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Public Policy Online Modules
Course Description: These free modules are designed to help staff and students gain an overview of the UK policy ecosystem, build their skills in academic-policy engagement and generate wider policy impact. Course content: An overview of the policy ecosystem and strategies and resources to incorporate academic-policy engagement into your work. How to translate research into broader contexts and engage with policy actors, networks and organisations. Writing to support policy development, covering both what civil servants and ministers expect, with a focus on Select Committee inquiries and policy briefs. Practical guidance and insights into how to communicate research findings with public audiences through social media (LinkedIn and Twitter) and blogs. Why to host a roundtable and/or a policy advisory group, how-to guidance, and case studies from UCL researchers with first-hand experience organising roundtables and policy advisory groups. What stakeholder mapping is and the benefits mapping can have for your research impact.
Objectives: By the end of this course, you will be able to: Navigate the varying pathways to policy engagement and impact and be motivated to share your own work and expertise with different actors across the evidence ecosystem. Tailor your written communication through policy briefs, select committee responses, social media and blogs to frame your research for public and policy audiences. Map and analyse the stakeholders most relevant to your research and engage them in various activities, including policy advisory groups and policy roundtables.
Intended Audience: All Researchers
Target Audience: UCL Research Staff and PG Research students only
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12/09/2022 -  (Enrol between 12/09/2022 and 11/06/2023)

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