Policy and Communications Accelerator Session: Personal storytelling

Faciliated by Marc Stears, Director, UCL Policy Lab

Most academics are trained in rigorous research methods but few are trained how to share their personal motivations and backgrounds in ways that excite and engage policymakers and other partners. This is despite all the evidence that demonstrates that importance of personal storytelling to building deep and sustained policy partnerships. This session explores how to bring aspects of your own motivation to the surface in ways that help you explain the person behind the research.

About the Policy and Communications Accelerator Sessions

The UCL Policy Lab is launching the first in a series of Policy and Communications Accelerator sessions for 2023/24. From writing an opinion column to pitching ideas to policymakers, the sessions will enable researchers to collaborate with the Lab to optimise their research for broader impact.

If you have any questions please contact j.baggaley@ucl.ac.uk.