How to Influence Policymakers with Dr Helen Goulding Event
- Time:
- 12:30 - 15:00
- Date:
- 27 October 2021
- Venue:
- Online via Teams
Event details
In this interactive workshop, you will gain practical knowledge on how researchers can engage policymakers and contribute to policymaking. Before the workshop you will be asked to read some information on the policy process and policymakers, including tips from a range of policy makers. Then during the workshop the trainer will share her experiences of successful researcher - policymaker collaborations and discuss effective influencing techniques. She will encourage you to share any of your own experiences with policy makers, answer your questions and give practical tips and advice to help you. By the end of the workshop you will: ♦ See the policy process through the eyes of a policy maker, understanding their tasks and the pressures they face ♦ Know how researchers can get involved in the policy process and influence effectively Note: As the workshop is designed to be interactive, we kindly ask you to keep your cameras on throughout the training session.
Speaker information
Dr Helen Goulding,Quercus Training and alumnus of the University of Southampton, Dr Helen Goulding has been providing professional skills training to researchers for 18 years. Her career includes many years of policy making and regulation. After her PhD she started work as a Fast Stream Civil Servant in the Department of Trade and Industry (now Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy). She then worked at the Wellcome Trust (medical charity) in policy and programme management. After that she spent seven years at the Audit Commission (regulator of Local Government and Health bodies) so she has excellent understanding of how central Government policy is translated in other organisations. She returned to the Government to work in policy and R&D programme management. Her final post before setting up training business was at Ofgem, the gas and electricity regulator. She now spends most of her time training researchers at all levels, with workshops on policy making, soft skills including personal impact and negotiation, and careers.