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Sciencewise Expert Resource Centre
Dept. of Innovation, University and Skills / Momenta (2008-2009)
Specialist adviser with the Sciencewise Expert Resource Centre, which aims to create excellence in public dialogue to inform policy in science and technology. Leading the workstream on evaluating engagement, and providing evaluation advice to Sciencewise engagement projects. See www.sciencewise.org.uk

The future of civil nuclear power consultation
Dept. of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (2007-2009)
Evaluation of the public and stakeholder consultation on the future of civil nuclear power in the UK. The consultation involved over 4,000 public and stakeholder participants in written and online responses and over 30 events around the UK. The report of the evaluation was published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change in October 2009.

Framework success
Vienna Design Week / University of Applied Arts (2008)
The UK Government's Central Office of Information (COI) has accepted Shared Practice to be part of their external enagagment and faciliation consultancy services framework. We are one of only three companies on the framework which specialise in evaluating engagement. . See www.viennadesignweek.at

Community Learning and Action for Sustainable Living
WWF UK (2005-2008)
Co-developer, and now evaluator, of Defra Environmental Action Fund-funded project working over three years to develop and test a methodology for working with community groups on sustainable living. See www.wwf.org.uk/localmatters

Principles for deliberative public engagement
National Consumer Council / Involve (2007-2008)
Development of principles for the effective practice of deliberative public engagement in decision making - a distinctive and increasingly important approach to deeper public engagement. Consultation on drafts with government departments, local government bodies, academics, NGOs and practitioners.

Evaluating the National Lottery fair share programme
Big Lottery Fund (2004-date)
Member of evaluation team for five-year evaluation of the UK-wide fair share programme, designed to reach geographical areas that had not previously had their fair share of Lottery funds, generally disadvantaged areas). Specific responsibility for evaluation methodology (including developing indicators) and the South Lanarkshire case study.

NDA Stakeholder Engagement
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (2007-2010)
Evaluation of the new three-year programme of national and site specific stakeholder engagement in the work of the NDA, which has responsibility for decommissioning 20 civil public sector nuclear sites and dispersal of radioactive waste. The engagement work is managed by 3KQ and Dialogue by Design.

Design for sustainability
University College Falmouth (2008-2011)
External Examiner of the BA Hons 3D Design for Sustainability course at University College Falmouth. The course emphasises social and environmental as much as aesthetic and technical factors through its programme. See www.falmouth.ac.uk

Social science in flood risk management research
Environment Agency / Defra (2007-2008)
Development of a strategy to increase the role of social science in research and development projects in flood and coastal erosion risk management. With Clare Twigger-Ross of Collingwood Environmental Planning. Final report available soon.

Public dialogue on future energy research
Research Councils UK (2007-2008)
Evaluation of the Research Council's UK major public dialogue exercise to elicit and understand the public's priorities for energy research, informing the Research Councils' strategic decision making. The dialogue process was undertaken by Ipsos MORI. Full evaluation report (and summary) published 2008.

APaNGO (Advisory, Participation and NGOs in Planning)
Town and Country Planning Association (2006-2008)
Co-ordinator of research reports for APaNGO project to test and disseminate innovative methods of community in regional planning across North West Europe.

Training in evaluating public engagement
Consultation Institute / Involve (2007-2008)
Development of a new course in evaluating public engagement, taking participants through the basic principles of engagement and providing models for effective evaluation.

ScienceHorizons
Dialogue by Design/DTI (2006-date)
Evaluation of public engagement processes to consider the implications of new developments in science and technology. The engagement includes in depth deliberative workshops, facilitated events by science centres, informal group meetings and an interactive website. The project is funded through the DTI ScienceWise programme. See www.sciencehorizons.org.uk

DrugsFutures
Medical Sciences (2008)
Evaluation of public engagement in the AMS project on brain science, addiction and drugs. The engagement (run by OPM with Dialogue by Design) includes outreach events and workshops in five locations around the UK, a two-session Brainbox event for more detailed deliberation, and a web-based consultation. The project is funded through the DTI ScienceWise programme.

Climate Change public engagement
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2007)
Evaluation of a Defra public engagement process to help government design policy to maximise positive individual behaviour on climate change. The process (run by Opinion Leader) includes regional workshops and a national summit of 150 public participants.

Hybrids public consultation
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (2007)
Evaluation of the HFEA public consultation on the ethical and social implications of creating human / animal embryos in research. The engagement (run by Opinion Leader) in the largest of its type run by the Authority, and is part-funded through the DTI ScienceWise programme.

Tidal Power consultation
Sustainable Development Commission (2007)
Evaluation of the SDC's public and stakeholder engagement process on tidal power in the UK. The engagement (run by Opinion Leader and The Environment Council) includes workshops in Scotland, Bristol and Cardiff where the main proposals for tidal power are focused.

Evaluating public engagement by central government
Department of Constitutional Affairs / Involve (2005-2007)
Development of an evaluation framework for public and stakeholder engagement in central government, to enable learning from experience across government.

The role of learning architectures in developing and spreading good practice
Environment Agency (2006-2007)
Research to develop recommendations for new structures and methods that will progress learning in and across the 50 poorest quality local environments in England and Wales. With Sustainable Futures.

Bösendorfer Piano Design Award
Bösendorfer, Egger (2006)
Chair of jury for a new international competition to design a grand piano or related acoustic space. Exhibition of winning entries from March 2006 at the Design Forum, Museum Quarter, Vienna.

Thinking about the future
New Design University, Austria (2006)
First in a lecture series examining some of the key issues that face design practice and education in Europe today.

International Symposium on Sustainability and Contemporary Art
Central European University, Budapest, Hungary (2006)
Keynote presentation on the context of sustainable development, to open discussion on the challenge sustainability brings to contemporary artistic practice, and the contribution of art to sustainability.

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