Policy Engagement Resources
PlANNING FOR POLICY ENGAGEMENT
Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN) – become a member: https://upen.ac.uk/contact/
UPEN Resources – discover blogs, toolkits, guides and reports that explore and support academic policy engagement: https://upen.ac.uk/resources/
Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement (CAPE) Resource Navigator: https://www.cape.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAPE-Resource-Navigator.pdf
CAPE Theory of Change: https://www.cape.ac.uk/theory-of-change/ A Logic Model to be used for measuring engagement – prospectively during planning as milestones and targets, and then retrospectively to see if planned impacts were achieved.
UCL Public Policy Resources – Learning Opportunities and Training, How-to Guides, Blog, Podcast: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/public-policy/support/public-policy-resources
engaging with uk and eu parliaments
European Commission Smart4Policy Self-Reflection Tool: https://smart-for-policy.ec.europa.eu/about A report provides feedback, including tips and resources, to improve your level of proficiency across five clusters: Understand Policy; Participate in Policymaking; Communicate; Engage with Citizens and Stakeholders; Collaborate.
Research Impact at the UK Parliament – ways to engage with parliament, training and events, academic fellowships: https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/research-impact-at-the-uk-parliament/
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Areas of Research Interest – informing future work and requesting expert contributions: https://post.parliament.uk/areas-of-research-interest/
fellowships
University of Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy’s Policy Fellowship Programme: https://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/policy-fellowships/
UKRI Policy Fellowships https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/ukri-policy-fellowships-2023/
ESRC Policy Engagement Training https://www.ukri.org/events/policy-engagement-training-programme/
TRACKING YOUR POLICY IMPACT
How to Use Overton to Plan for Impact: https://www.overton.io/how-to-use-overton-to-plan-for-impact/ Sign in with institutional email address (@tees.ac.uk), free trial not required.