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LSSI 'Engaging Policy' Workshop

Date
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Thursday 16 May 2019

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Leeds Social Science Institute (LSSI) aims to maximise research impact and support interdisciplinary social science research at Leeds. One of the focus areas associated with our new ESRC Impact Acceleration Account is Policy Engagement - our aim is to support the connection of high quality social science research taking place inside the University, with the individuals and groups who can utilise the research to create real-world impact.

This one-day workshop aims to bring together current researchers at Leeds (notably but not exclusively social scientists) with the wider policy community to focus on routes into engaging with policy.

Event Objectives -

  • To involve the local and national policy community in discussion around how to align research in order to best inform policy
  • To raise awareness amongst Leeds researchers about opportunities to influence policy
  • To build and support strategic relationships with policy makers and the wider policy community and strengthen mechanisms for using research to influence policy.

 

Event Programme

09.45 – 10.15, Registration, Tea & Coffee

10.15 – 11.00, Welcome & Opening Presentations

  • Professor Jeremy Higham (Executive Dean for Social Sciences)
  • Professor Adam Crawford (Leeds Social Sciences Institute) & Professor Andy Gouldson (Faculty of Environment)
  • Presentation about LSSI IAA opportunities and funding for Knowledge Exchange and Policy Engagement

11.00 – 12.15, Case-Study Presentations

Case study presentations from Researchers at Leeds who have successful engaged with policy, including examples of Knowledge Exchange Fellowships (KEFs).

  • Professor Anthea Hucklesby (Faculty of Social Sciences), Professor Cristina Leston-Bandeira (School of Politics and International Studies), Dr Jo Ingold (Leeds University Business School) with Richard Bridge & Ben Hepworth (Department for Work and Pensions).

12.15 – 13.00, Lunch

13.00 – 13.30, The role of the 'Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology'

  • Dr Rowena Bermingham (Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology)

13.30 - 14.45, Department Workshops - focused around Areas of Research Interest Documents/Research Priorities

Facilitated workshop sessions designed to join together policy makers and researchers in thinking practically around engaging with Areas of Research Interest/Research Priorities

  • Introduction to Areas of Research Interest/Research Priorities from Dr Autumn Pugh (Government Office for Science)
  1. Ministry of Justice
  1. Department of Transport
  • Siobhan Campbell (Head of DfT's Central Research Team & Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser) & Jo Bacon (Head of Social and Behavioural Research)
  • Discussion facilitated by Professor Karen Lucas (Institute for Transport Studies)
  • Department for Transport - Areas of Research Interest Document
  1. Home Office

14.45 – 15.00, Tea & Coffee break

15.00 – 16.30, Panel Session

Panel session focused on overcoming the challenges of getting research into policy and thinking about how the University of Leeds can better position itself to support researchers for success in engaging policy.

  • Chair: Professor Adam Crawford (School of Law/Leeds Social Sciences Institute)
  • Jo Bacon, Department for Transport
  • Jennifer Parfrement-Hopkins, Home Office
  • Rachel Dubourg, Ministry of Justice

16.30 onwards - Informal drinks reception

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If you have any questions about this event, please contact LSSI Communications Coordinator, Katie Barclay (k.barclay@leeds.ac.uk).