Holding the Government to account: the work of Parliamentary Select Committees

The world of policy making can be a ‘black box’ for many. Who are policy makers and how do they actually ‘make’ policy? How are experts selected for advisory committees? These questions, among others, can make engaging with policy seem like an impossible task to start.

The Policy Impact Unit is running a series of lunch and learn seminars over the year to give UCL Engineering researchers the opportunity to hear first-hand from policy professionals working in range of policy roles, including in Government, Parliament, Local Government, Expert Institutions and campaigning and lobbying. 

During the seminar, attendees will to hear what it is like to work in a policy role, to learn more about how research evidence is used in policymaking and to hear how researchers can get involved.  

The seminars will be a great opportunity for anyone who is interested in sharing their research with policymakers to learn more about how policy is made and how academics can feed in to the process. 

The first event in the series is Holding the Government to account – the work of Parliamentary Select Committees

Speaker: Danielle Nash, Clerk of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee 

Chair: Jenny Bird, Policy Impact Unit 

Danielle will discuss Parliamentary Select Committees and how research evidence can support scrutiny of the Government. 

Joining instructions

You will need to pre-register for the event on Zoom. Details of how to access Zoom can be found on their website.

Please note that the session may be recorded and retained as per UCL’s retention schedule.