Power/Knowledge Exchange

Power/Knowledge Exchange

Knowledge exchange is important for the mission of universities.

Through the lens of community organising, we see that universities also have power that they can share with and receive from community partners. Through the building of collective institutional power in places, we can win change that we're unable to achieve by ourselves. Citizens UK's Power/KE project sees universities as important to this mission.

Power Knowledge Exchange Conference

As the number of HEI leaders, academics, professional staff and students involved in broad-based community organising increases, we're hosting a one-day conference to celebrate and connect with each other.

Through building a community practice of organising in the HEI sector, we hope to make our work more impactful in policy, research and innovation that is felt in the lives of our communities.

Where: Queen Mary University London, Arts Two Building

Queen Mary University of London

Mile End Rd, Bethnal Green, London E1 4NS

Arts 2 building

Nearest station Mile End

East Gate

Download Directions here

When: Wednesday 18th January 2023, 9:45am - 4pm

Get in touch

For more information, please contact power_ke@citizensuk.org

Case Studies

Teaching

• Cardiff University - Community Jobs Compact (masters business school students)
  • https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/community/our-local-community-projects/community-gateway/our-projects/friendly-and-accepting-community/neighbourhood-leadership
• University of Essex - Democracy in Action module (final year undergraduates)
  • https://www.essex.ac.uk/news/2022/07/25/democracy-in-action-course-leads-to-real-change
  • https://www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2022/07/21/transformative-teaching
• Queen Mary of University of London - Civil Society Internship (final year politics undergraduates)
  • https://www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/media/politics/documents/undergraduate/QMUL-Civil-Society-Internship-Journal.pdf
• University College London’s Institute of Education - Free School Meals for those with No Recourse to Public Funds (second year education students)
  • https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2022/apr/work-ioe-students-leads-greater-free-school-meal-access

Research

• Aston University - Local Economic and Industrial Policy
  • https://www.aston.ac.uk/latest-news/citizens-uk-seeks-work-member-organisations-build-citizens-agenda-around-local-economic
• University of Birmingham - Environmental Research and Civil Society
  • https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2021/environmental-research-playing-a-role-in-civil-society-is-key-to-success-at-cop26
• University of Nottingham / Nottingham Trent University - Misogyny as a Hate Crime
  • https://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/newsroom/2021/07/22/violence-against-women-and-girls-is-everyones-responsibility/
  • https://www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2021/04/what-do-social-sciences-staff-and-students-do-with-nottingham-citizens

Engagement (Civic)

• Aston University - Health Outcomes in East Birmingham
  • https://www.aston.ac.uk/latest-news/aston-university-launches-community-project-promote-healthy-lives-east-birmingham
• Cardiff University - Parent Power in Cardiff
  • https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/2613559-cardiff-parent-power-group-launched-to-boost-university-access-for-local-communities
• King’s College London - King’s Refugee Community Sponsorship Scheme
  • https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-leads-universities-response-to-hosting-ukrainian-refugee-students-and-academics
• King’s College London - Latin American representation
  • https://www.kcl.ac.uk/a-voice-for-change
• University of Newcastle - Social Renewal in the North East
  • https://www.ncl.ac.uk/social-science/research/social-renewal-in-the-north-east/citizens/

Engagement (Internal)

• University of Loughborough - Collective Anti-Racist Efforts
  • https://www.lboro.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/race-equality-charter/race-equity-town-hall/