Our extended community consultation
Join our extended community consultation to shape UNSW's Societal Impact Framework.
We value the input of UNSW alumni, government officials, philathropists, industry and non-profit leaders in our community. Your perspectives are vital to our mission.
Purpose of the consultations
We are inviting our extended community to be part of our consultations to develop our Societal Impact Framework. This includes UNSW alumni, government officials, philathropists, industry and non-profit leaders in our community. Commencing in February 2024 we will be running consultation workshops. These consultations will begin the university-wide engagement process to genuinely understand how UNSW can create a better world and the strategic priorities needed to enable this.
Date: Tuesday, 12 March 2024
Format: 2 hour workshop
Where: UNSW Kensington (territory of the Bedegal people) and UNSW Canberra (territory of the Ngunnawal people) campuses
The consultations encompass a series of workshops in Sydney, and an opportunity to participate in an online survey if you are unable to attend the workshops. A comprehensive Discussion Paper is now available. The purpose of this paper is to create a shared understanding of what UNSW’s Societal Impact Framework is aiming to achieve and the importance of the consultations as a key source of insights. Early views and research presented in this paper will undergo changes as we listen, learn and reconsider during the consultations
Why your input is important
The magnitude of change we're aspiring to achieve requires strong partnerships and a coalition of diverse experts within our extended UNSW community. We want to ensure our education and our research are addressing pressing societal needs and taking innovative approaches to complex, real-world challenges.
The insights gathered from the consultations will be used to develop UNSW’s Societal Impact Framework.
The consultations will provide:
- A genuine opportunity to influence strategic priorities, thinking and approach.
- An opportunity to reflect on our unique contributions, strengths and values.
- A means of understanding the diversity of UNSW’s impact, and not just that captured in traditional measurement and reporting methods.
- An elevated voice for Indigenous staff, students and our extended community through dedicated sessions.
- An assurance that UNSW values the diversity of our societal impact, and the impact focus areas will not be pursued at the exclusion of other forms of societal impact.
Contact us
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding the Societal Impact Framework or the consultation process, please get in touch.