationships with peers across disciplines, the conditions that made it possible for them to thrive, and those that led their stars to wane. UCL is well suited to exploring the visibility of women within institutional narratives and British history more widely. UCL paved the way to advancements in gender equality in education and research, and was at the vanguard of co-education in artThe models employed in Curating Equality drew on earlier projects that focused on diversity such as Black Bloomsbury (2013). New initiatives are currently being developed with colleagues at the Slade and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art for Slade 150 anniversary in 2021.Curating Equality projects include: Prize & Prejudice, Instruction and Access: Women in art education (2018), The Magic Fruit Garden (2018), Disrupters and Innovators: Journeys in gender equality at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË (2018-19), Passing In: Access and influence in higher eduction (2018) and Redress (2018). These projects drew on Spotlight on the Slade, a curatorial research project funded by Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art (2015-2018).Twenty-six women artists were featured, eleven women in other fields, alongside work by six living artists. The suite of projects overall incorporated research from ten academics, nine students (BA/MA/PhD) and ten collections and archives. All projects were supported by student volunteers and placements. 

One of the highlights in the UCL public engagement year is the Provost's Public Engagement Awards. The awards recognise the fantastic work that »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË staff, students and their external partners are doing to open up and carry out research and teaching at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈËith the wider world through collaborative engagement.Public engagement for the purposes of these public engagement awards is characterised by being based in UCL research, teaching, or learning. At »Ê¼Ò»ªÈËe want to celebrate public engagement activities and projects which have:A focus on collaborative models of engagement;Involvement of diverse public groups, particularly those whose voices are heard less often;A spirit of experimentation from which learning can emerge.Sadly we have had to delay our awards this year. We will hold an alternative celebration later this year. We are looking forward to sharing who the winners are and their stories with you all!     To be kept up-to-date with news about the awards and other activities, you can join the UCL Public Engagement mailing list and follow our Twitter account @UCLEngage. [[{"fid":"7275","view_mode":"large","fields":{"format":"large","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"PEU awards banner","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][title]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][url]":"","field_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_caption[und][0][format]":"limited_html","field_float_left_right[und]":"none","field_file_image_decorative[und]":"0"},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"large","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"PEU awards banner","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][title]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][url]":"","field_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_caption[und][0][format]":"limited_html","field_float_left_right[und]":"none","field_file_image_decorative[und]":"0"}},"attributes":{"height":"500","width":"1400","class":"media-element file-large"}}]]

The UCL Provost's Public Engagement Awards celebrated staff and students on 6 June 2018, as part of the UCL Public Engagement Unit’s 10th anniversary year. This annual awards ceremony recognises the fantastic work of UCL staff, students, and their community partners, to open up the university’s research and teaching to the wider world. Read more about the nominees below and download a PDF list here.Student (postgraduate research student)Winner: Nicola Antaki, Barlett School of ArchitectureNominated by Yeoryia Monolopoulou, Barlett School of Architecture.Find out more about our winnersErika Aquino, Institute of Ophthalmology – nominated by Astrid Limb, Institute of OphthalmologyFrances Harkness, MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing – nominated by Aradhna Kaushal, Institute of Epidemiology & HealthSara Joiko Mujica, Education, Practice and Society – nominated by Sara Munoz, IRMOMaxine Mackintosh, Institute of Health Informatics – nominated by Natalie Fitzpatrick, Institute of Health InformaticsVasileios Mavroudis, Computer Science – nominated by Jamie Hayes, Computer ScienceRob Shortman, Institute of Nuclear Medicine – nominated Francesco Fraioli, Div of MedicineSaffron Woodcraft, Anthropology – nominated by Annelise Andersen, Institute for Global Prosperity Professional services staff Winner: Annabelle South, MRC Clinical Trials UnitNominated by Max Parmar, Diana Gibb and Sarah Pett, MRC Clinical Trials Unit.Find out more about our winnersCharlotte Pike, Earth Sciences – nominated by Stuart Grieve, Research IT ServicesAnouchka Sterling, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience – nominated by Neil Burgess, Institute of Cognitive NeuroscienceEarly career academic / researchWinner: Andrea Rigon, Developmental Planning Unit - nominated by Julio Davilá, The Bartlett Development Planning UnitSara Adhitya, CEGENominated by Nick Tyler, CEGE. Find out more about our winnersEllie Cosgrave, Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP) – nominated by David Hornsby, STEaPPBriony Hudson, Pathway and Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, Division of Psychiatry, UCL – nominated by Paddy Stone, Pathway and Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, Division of Psychiatry, UCLBarbara Lipietz, The Bartlett Development Planning Unit – nominated by Julio Davilá, The Bartlett Development Planning UnitHelen O'Neill, Institute for Women’s Health – nominated by Simon Waddington, Institute for Women’s HealthAnnie Ring, SELCS – nominated by Geraldine Horan, SELCSJoseph Solloni, Ear Institute – nominated by Jonathan Gale, Ear InstituteShema Tariq, Institute for Global Health – nominated by Soazig Clifton, Institute for Global HealthLucy Thorne, Division of Infection & Immunity – nominated by Greg Towers, Division of Infection & ImmunityVictoria Tovell, Institute of Ophthalmology – nominated by Erika Aquino and Julie Daniels, Institute of OphthalmologySusannah Walker, History of Art – nominated by Alison Wright, History of ArtKimberley Whitehead, Neuroscience, Physiology, and Pharmacology – nominated by Lorenzo Fabrizi Neuroscience, Physiology, and PharmacologyMatthew Winning, UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources – nominated by Victor Nechifor-Vostinaru, Bartlett School Environment, Energy & Resources and Andrew JacksonEstablished career academic / researchWinner: Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, GeographyNominated by Andrew Barry, Geography.  Find out more about our winnersNadia Bukhari, UCL School of Pharmacy – nominated by Cate Whittlesea, UCL School of PharmacyHelen Czerski, Mechanical Engineering – nominated by Yiannis Ventikos, Mechanical EngineeringChristian Dustmann, Economics – nominated by Antonio Cabrales, EconomicsAndrew Flinn, Information Studies – nominated by Elizabeth ShepherdAmali Lokugamage, UCL Medical School – nominated by Faye Gishen, UCL Medical SchoolMark Maslin, Geography – nominated by Andrew Barry, GeographyDina Mehmedbegovic, Culture, Communication and Media – nominated by Thomas Bak, University of EdinburghRickie Patani, Institute of Neurology – nominated by Mike Hanna and Linda Greensmith, Institute of NeurologyRaman Prinja, Physics and Astronomy – nominated by Mark Malcomson, City LitOksana Pyzik, School of Pharmacy – nominated by Duncan Craig, School of PharmacyCassandra Terry, Institute of Prion Diseases – nominated by Therese Johns and John Collinge, Institute of Prion Diseases​​​​​​Community awardWinner: Athena Lamnisos and Angus MacLennan, The Eve AppealNominated by Martin Widschwendter, UCL Institute for Women's Health. Find out more about our winnersSara Munoz, IRMO – nominated by Sara Joiko Mujica, IOELogan Van Lessen, Whittington Health NHS Trust, Maternity Unit – nominated by Amali Lokugamage, UCL Medical SchoolTrine Garret and Camila Franca, [Foreign Affairs]: East London’s International Theatre Company – nominated by Claire Thomson, UCL SELCSLouise Gates, The Calthorpe Project – nominated by Rodney Reynolds, UCL Institute for Global HealthTeam award Winner: Laura Crane, Fern Adams, Georgia Harper, Jack Welch and Liz Pellicano, UCL Centre for Research in Autism and Education and Ambitious about AutismNominated by Anna Remington, Centre for Research in Autism and Education. Find out more about our winnersPlace Alliance: Matthew Carmona, Valentina Giordano, Wendy Clarke and Peter Karpinski, Bartlett School of Planning – nominated by Nick Gallant, Bartlett School of PlanningJoanna Morrison, Delan Devakumar, Dinesh Deokota, Sunita Thapa and Sophiya Dulal, Institute for Global Health and Media for Development, Nepal – nominated by David Osrin, Institute for Global HealthPint of Science: Silvia Dragoni, Cheryl Teoh, and 65 person team from across UCL – nominated by Praveen Paul, Pint of ScienceRheumatology Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) Research Team: Thomas McDonnell,  Dr Chris Wincup, Dr Charles Raine, Dr Ian Giles, Professor Anisur Rahman and Dr Vera Ripoll-Nunez – nominated by Kate Hindle, APS Support UKUCL BiLingo team: Froso Argyri, Li Wei, Merle Mahon, Kea Young, Centre for Applied Linguistics and Language and Cognition – nominated by Ivona Klemensova, teacher and Diana Hawk, Students Union UCLKnow it Wall: Miguel Dos Santos, Amanda Alfaro Cordoba, Jeremie Coullon and Cristina Pickens, Philosophy, CEGE, SELCS and Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences – nominated by Zoltán Biedermann, SELCS, Janina Dewitz, Digital Education Team, Luke Fenton-Glynn, Philosophy, Eva Krumhuber, Experimental Psychology, Gabriele Lignani, Institute of Neurology, Philip Pogge von Strandmann, Earth Sciences, Alexander Samson, SELCS, Adam Smith, HistoryMental Health Question Time Team: Sonia Johnson, Farhana Mann, Francesca Solmi, Syeda Akhter, Psychiatry, in partnership with The Mental Elf (Mr Andre Tomlin) and The Lancet Psychiatry – nominated by Glyn Lewis, Psychiatry                              ExCiteS (Extreme Citizen Science): led by Muki Haklay, Geography – nominated by Andrew Barry, Geography and Haidy Geismar, AnthropologyChris Lovejoy and Heather Ging, Molecular Neuroscience – nominated by Praveen Paul, Molecular NeuroscienceInstitutional Leadership awardExCiteS (Extreme Citizen Science): led by Muki Haklay, GeographyFind out more about our winnersIn 2018, you're invited to play a part in the future of public engagement at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË. Join the conversation and tell us your thoughts by emailing publicengagement@ucl.ac.uk or connect on Twitter by tagging @UCLEngage and using the hashtag #PublicEngagementFuturesClick here to discover the history and achievements of the UCL Public Engagement Unit.[[{"fid":"8387","view_mode":"xl","fields":{"height":"490","width":"1000","class":"media-element file-large","format":"xl","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"crowd of people at networking event drinking and chatting","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"Atendees at the 2016 Awards 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The UCL Provost's Public Engagement Awards celebrated staff and students on 15 May 2019, as part of the UCL Public Engagement Unit’s 10th anniversary year. This annual awards ceremony recognises the fantastic work of UCL staff, students, and their community partners, to open up the university’s research and teaching to the wider world. Read more about the nominees below and download a PDF list here.Student (postgraduate research student)Winner: Helen Greaves from Pond Restoration Research Group, Department of Geography.Nominated by Carl Sayer.Find out more about our winnersRachel Bedder from Max Planck Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research, nominated by Cassandra Hugill.Jacqueline Campbell from Department of Space & Climate Physics / Mullard Space Science Laboratory, nominated by Divya Persaud.Raffaella Cecilia from Institute of Archaeology, nominated by Theano Moussouri.Dina Ibrahim Abdouelamaiem from Chemical Engineering, nominated by Oscar Williams.Laura Kischkel from Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, nominated by Clare Elwell.Giovanni Maddalena from Department of Biochemical Engineering, nominated by Elena Petrovskaya.Saja Muwaffak from Research Department of Pharmaceutics, nominated by Steve Brocchini.Professional services staff Winner: Anouchka Sterling from Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience.Nominated by Neil Burgess.Find out more about our winnersDavid Blundred from Queen Square Institute of Neurology, nominated by Helene Crutzen.Sara Brouwer from Institute of Making, nominated by Ellie Doney.Sonia Buckingham from Cancer Institute, nominated by Kate Brooks.Debbie Heatlie from Library Services, nominated by Anna Di Iorio.Vasanthi James from Institute for Women’s Health and Institute Epidemiology & Health Care, nominated by Judith Stephenson.Early career academic / researchWinner: Briony Hudson from Pathway and Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, Division of Psychiatry.Nominated by Paddy Stone.Find out more about our winnersJoshua Bailey from UCL Electrochemical Innovation Lab, nominated by Anna Hands.Sirio Canos-Donnay from Institute of Archaeology, nominated by David Wengrow.Victoria Fleming from UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, nominated by Alex Leff.Jan Kattein from The Bartlett School of Architecture, nominated by Yeoryia Manolopoulou.Georgia Pavlopoulou from Department of Psychology and Human Development, nominated by Dagmara Dimitriou.Anna Ploszajski from Institute of Making, nominated by Jess Wade.Louise Seaward from Bentham Project, nominated by Philip Schofield.Leonie Tanczer from Digital Policy Lab, Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy, nominated by Madeline Carr.Established career academic / researchWinner: Bob Mills from History of Art Department.Nominated by Alison Wright.Find out more about our winnersSarah-Jayne Blakemore from UCL Institute Cognitive Neuroscience, nominated by Neil Burgess.Jenny Crinion from Neurotherapeutics, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, nominated by Cassandra Hugill.Joe Grove from Division of Infection and Immunity, nominated by Hans Strauss.William Hodgson from Bartlett School of Architecture, nominated by Murray Fraser.Steven Murdoch from Department of Computer Science, nominated by John Shawe-Taylor.Elena Nikolova from Department of Economics, nominated by Michaela Bergman.Sophie Page from History Department, nominated by Eleanor Robson.Raman Prinja from Department of Physics and Astronomy, nominated by Serena Viti.​​​​​​Community awardWinner: Albert McEyeson from Action Youth Boxing Intervention.Nominated by Charlotte Woodhead.Find out more about our winnersMarina Chang from Calthorpe Project, nominated by Robert Biel.Funmi Sowunmi from Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, nominated by Myrvete Gashi.Team award Winner: Lena Ciric and the Tse-Hui Teh from Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering and The Bartlett School of Planning.Nominated by Sarah BellFind out more about our winnersLouise Archer and The Enterprising Science Team from Education Practice and Society, nominated by Emily MacLeod.Froso Argyri, Li Wei, Merle Mahon and Kea Young (UCL BiLingo) from the Centre for Applied Linguistics and Language and Cognition, nominated by Madiha Sajid and Sofia Irakleidou.Emily Bellshaw, Marva Gregorio De Souza and Patricia Hallam from Primary Care and Population Health (UCL), UCLPartners, Epidemiology and Public Health/Department of Applied Health Research (UCL), nominated by Helen Chatterjee and Joanne Santini.Faye Gishen and Amali Lokugamage (Clinical and Professional Practice team) from Department of Clinical and Professional Practice, nominated by Deborah Gill.Debbie Heatlie, Desta Bokre, Debora Marletta and Shinwha Cha (Joint Library of Ophthalmology Team) from Library Services, nominated by Anna Di Iorio.Gabrielle Hodge, Kearsy Cormier, Bencie Woll, Mairead MacSweeney, Robert Adam, Kate Rowley, Elizabeth Manrique, Manjula Patrick, Maxwell Barber, Sannah Gulamani, Heidi Proctor, Matthew Brown, Victoria Mousley, Yunyi Ma, Junfei Liu, Hannah Phillips-Haynes, Daniel Diaz from Deafness Cognition and Language Research Centre (DCAL), nominated by Christopher Stone.Helen Killaspy, Katherine Barrett and the North London Service User Research Forum from Division of Psychiatry, nominated by Katherine Barrett.Richard Milton, Carl Steinitz and Hrishi Ballal from Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA), nominated by Adam Dennett.Joanna Morrison, Dinesh Deokota and Abriti Arjyal from the Institute for Global Health, Media for Development and Herd International Institute for Global Health, nominated by David  Osrin and Ed Fottrell.Yolanda Ohene, Ozama Ismail, Heather Fitzke, Phoebe Evans (PEEPS - Public Engagement and Education Pipeline) from Centre for Biomedical Imaging, Division of Medicine, nominated by Marion Atkinson.Alan Renwick and Meg Russell from the Constitution Unit, Department of Political Science, nominated by Jennifer Hudson.Jean Seaton and the Orwell Memorial Lecture team from Institute of Advanced Studies, nominated by Tamar Garb.Roz Shafran and the Psychological Medicine Research Team from UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, nominated by Erin Walker.Ilias Tachtsidis and the MetaboLight from Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering, nominated by Clare Elwell.Kenneth Tong, Mark Hardman, Mohamed Ibrahim, Yu Liu, Sophia Laney, Yuanjun Shen, Jiashu Yang, Liam Jones, Haira Gan, Ketan Dandare and Denise Quiroz from UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering and the Institute of Education, nominated by Tim Bodley-Scott.Emma Wisby and Kate Thomas from UCL Institute of Education, nominated by Becky Francis.  Institutional Leadership awardWinner: Sandy Oliver, Pat Gordon-Smith and Sophie Duncan and the Research for All team from UCL Institute of Education, UCL IOE Press and the NCCPE.Nominated by Alison Fuller.Find out more about our winners This year we are encouraging everyone to become a Public Engagement champion and help us share the fantastic stories around the impact of our engagement work. 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Our annual awards celebrate the achievements of the projects and people whose collaborations have made a positive impact in and with communities locally, nationally and  around the globe.  From over 40 nominations, we are delighted to announce this year’s 6 winners, along with 3 highly commended individuals.A message from UCL President & Provost Professor Michael ArthurIt gives me genuine pleasure to congratulate the winners of the 2020 Provost’s Public Engagement Awards, who collectively exemplify the positive impact that collaboration between UCL’s research and teaching and our local and global communities can achieve.  The value of this work is all the more important as we see communities around our campuses and across the globe where UCL research and teaching is embedded, being adversely impacted by the pandemic. These projects show that through genuine partnerships, which embody a spirit of experimentation and respond to communities’ needs, UCL can help make a tangible difference to people’s lives around the world.  It has been a great honour to celebrate the public and community engagement carried out by UCL staff, students and their partners throughout my time as Provost. While it is regrettable that we are unable to hold an awards ceremony to highlight this year’s achievements, I encourage you to make time to learn more from our six winners and three highly commended individuals, and be inspired, as I have been, to champion this vital work.My hope for Public and Community Engagement at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË over the coming months and years is that their influence and expertise and their ability to work in close partnership continues to deliver impact of value to local, regional and global society.Collaboration Award Winner: Harlesden Town Garden Gardeners HubLead partners:Unit PG13, UCL Bartlett School of Architecture (led by Patrick Weber & Sabine Storp). Friends of Harlesden Town Garden, a community garden and open space promoting local health and wellbeing.YouTube Widget Placeholderhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xto-V_zzl5QCelebrating the value of genuine collaboration and partnerships  Experimentation Award Winner: Beatboxing after LaryngectomyLead partners:Dr Evangelos Himonides, Professor of Technology, Education and Music, Dept of Culture, Communication & Media, Institute of Education.Shout at Cancer, the world's only charity specialised in speech training with music after laryngectomy.YouTube Widget Placeholderhttps://youtu.be/bV2Ox_NvAbMCelebrating the value of experimentation in engagement that is innovative and impactfulRespond Award Winner: Motivation InnovATe - Developing a new model for wheelchair provision in KenyaLead partners:Global Disability Innovation Hub & UCL Interaction Centre.Motivation, a global disability charity and social enterprise.YouTube Widget Placeholderhttps://youtu.be/oWZmw97R93sCelebrating the value of inclusive and responsive engagementCommunity Award Winner: Family ActionProject: Embedding MIRRA in FamilyConnect: enabling care leavers to exercise their information rightsKey partners: Family Action, a national charity providing practical, emotional and financial support to families. The MIRRA Project, UCL Dept of Information Studies, led by Prof Elizabeth Shepherd (P-I) & Dr Elizabeth Lomas (Co-I) Care Leavers’ Association, a national user-led charity improving the lives of care leaversYouTube Widget Placeholderhttps://youtu.be/zdU6xC0Sux4Celebrating the integral role of community partners in research engagementFind Your Voice Award Winner: Dr. Alexandra Bulat, School of Slavonic and East European Studies (PhD student, 2016-2020).YouTube Widget Placeholderhttps://youtu.be/Kif-7GrR8ZACelebrating achievements in public engagement of early career researchersInstitutional Leadership Award Winner: Professor Sarah Bell, Professor of Environmental Engineering, Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources / Director of the Engineering Exchange.YouTube Widget Placeholderhttps://youtu.be/cXv2YWzUSO0Celebrating outstanding leadership and contribution to improving community-university engagement and partnershipsHighly CommendedIn addition to award winners, we would like to highlight the work of nominees who were highly commended by our panel of judges:Dr Joanna Morrison, Senior Research Associate, Institute for Global Health.The Jeevan Shakti Mela, Festival for lifeforce.Dieter Deswarte, Senior Teaching Fellow, Ethnographic and Documentary Film (Practical) MA, Dept of Anthropology.Collaborative filmmaking project in partnership with Casa Miga, a shelter for LGBTQ+ refugees in Manaus, Brazil.Thomas Callan Riley, PhD student, The Bartlett School of Architecture  Pushing Boarders - Talking. Skateboarding.YouTube Widget Placeholderhttps://youtu.be/yjXn6OXdmnw Read the full list of nominations (PDF).