Derby Impact, Collaboration and Engagement Network

The Derby Impact, Collaboration and Engagement (DICE) Network is based in the University’s Research and Knowledge Exchange Office and is about bringing together the benefits of our research to users, communities and partner groups. The network creates dialogues that seek to tackle real-world challenges which are achieved collaboratively through a supportive culture.

The network links academics, external partners and the public to encourage collaborative practice, knowledge exchange, public engagement, policy work and evaluation to deliver impact. To support these areas further, the network provides training and a space for participants to connect and share solutions. In addition, DICE collaborates with civic, commercial and Higher Education partners who are interested in undertaking or supporting public engagement exchange and impact activities.

Managed by the Impact Officer team who are academic researchers, DICE has shared its expertise in impact, collaboration, and engagement with a range of HEIs (Higher Education Institutions), funders and external organisations. A few of these include: The British Academy, Derby City Council, Innovate UK, Imperial War Museums, Leicester Comedy Festival, the Office for National Statistics, and the University of Sapienza, Rome.

against a purple background is the work DICE. Below this, is a abstract design in colours orange, pink, red. There are icons within shapes - a light bulb, an email icon, handshake, an individual and a group of people

DICE network launch

The network was launched in Spring 2022 and the event was attended by a range of academics, external partners, collaborators and the Mayor of Derby. The presentations, images and resources displayed at the launch aimed to demonstrate our commitment to tackling contemporary health, economic, social, political, environmental and cultural challenges.

  • Five people wearing name badges beside a projection screen showing #DICEnetwork
  • A man in a suit wearing a chain of office holds a booklet: DICE, Derby Impact, Collaboration and Engagement Network
  • Five people, some smiling, wearing name badges beside a projection screen showing #DICEnetwork
  • Three people sitting around a low table wearing microphone headsets
  • Everyone at the DICE event sat around tables clapping
  • a group of people standing talking, some holding mugs
  • People sitting around a table talking animatedly. There are mugs on the table. In the background there is a bar
  • people sit around a table making notes

Contact

To contact the Derby Impact, Collaboration and Engagement Network, please email URKEO@derby.ac.uk or contact one of the Impact Officers.