This project explored the potential of public-student engagement to enhance the student
experience through active community and public engagement activities. The project
evaluates existing models of public engagement activities to build capacity in both the
University and communities to gain greater benefit from the potential such co-generative
relationships can provide. This project focused on one university with the intention of
complementing this primary activity with collecting case study material from a range of
contexts. The context for graduate employment is rapidly changing and there is evidence
that students derive benefits when their programmes include opportunities for authentic
engagement with real-world problems. There is evidence to suggest that communities can
benefit from genuine engagement with universities and their staff and students.
