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Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Jon is the University's Senior Public Engagement Officer and is responsible for ensuring consistency in approach to public engagement across the University.
He is the lead administrator for the University's Public Engagement Forum, its Working Groups and chairs the Public Engagement Network, where we share best practice.
Jon is also responsible for communications around our public engagement including our engage web pages and the Public Engagement Newsletter.
Jon is a member of both Scottish and UK wide parliamentary networks and raises awareness of parliamentary and policy issues pertinent to our research, teaching and enterprise work.
He plans and develops core public engagement events and activity, such as Discovery Days, Cafe Science and Dundee Arts Cafe. His interest lie in supporting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, working directly to enhance the profile of Black History Month and Disabilities History Month from 2020 and beyond.
Jon completed the Engage Academy organised by the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement in 2019.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, PhD Biochemistry, Cardiff University
1 Sept 2000 → 1 Oct 2004
Award Date: 1 Oct 2004
Bachelor of Biomedical science, BSc Biochemistry, Cardiff University
1 Sept 1997 → 1 Aug 2000
Award Date: 1 Aug 2000
Keywords
- HT Communities. Classes. Races
- community engagement
- public engagement
- civic society
- policy engagement
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Engage Watermark Winner 2020: University of Dundee
Stanley-Wall, N., Rowan, J., Wallace, L., Urch, J. & Armstrong, V. G., 2 Dec 2020Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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University of Dundee Public Engagement Strategy
Hardee, E., Aitken, J., Brown, C., Duncan, A., Freeman, R., Stanley-Wall, N., McSwiggan, L. & Urch, J., 2020, 12 p. Dundee : University of Dundee.Research output: Other contribution
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Streptococcus mutans SMU.623c codes for a functional, metal-dependent polysaccharide deacetylase that modulates interactions with salivary agglutinin
Deng, D. M., Urch, J. E., ten Cate, J. M., Rao, V. A., van Aalten, D. M. F. & Crielaard, W., Jan 2009, In: Journal of Bacteriology. 191, 1, p. 394-402 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
20 Citations (Scopus) -
Structural and functional characterization of a putative polysaccharide deacetylase of the human parasite Encephalitozoon cuniculi
Urch, J. E., Hurtado-Guerrero, R., Brosson, D., Liu, Z., Eijsink, V. G. H., Texier, C. & van Aalten, D. M. F., Jun 2009, In: Protein Science. 18, 6, p. 1197-1209 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
22 Citations (Scopus) -
Kinetic, inhibition and structural studies on 3-oxoacyl-ACP reductase from plasmodium falciparum, a key enzyme in fatty acid biosynthesis
Wickramasinghe, S. R., Inglis, K. A., Urch, J. E., Müller, S., van Aalten, D. M. F. & Fairlamb, A. H., 15 Jan 2006, In: Biochemical Journal. 393, 2, p. 447-457 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
70 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Gold Engage Watermark Award
Rowan, John (Recipient), Stanley-Wall, Nicola (Recipient), Wallace, Leanne (Recipient) & Urch, Jon (Recipient), 1 Dec 2020
Prize: National/international honour
Activities
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Celebrating the Race Equality Charter with Prof Nicola Rollock
Nicola Rollock (Speaker), Iain Gillespie (Chair), Ajit Trivedi (Advisor), Hari Hundal (Advisor) & Jon Urch (Advisor)
23 Mar 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture
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Cultural Engagement, its impact and value
Emma Preston (Organiser), Anne Muir (Presenter), Janice Aitken (Presenter), Christine Kingsley (Presenter), Susan Mains (Presenter), Kevin Frediani (Presenter), Sarah Halliday (Contributor), Brian McCarthy (Presenter), Alexandra Rive (Presenter), Vicky Armstrong (Presenter), Caroline Brown (Presenter), Jon Urch (Contributor) & Shabnam Wasim (Contributor)
2 May 2023Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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Discovery Days 2023
Jon Urch (Organiser), Shabnam Wasim (Organiser), Emma Preston (Contributor), Iain Gillespie (Chair), Blair Grubb (Chair), Jeff Blackford (Speaker), Beth Hannah (Presenter), Yogesh Kulathu (Presenter), Michael MacDonald (Presenter), Gill Milner (Presenter), Jacques Hartmann (Presenter), Ian Ganley (Presenter), Sucharita Nanjappa (Presenter), Peter Hoskins (Presenter), Frank Ruda (Presenter), Dana Leslie (Presenter), Susie Schofield (Presenter), Linda Martindale (Presenter), Natasha Lushetich (Presenter), Thomas Anker (Presenter), Vicky Armstrong (Presenter), Vicky Armstrong (Presenter), Ellie Harrison (Presenter), Gary Kennedy (Presenter) & Linsey McIntosh (Presenter)
11 Jan 2023 → 13 Jan 2023Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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Parasite Soup - Word Broth
Ali Floyd (Host), Emily Fong (Host), Alan Fairlamb (Presenter), Susan Wyllie (Presenter), Ailsa Mackintosh (Host), Giovanna Mackenna (Speaker), Frederick Simeons (Participant), Rupa Nagar (Participant) & Jon Urch (Participant)
6 Apr 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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The Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science Annual Lecture 2023: Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter
Niamh Nic Daeid (Chair), Heather Doran (Organiser), Clara Morriss (Organiser) & Jon Urch (Contributor)
21 Jun 2023Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar