# Event Details - **Event Name**: Doctoral Training Programme: Research Engagement with Collections - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am – Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Develop skills for Public Engagement with Research (PER) and have impact with collectionsAbout this EventIn 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 researchThis 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). - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/reading/doctoral-training-programme-research-engagement-with-collections/100001759523715799 - **Event Categories**: workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Reading - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: The Museum of English Rural Life - **lat**: 51.4469179 - **long**: -0.9578903999999966 - **full address**: The Museum of English Rural Life, 6 Redlands Road, Reading, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Doctoral Training Programme: Research Engagement with Collections - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/f0d98e148004833723a25f6d1fdd8c5c546bc4a9ccee49da6d6e9bfe1c1e61c4-rimg-w1200-h800-dcdbdbd4-gmir.jpg?v=1769232368 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Doctoral Training Programme: Research Engagement with Collections being held? - **A:** Doctoral Training Programme: Research Engagement with Collections takes place on Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am to Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm at The Museum of English Rural Life, 6 Redlands Road, Reading, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Doctoral Training Programme: Research Engagement with Collections? - **A:** Doctoral Training Programme: Research Engagement with Collections is organized by The Museum of English Rural Life (The MERL). - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Doctoral Training Programme: Research Engagement with Collections is ideal for learners, working professionals, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Reading, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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In 2005, it moved to its current premises in St Andrew’s Hall, a building designed by Sir Alfred Waterhouse in 1880 for local businessman Alfred Palmer of the Huntley & Palmer biscuit company.Today the Museum uses its diverse and surprising collection to explore how the skills and experiences of farmers and craftspeople, past and present, can help shape our lives now and into the future. The Museum has worked alongside rural people, local communities and specialist researchers to create displays and activities that engage with important debates about the future of food and the ongoing relevance of the countryside to all our lives.The MERL belongs to theUniversity of Reading Museums and Special Collections Service (UMASCS)Special CollectionsOur collections, which include rare books, archives and manuscripts, are substantial and varied, particularly for a University of this age and size. The University's collections also include artwork.Museums Partnership ReadingReading Museum and The Museum of English Rural Life work together as Museums Partnership Reading (MPR). MPR is funded by Arts Council England’s (ACE) National Portfolio Organisation scheme, to improve opportunities for diverse local communities to engage in cultural experiences and heritage through public programmes, including exhibitions, high quality learning services for young people, new online experiences and investment in volunteering." } ] } ] ```