Training and support
The Faculty has a training and support programme for involvement and engagement to support our researchers to do good quality, meaningful work with the public.
We offer a range of resources and events to support your training in different types of engagement activities.
Internal members of staff can view our training programme and resources on our Engage FMS NUConnect SharePoint site and our NUConnect Training SharePoint site.
Newcastle Health Research Partnership and FMS training
Newcastle Health Research Partnership have launched their new Resource Bank on the Newcastle Health Research Partnership website.
This space has been developed to support and extend your learning as part of the Public Partnership Training Programme. It gives you access to helpful tools, templates, and materials you can explore in your own time.
Featured resource: Health Literacy Training Videos
One of the key additions is our set of health literacy training videos, which offer practical insights into making health information more accessible and understandable. Whether you're new to the topic or looking to build on what you already know, these short videos are a great starting point.
You’ll also find:
- Toolkits and templates
- Step-by-step guides
- Links to further reading
- More resources being added regularly
EDI Knowledge Hub
The University EDI Team has launched the new EDI Knowledge Hub, a hub for all our EDI training opportunities and resources.
Their new collection of workshops is open to all colleagues and includes the return of our popular workshop, Equity, Inclusion and Public Engagement in Research. This interactive session provides practical tips and tools for how to design and deliver public engagement in an inclusive and equitable way that is responsive to the diversity of the groups colleagues engage.
Available dates for 2025-26 include:
- Tuesday 2nd December, 09:30 - 12:30
- Thursday 19th February, 09:30 - 12:30
- Wednesday 2rd June, 09:30 - 12:30
Colleagues can find out more and register for a workshop on LMS.
Drop in sessions
FMS Engagement team provide a support drop in for PPIE. The engagement team provide advice, resources, and guidance to support your work.
You can find out when the next session will be by visiting our Events page.
Cell Detectives training academy
The Cell Detectives have joined forces with the FMS Engagement team. This is to deliver a unique training programme. The programme is mainly aimed at researchers who have no or little experience of engagement and would like to do more.
They will take you through a series of workshops. The workshops will help you develop your engagement activity. Using 3D printing, they will help you design and create some custom resources. They will then support you in an engagement activity for a local school or community group.
For more information please contact the FMS Engagement Team.
University-wide training programme
The University Engagement and Place team provide an annual training programme of events.
Internal colleagues can also join our University-wide Engage and Learn Teams site. This is where we post the latest updates on events and training across the University.
Contact Engage for more information.
Policy Academy
The Policy Academy catalyses the impact of our research.
It helps academic and professional staff from different disciplines to:
- engage with policymakers
- build networks and opportunities to learn together
- exchange knowledge and expertise
We deliver a programme of cross-cutting activities to connect research, policy and practice. This will help us find innovative solutions and benefit society locally, nationally and internationally.
For further information, please visit Newcastle University Policy Academy.
