Beacon for Wales - funding for public engagement final round

The Beacon for Wales is seeking applications for funding for small-scale projects that will help to embed public engagement into the work of Universities. Projects should address one of the following four themes and target audiences:

• Our place in the future - 14-19 year olds.
• Health and Wellbeing - Communities First.
• Climate and Sustainability - Rural Communities.
• The Welsh Identity in the 21st Century - Cultural Minority Groups

The projects should develop the skills of schools or departments to undertake public engagement activities that develop a dialogue between the University and the wider community. The projects can include academic and non-academic staff and students. The closing date for bids to be received is Monday 18 January 2010. Further details are available from Bruce Etherington, Tel: 029 2087 0094, or Rachel Bowen, Tel: 029 2087 6414.