# Event Details - **Event Name**: How to Build Meaningful Community-Academic Relationships - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 02:00 pm - **Event Description**: Dr Nicole Kennard will talk about how to build mutually beneficial collaborations between academia and communities.About this EventHow often is community involvement in research treated as an afterthought? Too often, community groups are invited only after research topics, questions and methodologies are set. When partnerships are treated merely as a paper exercise for funding bids, then relationships break down and projects - and the people they serve - suffer.The most impactful projects ensure community members are actively involved from the very beginning. Only then do we have the best chance of addressing the pressing sustainability and societal challenges we face.Join us for a session with Nicole Kennard, Assistant Director for Community-Engaged Research at the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems and a Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures alum. Nicole will share how Georgia Tech has confronted historical injustices and extractive practices to build true, mutually beneficial collaborations, with a particular focus on marginalised communities.Developed over two years, with a wealth of community and academic partners, Nicole will discuss:Principles and frameworks for how to build equitable research relationships with communities.Real-world examples of these principles in action, as well as best practices and lessons learned along the way.Key resources and scoping agreements that can help ensure transparency and accountability in partnered projects.Whether you are a researcher wanting to improve your practice, or an organisation or community member keen to work with academia on solution development, this session will provide you with real examples of the types of agreements, practices and outcomes to advocate for in research projects.There will also be ample opportunity for shared reflection and learning. Lunch will be provided. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/broomhall/how-to-build-meaningful-community-academic-relationships/100001988558010540 - **Event Categories**: fitness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours - Location: The Diamond - Workroom 2 (ground floor) - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Broomhall - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: The Diamond - Workroom 2 (ground floor) - **lat**: 53.3816663 - **long**: -1.4821092 - **full address**: The Diamond - Workroom 2 (ground floor), 32 Leavygreave Road, Broomhall, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: How to Build Meaningful Community-Academic Relationships - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/461753e7265ac7bb5c9c8efd4de3cbe6c4ac6a818cab2edcd47dc848a3d5ebe4-rimg-w1200-h675-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1779019753 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is How to Build Meaningful Community-Academic Relationships being held? - **A:** How to Build Meaningful Community-Academic Relationships takes place on Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 02:00 pm at The Diamond - Workroom 2 (ground floor), 32 Leavygreave Road, Broomhall, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing How to Build Meaningful Community-Academic Relationships? - **A:** How to Build Meaningful Community-Academic Relationships is organized by Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures/MSc Science Communication Programme at The University of Sheffield. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "How to Build Meaningful Community-Academic Relationships", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/461753e7265ac7bb5c9c8efd4de3cbe6c4ac6a818cab2edcd47dc848a3d5ebe4-rimg-w1200-h675-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1779019753", "startDate": "2026-06-25", "endDate": "2026-06-25", "url": "https://allevents.in/broomhall/how-to-build-meaningful-community-academic-relationships/100001988558010540", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "The Diamond - Workroom 2 (ground floor)", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "32 Leavygreave Road", "postalCode": "S3 7RD", "addressLocality": "Broomhall", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "53.3816663", "longitude": "-1.4821092" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Dr Nicole Kennard will talk about how to build mutually beneficial collaborations between academia and communities.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-03", "availabilityEnds": "2026-06-25", "validFrom": "2026-09-03", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/broomhall/how-to-build-meaningful-community-academic-relationships/100001988558010540" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-03", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-09-03", "url": "https://allevents.in/broomhall/how-to-build-meaningful-community-academic-relationships/100001988558010540", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Grantham Centre for Sustainable FuturesMSc Science Communication Programme at The University of Sheffield", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/grantham-centre-for-sustainable-futures-msc-science-communication-programme-at-the-university-of-she/26727757", "description": "The Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures is an ambitious and innovative collaboration between the University of Sheffield and the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment. 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