Skip to main content

National Civic Impact Accelerator

Queen Mary is a delivery partner on the NCIA, a national initiative supporting UK universities to deliver meaningful, measurable civic strategies and activities.

Queen Mary is a delivery partner on the NCIA, a national initiative supporting UK universities to deliver meaningful, measurable civic strategies and activities.

The NCIA is funded by Research England until the end of 2025. It aims to increase the connectivity, momentum, and effectiveness of the HE sector’s civic activities for local societal, economic, and environmental benefit and maximise the contribution universities can make towards addressing societal challenges and responding to policy priorities.

Equitable Partnerships for Civic Engagement toolkit

Universities work with a wide range of partners to make a positive difference in, with and for their local places and communities. Partnerships are essential for civic engagement – but some partnerships are more equitable than others.

The Queen Mary civic and public engagement teams have been working with colleagues from universities across England and their civic partners to explore how we enable more equitable partnership working together.

Equitable Partnerships for Civic Engagement

Our beta toolkit takes the user through thought pieces, exercises and case studies. The final version will launch in 2025

To find out more about the work of the NCIA, visit their website:

Back to top