In July 2017 nineteen Early Career Researchers from across the Arts and Humanities participated in the second Leapfrog Summer School at Lancaster University. This event offered an opportunity to exchange insights on broader aspects of research and career development, including approaches to generating research questions, and engagement with diverse public audiences both for research and sharing ideas. Featuring presentations and workshops from the wider Leapfrog team, the Summer School also welcomed a series of international speakers including Lady Rachel Cooper OBE, Dr Tom Wakeford, Stéphane Vincent, Lilas Ozanne, Ken Barnsley, Dr Cath Larkins, and Sue Flowers, who delivered keynotes and lightning talks across the event. Areas for discussion included:
• Participation and co-production with communities
• Methods and tools for community engagement
• Engaging with diverse and minority communities
• Approaches for capturing the value of effective community engagement
• The challenges of evidencing the impact of effective community engagement
The Summer School offered an inspirational and supportive space for a select network of ECRs to develop a collective understanding of various aspects of community engagement, and to consider how they might work together in the future. This report sets out the presentations and activities that took place across the three days and provides reflections on the discussions that took place.