This page acts as an archive of workshops and events that have taken place and been captured on Mesh. By clicking the title of a past event you will find a comprehensive summary including useful information such as links to resources and presentations, details of speakers and suggested background reading to explore the topic further. If you would like Mesh to archive an event that you are planning, the outputs of which may be useful to the Mesh community, please contact us.
2018 |
Taking it to the Next Level: How can we generate leadership and develop practice in engagement?Vietnam, 9-11 October 2018 This year's Wellcome international engagement workshop focused on how the field of engagement can be developed through strong leadership and evolving capacity. The workshop explored different strategies, roles and types of leadership within engagement and looked at the successes and challenges faced by the international engagement network. |
2017 |
Evaluating Community Engagement: WorkshopNairobi, Kenya, 9-10 March 2017 This workshop aimed to move forward the debates surrounding evaluation by drawing on practical experiences of conducting and documenting how evaluation of CE/PE across diverse settings is conducted, and reflecting on the theoretical and conceptual frameworks used. |
It’s Complicated: navigating scientific complexity in public and community engagementMonday 6 – Wednesday 8 March 2017 This workshop explored the theme of complexity in modern science and the challenges it raises when designing activities to engage the public with health research. What are the best ways of making a complicated topic accessible, but not over-simplified, and what role does language, metaphor and participation play in the process? |
2016 |
Ethics and Politics of Community Engagement in Global Health ResearchOxford, UK 20-21 September 2016 This workshop explored the political and social dimensions of engagement activities in global health research by interrogating the everyday politics and practices of engagement. |
The Art of Health: exploring creative engagement with health ResearchMumbai, India Tuesday 9 - Thursday 11 February 2016 This Wellcome Trust International Engagement workshop explored the use of creative and artistic methods in engaging communities with science and health research. |
2015 |
Global Food Matters: an appetite for engaging with researchGaborone, Botswana Tuesday 24 - Thursday 26 February 2015 This workshop explored public and community engagement with health research using the Wellcome Trust's fifth challenge area of ‘Connecting the environment, nutrition and health' as a starting point for discussion. |