Welcome to CiviCast: our new regular series of podcasts and blog posts, amplifying the voices shaping the future of civic universities and the places they call home.
CiviCast is the platform for a range of opinions, views and commentary on the UK's civic university movement, designed to spark dialogues that illuminate the contribution that universities and other anchor institutions can make to the places they call home, and debate solutions to the challenges they face on their journey. Whether you prefer to read our blog or listen to our podcasts, we invite you to join the conversation.
Do you have a civic story to tell, or an idea to maximise the impact of place-based collaboration? Get in touch to contribute to this new series!
Adam Leach, NCIA Programme Director
CiviCast
A new and regular series of podcasts from the National Civic Impact Accelerator, available wherever you get your podcasts!
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Blogs and opinion from a range of voices across the civic university movement:
The Importance of Town and Gown Relations: Addressing Studentification and Promoting Hyper-Local Engagement for Civic Universities
The Importance of Town and Gown Relations: Addressing Studentification and Promoting Hyper-Local Engagement for Civic Universities: Within every city or town with a university, a complex relationship exists between the institution and its surrounding ...
How User-Centred Design Can Transform University Civic Activity with Data-Driven Dashboards
Blog Series: How User-Centred Design Can Transform University Civic Activity with Data-Driven Dashboards Action without insight will go quickly awry. Data-driven approaches are therefore essential for a civic university trying to make an impact in ...
How can universities be better neighbours?
Dr Al Mathers says a university's role is not just delivering academic experiences, but also building connections, friendships and partnerships in their place. Universities have incredible potential to be catalysts for positive change in ...
Places and People: Making the Case for the Civic Impact of Russell Group Universities
Russell Group universities have a global reputation for the quality of their teaching and research activities. The local impact of these activities and the wider contribution our universities make to their place, in partnerships ...