Engaged Researcher - Working with Museums

Beginners

The eight University of Cambridge Museums (UCM) and Botanic Garden represent the UK’s highest concentration of internationally important collections outside London. With more than five million works of art, artefacts, and specimens, the collections have supported nearly 300 years of investigation into the world around us. Today, we work to deepen understanding of our world, inspire new thinking, and address local and global challenges.

How can researchers get involved with the work of the museums? Or make links to the varied collections? This training session will introduce participants to museums in general as well as work and collections of the UCM.

Sarah-Jane Harknett co-ordinates evaluation projects across the University of Cambridge Museums. Alongside this role, she also heads up the Public Engagement programmes at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

• PhD students
• Post-docs
• Researchers
• Public Engagement Professionals

Give an overview of the University of Cambridge Museums, their work and collections.

Participants will know how to contact the museums, how to explore museum collections online.

In person workshop

If you have troubles joining the sessions or have any queries, please contact: engaged.researcher@admin.cam.ac.uk

1 hour and 15 minutes

• Engaged Researcher - Perform Your Research
• Engaged Researcher Online - Research Storytelling Introduction
• Engaged Researcher Online - Research Storytelling Advanced
• Engaged Researcher - Research Busking
• Engaged Researcher Online - Creative Evaluation Techniques
• Engaged Researcher - Object-based Public Engagement