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We believe in getting to know our audiences through detailed audience pre-research for the development of projects and resources. We are also committed to evaluation and sharing our learning outcomes with the wider community. We are often asked to conduct bespoke evaluations and scoping studies for external clients.

Consultancy work has included:

	The Standing Panels: Our unique resource
	Toolkits for PE: Authoring a suite of guides and tips on getting involved with public engagement, to be hosted on the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement's website

Scoping studies and research have included:

	Olympics Research: Small options research study for the Wellcome Trust and the Steve Redgrave Fund (with Sport Relief) for activity in London 2012
	Framework for PE: Drafting a framework for public engagement for researchers, with the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement
	Science for All: Stakeholder consultation to inform development of a competency framework for PE. For the ‘Science for All’ group, at the Department of Business Innovation and Skills.
	Scoping Darwin: Scoping the British Council's activities during the Darwin centenary
	Dialogue and the Public: Scoping study for the Royal Society's Science in Society scheme
	Scoping a Festival of Science Drama: Scoping the viability of a national festival of science drama, for the Wellcome Trust
	Scoping Cheltenham Science Festival: Original scoping study for this now successful science festival, for Cheltenham Festivals Ltd
	Engineering Entertainment: Scoping study of a major youth oriented outreach project, (now Culturelab website), for the British Council
	Democratising Science: Policy review of UK practice in science communication; submitted as evidence to the Jenkin Committee by the British Council under the title “Science and Society”
	SWOT-ing PUS: Review of Public Understanding of Science activities

External evaluations have included:

	Evaluation of the PPE Scheme, for Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
	Investigate-UK, for At-Bristol and Science Learning Centres, South West
	ASSEC (After School Science and Engineering Club) Evaluation, for STEMNET
	Podcast Evaluation, for the Open University
	Think or Swim, for the Bristol Natural History Consortium/DEFRA
	Earth & Beyond, for At-Bristol/PPARC
	Education Unlimited, for At-Bristol
	Science in Society, for the Royal Society
	Science Matters, for At-Bristol/University of Bristol
	Science Year CD Roms, for the Association for Science Education (ASE)
	Visions Conference, for The Wellcome Trust
	Development Grants Scheme, for COPUS