KCESP has been an organising partner of the Collaborative Futures Academy since 2023, along with the University of Cambridge Public Engagement team, Wellcome Connecting Science, the Berlin School of Public Engagement and Open Science (Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin), and Stellenbosch University.
Each year we bring together a new cohort of public engagement practitioners and researchers from around the world to learn and reflect with us – sharing best practices, common frustrations, and innovative ways to make our engagement truly matter.
The Academy is a live, online teaching programme that is free to attend. Taking place over three days, with opportunities for further mentorship and follow-up, the CFA is not ‘just another zoom’ but rather a collaborative and creative community that stays connected long after logging out.
The 2024 programme drew 45 participants from 16 countries, and we are committed to increasing our diversity and our reach every year. See more about the 2024 programme in the resulting toolkit here, or the blog post here.
Previous Academy themes include Sustainable Futures (2019), Pause, Reflect, Engage! (2021), Ethics and Equity in Engagement (2023) and Emotions in Engagement (2024).
Ready to join us?
Applications for the next Collaborative Futures Academy open in early 2025.