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Posted 2022-10-28 10:45:17 by Kayleigh Renberg-Fawcett
19102022 Drop in notes
Drop-in session held by Kayleigh Renberg-Fawcett on 19102022Representation from Cambridge, Derby, Durham, Henry Royce Institute, Keele, Lincoln, Nottingham, UCL, UPENThe session primarily explored UPE...
Posted 2022-03-10 13:45:57 by Admin
UPEN Vice-Chair Elections
We are delighted to announce that we received ten nominations from individuals wishing to stand as UPEN Vice Chairs and will therefore be moving to an election.
In January 2022 UPEN members approved ...
Posted 2021-11-30 14:46:03 by
Surfacing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion within Academic-Policy Engagement
Today UPEN has launched a report that looks at the challenge of bringing about positive change for equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in academic-policy engagement.
The report, ‘Surfacing Equi...
Posted 2021-10-14 15:23:39 by Alex Clegg
UPEN and CAPE are working together
The Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN) and the Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement (CAPE) research and knowledge exchange project are committed to working together to share learnin...
Posted 2021-09-06 13:47:14 by Alex Clegg
New Introduction to UPEN Slides
Since being established in 2018 UPEN has grown to become the leading boundary spanning organisation in the UK connecting universities with policy makers.
In response to requests by our members we ...
Posted 2021-07-04 20:03:21 by Alex Clegg
Opening Up Parliament: Barriers to Engagement and Participatory Potential - What Academics Think
Efforts are being made at Westminster to open up the UK Parliament to a wider range of public voices, including a more representative selection of academic researchers. So what can universities and Pa...
Posted 2023-07-12 13:15:33 by Admin
Political Studies and Civic Universities: Community, public, and policy engagement for political science
This panel was recorded as part of the Political Studies Association Conference 2021. It outlines and explores the opportunities for political studies in engaging and participating in developing the c...
Posted 2021-03-02 12:14:23 by UPEN
Areas of Research Interest and the Rebuilding a Resilient Britain project - now hosted on UPEN.
Jump straight to the reports.
The 'Rebuilding a Resilient Britain' programme launched in June 2020 to asses priority areas of the UK's recovery from the pandemic based on government departments' Ar...
Posted 2020-10-28 10:07:45 by Knowledge Exchange Unit at UK Parliament
Celebrating two years of the Knowledge Exchange Unit in UK Parliament: our achievements, learnings and next steps
Jump straight to the report here.
Today UK Parliament’s Knowledge Exchange Unit (KEU) launched their report: Celebrating two years of the Knowledge Exchange Unit in UK Parliament: our achievem...
Posted 2020-10-14 17:18:03 by UPEN
Celebrating 2 years of the Universities Policy Engagement Network
This week we celebrate two years of the Universities Policy Engagement Network!
We have published a 2-pager, UPEN Year 2 Impact Report, which identifies some of the key achievements during UPEN's...
Posted 2020-06-22 10:09:00 by Louise Bazalgette, Alliance for Useful Evidence
A practical guide for establishing an evidence centre
In the UK we have recently seen a range of new evidence centres being launched to combat pressing social issues.
Centres launched since 2019 include the Youth Futures Foundation, the Youth Endow...
Posted 2020-04-28 10:20:53 by UPEN
PODCAST: Stephen Meek talks academic-policy engagement with the Foundation for Science and Technology
Stephen Meek, UPEN’s Chair (2019-20) and Director for the Institute for Policy and Engagement at the University of Nottingham, recently spoke with Gavin Costigan, Chief Executive of the Foundation f...
Posted 2020-04-16 16:35:22 by Dr Danielle Beswick and Dr Marc Geddes
Evaluating academic engagement with UK legislatures: Exchanging knowledge on knowledge exchange
This research emerged from consultation with the four UK legislatures in early 2019:
- The Scottish Parliament
- The National Assembly for Wales
- The Northern Ireland Assembly and,
- The UK Par...
Posted 2020-03-18 09:36:27 by Stephen Meek, UPEN Chair 2019-20
Engaging with UK Government Areas of Research Interest: Learning and insights from UPEN
Good policy is built on good evidence. Evidence isn’t the only factor; good policy requires an understanding of how to deliver, for example. But the best policy draws on up to date research, evidenc...
Posted 2019-12-17 10:54:28 by UCL Public Policy
Structurally unsound - Exploring Inequalities: Igniting research to better inform UK policy
Choose any year at random over the past fifty years and you’d be almost certain to find at least one piece of equalities focused legislation enacted in that year. Yet stark inequalities remain embed...
Posted 2019-08-13 11:09:51 by Admin
New report calls for the establishment of a National Centre for Universities and Public Policy
A new report by University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR), University of Bristol, PolicyBristol, Cardiff University, and the University of Exeter, calls for the establishment of a new Nat...
Posted 2019-06-17 13:42:01 by Nick Bibby, Director of the Scottish Policy and Research Exchange
The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system inquiry- evidence submitted by Nick Bibby, Director of Scottish Policy and Research Exchange
Introduction
1.The Scottish Policy and Research Exchange (SPRE) is a new initiative that aims to improve collaboration between the academic and policy communities.
2.SPRE focusses on the pol...
Posted 2019-04-30 12:30:49 by Chris Wilson and Sarah Hayes, UK Parliament
How to guides- UK Parliament
Working with Parliament can be confusing, so we've put all you need to know in one place.
Making an impact with your research
*Research, Impact and the UK Parliament - who uses research in Parl...
Posted 2019-04-30 10:39:18 by ESRC
Future of social science - insights, opportunities and expectations
Research funding is going through a period of rapid change, including the introduction of a number of significant new research funds. The content in this section provides information on these changes ...
Posted 2019-04-15 11:14:01 by Tom Sasse, Senior Researcher and Dr Catherine Haddon, Senior Fellow, Institute for Government
IfG mentions UPEN on its new report 'How academia can work with government'
Read the full report here: http://bit.ly/UPEN_IfG_report_April19
Authors Tom Sasse, Senior Researcher and Dr Catherine Haddon, Senior Fellow, Institute for Government|https://upload.wikimedia.org...
Posted 2019-04-04 13:09:58 by by the Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN)
Written evidence submitted by UPEN for the House of Commons Liaison Committee on Effectiveness and Influence of the Select Committee system
This submission is from the Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN), a network of 30 UK universities who are working together to improve dialogue between academics and policymakers and to increa...
Posted 2019-03-20 10:07:46 by The Royal Society
Applications are now open for the 2019 pairing scheme- they will close on 7 April 2019
Each year 30 research scientists are paired with UK parliamentarians and civil servants. They learn about each other’s work by spending time together in Westminster and the researcher’s institutio...
Posted 2019-03-14 16:09:05 by UK Research and Innovation
UKRI GCRF Health and Context call 2019 - outline
The UKRI GCRF Health and Context call is seeking proposals for interdisciplinary research addressing wider contextual factors contributing to the burden of infectious and non-communicable diseases (NC...
Posted 2019-03-14 15:57:05 by ESRC
GCRF Gender and intersectionality and Education as a driver of sustainable development network plus
We are pleased to invite proposals for a new Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Network Plus call. This call will have two separate thematic areas of focus, and applicants can apply to either dist...
Posted 2019-03-14 15:31:18 by UK Research and Innovation
£45 million boost for big data bioinformatics research to drive discovery
A £45 million boost to data and building infrastructure will support major advances in areas such as drug discovery, cancer genetics, regenerative medicine and crop disease prevention over the coming...
Posted 2019-03-14 15:24:01 by UCL News
Parkinson's trial aims to detect disease earlier
The PREDICT-PD trial, carried out by researchers at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and Queen Mary University of London, is seeking to recruit 10,000 participants over the age of 60 who do not...
Posted 2019-02-13 15:06:58 by Food Standards Agency
Recruitment campaign Partner toolkit
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is seeking to appoint new members to its Register of Specialists. Following the recent campaign to expand our Scientific Advisory Committees, we are now launching a sep...
Posted 2019-02-05 15:19:30 by Public Policy|Southampton, University of Southampton
Prof. Rachel Mills, UoS, sharing her experience of giving evidence
Are you a researcher thinking about policy engagement? Listen to @unisouthampton Prof. Rachel Mills sharing her experience of giving evidence @CommonsEAC. Watch the full video here: http://bit.ly/PPSR...
Posted 2019-02-05 14:59:48 by EPSRC
The Transforming Construction Network Plus - Round 1 call for Small Projects
The Transforming Construction Network Plus is funded by the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund to bring together experts from a range of disciplines with industry and policy makers to tackle the most ...
Posted 2019-01-23 17:31:39 by University of Bath
Nurture genius in developing countries with smarter investments
The world is missing out on breakthrough science because exceptionally talented young people from low- and middle-income countries do not receive appropriate levels of support to help nurture their ge...
Posted 2019-01-24 12:50:07 by UK Parliament
Committee inquiries: Open calls for evidence
Committee inquiries that are accepting written submissions are listed below.
They have been grouped by their broad policy areas.
Policy areas:
-Business and Transport
-Economic Policy and ...
Posted 2018-11-28 14:53:15 by PolicyBristol
Reverse 'Question Time' event gives policymakers chance to quiz academics
How can we build closer working relationships between academics and policymakers?
The evidence points towards using a relational approach – building long-term and trusting relationships between ...
Posted 2023-07-12 12:02:32 by Admin
Parliament and me podcast
UCL Public Policy Parliament and me. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/public-policy/new-podcast-series-parliament-and-me...
Posted 2023-07-12 11:14:51 by Admin
What is UPEN?
Gavin Costigan unpacking what is UPEN and why has it been established. https://vimeo.com/298170037/7021d47756...
