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23.06.2025

Beyond a “niche activity”: the birth of UPEN and the growth of collaboration in academic-policy engagement

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05.08.2025 Published by Sarah Chaytor, Jack Layton, Jess Redmond

Knowledge into action: achieving collaboration between communities, academia, and local government

CAPE Third-sector

05.08.2025 Published by CAPE

Inclusive Practice in Knowledge Mobilisation: finding people and expertise to meet policy evidence needs

CAPE Knowledge mobilisation & brokerage

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30.07.2025 Published by Dr Sarah Weakley, Kimberley Somerside

Impact of Policy Schools as an Academic-Policy Engagement Mechanism: Lessons from a pilot year

Engaging with Government Evaluation and impact

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29.07.2025 Published by UPEN

UPEN introduces new Operations Team to support expansion

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29.07.2025 Published by Chris Hewson, Laura Bea

Next steps for UPEN: ensuring our long-term sustainability

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28.07.2025 Published by Chris Hewson, Laura Bea

Next steps for UPEN: understanding what members value

UPEN

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24.07.2025 Published by Laura Bea, Sarah Chaytor

Building capacity, delivering impact: The use of the Policy Support Fund in universities

Funders & Funding UPEN

22.07.2025 Published by Sarah Chaytor

Good policymaking requires open dialogue

Engaging with Government

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16.07.2025 Published by Hannah Engelhardt

From Research to Reality: Reflections on the 2025 UPEN Conference

Knowledge mobilisation & brokerage UPEN

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