AboutFace Launch Event

Activity: OtherTypes of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar

Description

The launch event for the AboutFace project was held on 25 October 2019 and advertised widely via university networks, Twitter, professional networks and personal invitation. There was a panel presentation and discussion that involved historians, artists, writers, people with lived facial difference, surgeons and psychologists. The event was attended by an audience of 30-50, drawn from attendees across the region. The primary audience was the general public, with additional attendance from policy makers, professional practitioners, postgraduate students, study participants and contributors, patients, carers and patient groups.

Visitors were asked to complete feedback cards that considered the core question of the event: How do you feel about your face? We are working through the recorded outputs and have recruited a replacement public engagement person to assist with the analysis of impact. We also created a film of the event which we shared widely via our networks.
Period25 Oct 2019
Degree of RecognitionRegional