Get Engaged with Policy!
Would you like to find out more about how you can achieve this with the help of policy experts?
Designed for researchers, the University of Nottingham Researcher Academy’s ‘Get Engaged with Policy!’ programme provides all the tools, tips and skills required.
Throughout the programme you will hear from aspirational leaders about the value of academic policy engagement, and the ways research can inform policy as a catalyst for change.
A limited number of places are available to Midlands Graduate School DTP researchers, so if you are interested, please complete the relevant MS Form to the right of the page.
Notes:
- You must be able to attend each of the workshops in the programme.
- You can register to attend the plenary sessions if the full workshop programme is not for you.
- All Plenary sessions are 11am to 12pm.
- Workshop sessions are 12pm to 3pm (including lunch).
- Travel to/from Nottingham from your home institution can be covered by MGS DTP funding, please make arrangements through your own institution.
About the Programme
There are 4 workshops for the cohort of researchers, and each workshop begins with a plenary session.
Session 1: Becoming an agent for change: engaging with policy to shape our environment
Date: 2nd February
This workshop is an opportunity to learn about the important role academic research plays in evidence-based policy making, and how to engage with policy to shape our environment. With practical exercises, interactive group work and presentations, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the policy landscape, stakeholders, societal influencers and how research can successfully influence policy.
Plenary speakers include;
- Prof Sir Jonathan Van Tam (Pro Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham)
- Prof Louise Mullany (Professor of Sociolinguistics at the University of Nottingham)
- Stephen Meek (Director of Institute of Policy and Public Engagement, University of Nottingham)
Session 2: Navigating the complexities of the policy landscape: pathways and routes to policy impact
Date: 23rd February
This workshop is an opportunity to learn about how to command an audience and maximise attention, through planning and perfecting a policy brief. With practical exercises, interactive group work and presentations, attendees will develop their skills in relation to communicating academic research in policy briefs for stakeholders, using briefing notes to achieve policy impact and best practice techniques which they can put into action.
Plenary speakers include;
- Prof Robert Lee (Professor of Technology Regulation, University of Birmingham)
- Prof Eamon Ferguson (Professor of Health Psychology, University of Nottingham)
- Dr Balazs Szent-Ivanyi (Political Economist, Aston University)
Session 3: Commanding an audience and maximising attention: planning and perfecting a policy brief
Date: 14th March
This workshop is an opportunity to deepen your understanding of how to navigate the complexity of the policy landscape and the routes to policy impact you can follow. With practical exercises, interactive group work and presentations, attendees will learn about engagement strategy, stakeholder mapping, how to identify opportunities to have impact on policy and how to raise the profile of your research.
Plenary speakers include;
- Dr Lucy Jones (Associate Professor in Sociolinguistics, University of Nottingham)
- Dr David Harte (Associate Professor in Media and English, Birmingham City University)
Session 4: Practising perseverance and resilience: advocating for policy change
Date: 4th April
This session is an opportunity to deepen your understanding of how to advocate for policy change, practicing perseverance and resilience, building on the lessons learned during the previous workshops. With practical exercises and interactive group work, attendees will gain feedback on their own briefing notes and explore the actions they will take to engage in policy making during the coming months.
Plenary speakers include;
- The Baroness Young of Hornsey OBE (Honorary Rights Lab Professor of Antislavery Policy and Business, University of Nottingham)
- Professor Jagbir Jhutti-Johal (Professor in Sikh Studies, University of Birmingham)
- Dr Alice Storey (Senior Lecturer in Law at Birmingham City University)
If you have any queries please contact esrc-dtc@nottingham.ac.uk.
If you have any queries please contact esrc-dtc@nottingham.ac.uk