Policy Engagement for Researchers: how to engage with Government, in contrast to Parliament

Parliament and Government are separate institutions, with different ways for researchers to engage with each. This training session explores how research evidence and expertise is used by various parts of Government and how researchers can engage.

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 from Government are Giulia Cuccato and Catherine Leech (Government Office for Science), Olivia O'Sullivan (Open Innovation Team) and Amy Summerfield (Ministry of Justice).

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 Government Office for Science research programme.
Here is information on the Open Innovation Team.
Here is information on the approach to research and analysis at the Ministry of Justice.
Here is information on engaging with Parliament as a researcher from Parliament's Knowledge Exchange Unit.