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The research aims to understand how Scottish lecturers perceive and navigate the integration of research, teaching, and public engagement within STEM disciplines.

January 16, 2026Open Access

Teaching from the heart: crossing the research/teaching/public engagement nexus.

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LBLucy BeattieUniversity of the West of Scotland

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Implication

Qualitative research investigates barriers to integrating research, teaching, and public engagement in STEM education, indicating the need for structural changes.

Key Points

The research aims to understand how Scottish lecturers perceive and navigate the integration of research, teaching, and public engagement within STEM disciplines.
Qualitative design utilizing interpretative phenomenological methodology
Interviews collected from lecturers
Autoethnography to reflect on interview findings
Novel data collection methods employed
Lecturers faced structural barriers that hinder the integration of research, teaching, and public engagement.
Students struggle with becoming research-ready, but public engagement projects can help.
Early-career researchers experience fewer boundary blocks due to access to development opportunities.
Recommendations are made for universities to better integrate public engagement into their mission.

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Lucy Beattie (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6969d4fd940543b977709f45 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18245933

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Implication

Qualitative research investigates barriers to integrating research, teaching, and public engagement in STEM education, indicating the need for structural changes.