Nearly £4 million will be invested over the next three years in a major project aimed at boosting English universities’ civic leadership role.
The National Civic Impact Accelerator, led by Sheffield Hallam University, will gather evidence of what works in community engagement and develop a “Civic Impact Framework” to monitor and assess higher education institutions’ activities in this area.
The NCIA has been awarded £3.7 million of funding from Research England, it was announced on 29 September. Bringing together universities, local government, businesses and community groups, the centre will run trials of civic engagement strategies, and seek to share best practice across the sector.
