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°×С½ãÂÛ̳ is one of only six Beacons to be selected from 87 bids across the UK. The university will receive £1.2m through the initiative, which is funded by the UK higher education funding councils and Research Councils UK and supported by the Wellcome Trust. The university's Beacon partners include the Southbank Centre and the British Museum.

The funding and support will help °×С½ãÂÛ̳ to build on its existing outreach programme which involves numerous university departments such as the °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Petrie Museum of Egyptology, °×С½ãÂÛ̳'s Centre for Transport Studies, and the °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Mullard Space Science Laboratory working with schools, colleges and other groups to broaden access to the university's research and teaching and to engage in a dialogue with the community of which °×С½ãÂÛ̳ is a part.

"Beacon status will help us build on the work we already do, by providing real incentives and support for staff and students to undertake more effective public engagement," said Professor Michael Worton, °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Vice Provost (Academic and International). "We will build public engagement explicitly into our policies, develop our public spaces, provide tailored public engagement training and mentoring, and reward engagement through Beacon bursaries and fellowships."

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