Doctoral Training Programme: Research Engagement with Collections
Schedule
Wed Apr 15 2026 at 11:00 am to 04:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
The Museum of English Rural Life | Reading, EN
About this Event
In collaboration with the University of Reading Museums & Collections award winning Learning and Engagement team, this session helps you engage different audiences with your research. The team will introduce you to audience development techniques, some common forms of engagement in museums and collections and help you evaluate your impact. You will leave with a rough plan for a collections engagement event.
Doctoral Training Programme: collections-based research
This event is part of our Doctoral Training Programme: collections-based research series. Attend as few or as many sessions as you like.
22 Oct 2025: Navigating collections (at The MERL)
26 Nov 2025: Reading objects, images and documents (at The MERL)
03 Dec 2025: Collections-based research, theories and methods (online)
14 Jan 2026: What's not there? Absences in collections (online)
04 Feb 2026: Teaching with collections (at The MERL)
04 Mar 2026: Digital research with collections (online)
15 Apr 2026: Research engagement and impact with collections - skills for PER (at The MERL).
Where is it happening?
The Museum of English Rural Life, 6 Redlands Road, Reading, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 0.00
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