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Ed Stevens

Dr Ed Stevens

Impact & Knowledge Exchange Manager

Biography

Ed is Impact & Knowledge Exchange Manager for the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, a role that he has held since October 2021. He provides leadership on operational support for the Faculty's integrated research impact, community engagement and knowledge exchange agendas, with the aim of shaping and sustaining the public impact of the Faculty's research to deliver positive societal change.

Ed has been at King's since October 2018, initially as Manager of the Arts & Humanities Research Institute. Prior to joining King's, he was Deputy Head of Public Engagement at the University of Bath where he worked at both strategic and operational levels to embed a culture of engaged research across the university. 

Ed has over 15 years' experience of community engagement work across the public, voluntary and higher education sectors and recently graduated as a Fellow of the Westminster Abbey Institute. He holds a Doctorate in Education from the University of Bath investigating engaged education and research activities and is co-author of the Handbook of Authentic Learning (Routledge, 2020). Ed has researched the transformative effects of participatory research approaches on the professional identities of academics, charity workers and volunteers, exploring how transformations enhance or delimit social impact. 

Ed also holds a BA (Hons) (First Class) in Journalism, Film & Broadcasting (Cardiff University); MA (Hons) (Distinction) in Mass Communications (University of Leicester); MSc (Hons) (Distinction) in Voluntary & Community Sector Studies (Birkbeck, University of London); and a PGDip in Local Government Management (University of Warwick).  

Research

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Being Human Festival 2019

In 2019 the AHRI, in collaboration with QMUL, was awarded joint ‘hub’ status for the Being Human Festival, delivering 5 public engagement activities.

Project status: Completed

Migrateful food
Breaking Bread

In May 2020, the AHRI provided an opportunity for staff to support charity Migrateful via online cookery classes led by refugees, asylum seekers & migrants.

Project status: Completed

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King’s Engaged Research Network (KERN)

Find out more about the King’s Engaged Researcher Network

News

Visiting Fellow appointed to share impact and knowledge exchange expertise

Dr Elizabeth Jackson, Director of the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute (CESI) at the University of Guelph, Canada, will support the Faculty’s impact...

Dr Elizabeth Jackson

King's students address marginalisation in six countries through community-based projects

Eight students developed activist research initiatives in their local communities to tackle issues of diversity and discrimination.

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Features

King's staff take part in online cookery classes to support refugee charity Migrateful

King’s staff were taught recipes by Migrateful chefs as part of an AHRI Service opportunity

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Research

being human banner
Being Human Festival 2019

In 2019 the AHRI, in collaboration with QMUL, was awarded joint ‘hub’ status for the Being Human Festival, delivering 5 public engagement activities.

Project status: Completed

Migrateful food
Breaking Bread

In May 2020, the AHRI provided an opportunity for staff to support charity Migrateful via online cookery classes led by refugees, asylum seekers & migrants.

Project status: Completed

on-edge
King’s Engaged Research Network (KERN)

Find out more about the King’s Engaged Researcher Network

News

Visiting Fellow appointed to share impact and knowledge exchange expertise

Dr Elizabeth Jackson, Director of the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute (CESI) at the University of Guelph, Canada, will support the Faculty’s impact...

Dr Elizabeth Jackson

King's students address marginalisation in six countries through community-based projects

Eight students developed activist research initiatives in their local communities to tackle issues of diversity and discrimination.

US_Group2_4032x3024

Features

King's staff take part in online cookery classes to support refugee charity Migrateful

King’s staff were taught recipes by Migrateful chefs as part of an AHRI Service opportunity

1800x500 Migrateful