Parliament for Researchers: how to engage with devolved legislatures

This training session explores research use by the UK's devolved legislatures and how you as a researcher can engage. It features speakers from the Scottish Parliament, Northern Ireland Assembly and Welsh Parliament/Senedd Cymru, sharing ways for researchers to work with each institution.

This training session is aimed at academic researchers, and focuses on practical information and advice. The chair is Naomi Saint, Knowledge Exchange Manager, UK Parliament. The expert speakers are Emma Robinson from the Scottish Parliament, Eileen Regan from the Northern Ireland Assembly and Hannah Johnson from the Welsh Parliament/Senedd Cymru.

We recommend that all viewers watch the introductory section, which lasts just over 4 minutes. For those who then wish to skip to a particular devolved legislature:

The section on the Scottish Parliament begins at 04:35
The section on the Northern Ireland Assembly begins at 21:46
The section on the Welsh Parliament/Senedd Cymru begins at 43:26

You can also access other training sessions from UK Parliament's Knowledge Exchange Unit.

Training resources

Here are the training slides used in the session.
Here is a transcript of the session.

Useful links

The links below accompany information presented in the training session.

Here is information on the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe), including details of academic engagement opportunities such as Fellowships and the Scottish Parliament Academic Network.
Here is information on the Research and Information Service (RaISe) at the Northern Ireland Assembly, including details of the Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS).
Here is information on Senedd Research, including opportunities to get involved with the Senedd's work as a researcher.
Here is information on engaging with UK Parliament as a researcher, from UK Parliament's Knowledge Exchange Unit.