Transcript Cupp and Engagement in Brighton

Cupp,
the University and the City
The ´cooperative´ university in
Brighton
June 2012
CUPP
• Formed through an externally funded project in
2003 to tackle disadvantage and promote
sustainable development through mutually
beneficial partnerships.
• Became a core part of the University in 2008 and
encompasses around 130 academics, 1000
students and 500 community partners.
• Aim to work with all parts of the university,
students, academics and support staff through a
range of different programmes including student
engagement, research partnerships and staff
volunteering.
Community university partnership programme - Aims
“to become recognised as a leading UK university
for the quality and range of its work in economic and social
engagement and productive partnerships”. Aim 3. Corporate Plan
– Ensure that the University's resources (intellectual
and physical) are available to, informed by and
used by its local and sub-regional communities
– Enhance the community's and University's capacity
for engagement for mutual benefit
– Ensure that Cupp’s resources are prioritised
towards addressing inequalities within our local
communities
Cupp snapshot October 2012
• Helpdesk - 1000 plus enquiries from community
organisations (200 a year)
• 400 plus students annually involved in community
projects as part of study
• 150 plus knowledge exchange partnership projects
initiated (10 a year)
• A dozen active communities of practice (for example:
older people, children and families, lesbian and gay
community)
• Structured links with community organisations through
co-ownership of governance, co-delivery of projects,
co-production of research
Community University Partnerships
The Help desk responds to around 100 enquires a year
from the city. These include requests for research help,
information and resources and student support.
Some lead to long term projects including:
• ‘Count me in Too’ (2007 – 2010) an extensive
survey of LGBT needs and experiences in the city
• An evaluation of the city’s extended schools
programme
• ‘New Arenas’ a recent partnership between the
Stadium, Brighton and Sussex launched with
three seminars on sport and health, education
and social exclusion
Others come through small
community based organisations
These can be referred to:
• An academic with a
shared interest
• A post grad course leader
to offer to their students
as a research project
• Undergrads to become a
practical student project
• A range of students and
academics to form a
‘community of practice’
Seed project
funding based on 3
key ideas:
I.
University as a good
neighbour
II. The mutual benefit
achieved through
community-university
partnerships
III. A focus on activities
within the immediate
localities of University
of Brighton buildings
The range of our On Our Doorsteps work in Brighton to date
Growing Local Food
Communities
Poetry &
stroke
recovery
Neighbourhood
volunteering
Hanover
Centre
Carbon RACE
The Triangle Community
Project
Football and
community
cohesion
www.brighton.ac.uk/cupp
Community Participation in design – a long history: coproduction 2000 onwards
Student Community Engagement
• Community Engagement: Theory into
practice
– Module running in SASS, Humanities,
Environment and Hastings Campus
• Support development and teaching of
modules with community engagement
across the university
• ‘Learning to make a difference’ student
led conference with three awards given
to development of student projects
Student Community Research
• Compile a data base of
local project research
requests
• Work directly with post
graduate course leaders
• Presentations to groups
on ‘dissertation day’ with
a selection of possible
projects
• Attend first meeting
between student and
organisation
Strategic involvement in key city
networks
• Membership of Adult Learning Group
• Participation in the City Inclusion partnership
• Contributions to CVSF
– Dave currently on the Strategic Working Group for the
funded project to transform the infrastructure for the
voluntary sector in Brighton
– Ceri trustee for CVSF
– Dave is chair of this group that deals which disputes
between the voluntary sector and other sectors in the
city. Outputs have included ‘Taking Account’ a
research project looking at social impact of 3rd sector
in Brighton and Hove.
Some key partners:
• Children’s Country
Holiday fund
• The Befriending Service
• Barnado’s
• BMEYCP
• Brighton Women’s Centre
Creche
• The Children’s Society
• Girl Guiding UK
• Firefly workshops
• Moulescoomb Forest
Garden Project
• Rhythmix
Communicating with partners
• Regular email updates (every six weeks)
outling support opportunities and open
events
• Ning, or social network with groups for
sharing files www.cuppcop.ning.com
• Cupp website with data base of project
opportunities and online resources for
students and groups
www.brighton.ac.uk/cupp
Other networks
• Talloires
http://talloiresnetwork.tuf
ts.edu/
Raises the profile of civic
engagement in higher
education.
MacJannet Prize to
exceptional civic
engagement programmes
• Living Knowledge
http://www.livingknowled
ge.org/livingknowledge
Giving citizens access to
scientific research, also
known as:
Science shop network.
•CCPH Community
Campus Partnerships for
Health
A UK wíde initiative the grand plan
To set the foundation for a UK wide
community partner network that will
influence Higher Education policy and practice
and provide resources for improving
community university partnerships focused on
tackling inequalities.
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three priority tasks
1. Sort a Community Partner sat nav!
2. Shift the Culture
3. Establish Community Partner Network
Community Participation in design: ladder of participation 1967
Co-production: definition and good practice
Production characterised by co-ownership throughout a process. Power to establish design,
deliver a project and disseminate results is shared between expert and user; governmental or
private authority and community:
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Aspire to equitable partnerships .
Develop joint goals and arrangements with partners in project governance, design,
delivery, evaluation and dissemination.
Establish a shared language – a process not an event requiring considerable attention.
Complex entities (e.g. the ‘community’) should not be treated as if they are homogenous
Consider the needs of marginalised and excluded partners as well as the mainstream and
well resourced.
A long term vision is likely to be required, even if only short term resource can be
identified.
See Hart, A. and Wolff, D. (2006) Developing local "Communities of Practice" through local
Community-University Partnerships, Planning Practice & Research 21 (1) 121-138.
1968 French student poster:
“I participate,
you participate,
he participates,
we participate,
you participate
…they profit “
Or we perhaps we profit if the co-production model is
utilised!