{"id":1508,"date":"2025-05-21T12:42:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T11:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/publicengagement\/?p=1508"},"modified":"2025-05-21T12:42:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T11:42:38","slug":"join-us-at-our-third-connect-event-exploring-creative-collaborations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/publicengagement\/2025\/05\/21\/join-us-at-our-third-connect-event-exploring-creative-collaborations\/","title":{"rendered":"Join us at our third Connect! event: Exploring creative collaborations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After the success of our previous two, we are back with the third instalment of Connect!<\/p>\n<p>Are you a researcher eager to collaborate or connect with creative minds? Does your research explore creativity in some form? Join us for the third edition of <em>Connect!, <\/em>an event series that aims to bring people together and explore issues that matter to them.<\/p>\n<p><em>Connect!<\/em> is an event programme produced by us and Bath Spa University. Connect! events aim to support networking between researchers and community organisations, charities, creative practitioners, social enterprises, and statutory organisations across Bath and North East Somerset.<\/p>\n<h2><em>Connect!<\/em> - Creative Collaborations<\/h2>\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>: Wednesday 25th June 2025 2-4pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where<\/strong>: The Edge, Bath University, BA2 7AY<\/p>\n<p>This instalment will be focused around creative connections, and there will be time to connect, some storytelling and listening, creative activities and delicious afternoon snacks and beverages. If you are interested in making new connections, finding ways of working together or hearing about some exciting creative collaborations, then come along!<\/p>\n<h2>Who is it for?<\/h2>\n<p>Whether you're looking to form new connections, explore collaborative opportunities, or share your ideas on how your work can engage with the wider community,\u00a0<em>Connect!<\/em>\u00a0is for you.<\/p>\n<h2>Book a ticket<\/h2>\n<p>If you would like to join us at\u00a0<em>Connect!<\/em>\u00a0head to our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/connect-creative-collaborations-tickets-1374129912559?aff=oddtdtcreator\"><em>Connect!<\/em>\u00a0ticket booking page<\/a> to sign-up.<\/p>\n<p>We hope to see you there.<\/p>\n<h2>About\u00a0<em>Connect!<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em>Connect!<\/em>\u00a0responds to the need identified by community groups and researchers for more informal opportunities to meet each other and share ideas and is inspired by UCL's\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/culture\/projects\/creating-connections\">Creating Connections events<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This programme is part of the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/projects\/participatoryresearch-bath\/\"><em>ParticipatoryResearch@Bath<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>project funded by Research England through the Participatory Research Funding allocation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Laura Steen is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/projects\/participatoryresearch-bath\/\"><em>ParticipatoryResearch@Bath<\/em><\/a>\u00a0Project Officer at the University of Bath.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the success of our previous two, we are back with the third instalment of Connect! 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