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Our free festival of discovery returns this autumn with events in Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Devon and online. From climate to culture, ancient history to AI, join us for talks, workshops, hands-on activities and more.

Full programme coming soon – follow us for updates:
Instagram: @futures_night
Facebook: FUTURES25
www.futuresnight.co.uk

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Thank you for being part of ENGAGE 2025!

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Thank you for being part of ENGAGE 2025!

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We were so pleased to welcome over 80 brilliant people — community partners, researchers, university teams, and connectors — all coming together to explore how we can build stronger, more connected communities across Plymouth and the region.

A huge thank you to everyone who came along, shared ideas, listened, and collaborated. Special thanks to our inspiring speakers who reminded us of the power of partnership, place, and people.

We also celebrated this year’s Get Involved Awards—shining a light on impactful community-led research—and enjoyed incredible food from Plymouth JOLLOF Kitchen, which helped spark plenty of great conversations.

The energy in the room showed why this work matters. A Community Network is on the way to help keep these conversations going—watch this space!

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We have an old Barracks in Barne Barton that we want to restore into a community hub and we would love for the history to be captured. It can be finding any documents already stored and creating a file or if any students need to do a project and want to capture oral histories of the Barracks do get in touch at lisa@thepioneersproject.co.uk

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We have an old Barracks in Barne Barton that we want to restore into a community hub and we would love for the history to be captured. It can be finding any documents already stored and creating a file or if any students need to do a project and want to capture oral histories of the Barracks do get in touch at lisa@thepioneersproject.co.uk

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Event: Engage Plymouth 2025: Creating Connections, Inspiring Collaboration 

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Event: Engage Plymouth 2025: Creating Connections, Inspiring Collaboration 

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Through inspiring talks, interactive sessions, and real-world case studies, we’ll explore how shared knowledge, resources, and partnerships can create new opportunities. With local voices at the heart of the agenda, this is a chance to spark ideas, build relationships, and discover new ways to work together.

If you're a local community group, charity, grassroots organisation, or work with these groups—or if you're a researcher or university staff member collaborating with them—this event is for you.

https://shorturl.at/aaz5b

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The Hub is Live!

We’re excited to share that the University of Plymouth Community Hub is now live!

www.plymouth/ac/uk/local

Explore the Hub, find useful info, and discover ways to work together.
We’d love to hear what you think—feel free to share updates, opportunities, or questions right here on the Padlet!

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This is a space for connecting, sharing, and collaborating between local communities and University of Plymouth researchers. Whether you have a project idea, need expertise, or want to share an update from your organisation, this is the place to start!

Drop a post, explore what others are working on, and let’s build meaningful partnerships together. 💬

Looking forward to hearing from you!

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The Get Involved Awards 2025 are now open for applications until 28 February.

The awards offer funding and support for community groups, charities, and social enterprises to collaborate with University of Plymouth researchers on local challenges. It's a chance to gain insights, develop skills, and create impactful research on the issues that matter most to you.

Click here to find out more.

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2025 for the Community Hub starts with our Social Research Unit writing up the findings from our listening workshop.

Many of the community priorities identified can be acted on immediately, and we will be pulling existing services (such as our 'find a researcher portal') onto the hub page.

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Join us for a hands-on testing workshop where we’ll put the Hub to the test! Bring a challenge or enquiry the University could help with, and we’ll see if the Hub gets you to the right place.

📅 18th March | On campus | £20 voucher for your time

Your feedback will make sure this works for the whole community. Hope to see you there!

👉 Sign up here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/uop-public-engagement

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A big thank you to everyone who took part in our Community Hub listening workshop.

Your insights and ideas have been incredibly valuable in shaping the development of this exciting new resource. It’s been inspiring to hear your thoughts on how the University of Plymouth can better connect and collaborate with the amazing community businesses and groups working across our city.

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Which networking platform would be best for your community or organisation to interact with the community hub?

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Other (please leave a comment with details)

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The University of Plymouth is excited to be working on a new project, supported by the National Civic Impact Accelerator (NCIA), to help improve how…