Engaged research: we are using the term ‘engaged research’ to describe research activity or products created through some kind of collaboration between academic researchers (based in universities) and potential beneficiaries or brokers of that research from outside academia.
This includes research that harnesses the interest and energy of non-academics and research that engages with the priorities of people working outside universities (e.g. community-based research and partnerships for setting new research agendas).
Engaged practice: we use the term ‘engaged practice’ to mean the activities relating to engagement with research, including consultation, informing, and collaborating.
Public engagement: Drawing on the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement definition, we use the term public engagement to describe the myriad of ways in which the activity and benefits of higher education and research can be shared with the various publics for whom the research is or could be of interest. Engagement is by definition a two-way process, involving interaction and listening, with the goal of generating mutual benefit.