Further resources and templates

Useful templates

• Read the Handbook - Informing Public Policy: A Guide for UCL Researchers & Staff [pdf]
• Download our Select Committee submission guidance and template [docx] 
• Read our Select Committee submissions and Evidence Notes [web link]
• Download the UCL research insights template [docx]
• Read the Policy Advisory Groups and Roundtables guidance [pdf]
• Use CAPE's project scope template [web link]
• Engage with CAPE's guide on how to plan for co-production in regional academic policy engagement [web link]
• Read CAPE's Policy Fellowship Contracts Guidance Note [web link]
• Read the Evaluation and Feedback Survey Methods Reference Manual [pdf]
• Read the UCL Public Policy Strategy [pdf]

Consultations, Inquiries and Areas of Research Interest

• Gov.uk list of open consultations - find and respond to a consultation
• Gov.uk list of Areas of Research Interest (ARI) - find a departments research questions and how to connect
• Areas of Research Interest database - browse topics of interest and find related ARIs
• Select Committee Inquiries - find an inquiry and submit your evidence
• Areas of Research Interest (Parliament) - everything you need to know about Areas of Research Interest for UK Parliament
• Research Impact at the UK Parliament - everything you need to know to engage with Parliament as an academic researcher
• Parliamentary Business - Consult the calendar of scheduled business in Parliament
• Consult Hansard - a searchable, verbatim report of what is said in Parliament (eg: debates, speeches, Q&As)
• Email alerts - sign up for direct emails from the relevant Select Committee
• Committees on Twitter - Search and follow Twitter accounts for individual Select Committees

House of Commons Library

• House of Commons Library
• House of Commons Library email alerts - Receive email alerts on new briefings 
• House of Commons Library Insights - Insights on current affairs for an impartial and authoritative take on research and statistics.
• Follow the Library on Twitter: @commonslibrary
• Follow the House of Commons on Twitter: @HouseofCommons

House of Lords Library

• House of Lords Library 
• House of Lords Library email alerts - Receive email alerts on new briefings 
• House of Lord Library Blog - Blogs on topical issues and current affairs from the Library
• Follow the Library on Twitter - @HLLibResearch
• Follow the House of Lords on Twitter - @UKHouseofLords

The Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology (POST)

• The Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology (POST)
• Subscribe to POST email alerts
• Follow POST on Twitter - @POST_UK
• Follow POST on Linkedin 

Useful external websites

• Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN) - a network of UK universities who are working together to increase the public policy impact from their research. UCL is a founding member of the network and the current co-chair
• Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement - a research and knowledge exchange project committed to advancing the practice of academic-policy engagement
• Scottish Policy and Research Exchange - a network of professionals working together to deliver evidence-informed policy in practice
• Transforming Evidence - a community that shares research and expertise about how evidence is made and used, across policy and practice domains
• Research Impact at the UK Parliament - everything you need to know to engage with Parliament as an academic researcher
• LSE Impact Blog - a platform for understanding and increasing the impact of academic research
• The Conversation - offers informed commentary and debate on the issues affecting our world

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