Date and time: 23 April 2026, 10:30-12:30
Location: Building 100 / Room 7011 (in person)
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Course Overview
The session will provide an exciting opportunity to work with Professor Denham, former Cabinet Minister, to identify how best to communicate evidence to senior policymakers. It will include identifying and understanding the world as seen by decision-makers, the design of research to address real world policy issues, and the methods of enhancing research influence.
This interactive session developed and delivered by former Secretary of State and University of Southampton Alumnus Professor John Denham, Director, Centre for English Identity and Politics, is designed for researchers with a public policy impact goal in mind. The session will provide an exciting opportunity to work in small groups with this former Cabinet Minister to learn what works well when communicating evidence to senior policymakers.
Learning Objective:
Learn what works well when communicating evidence to senior policymakers.
Speakers Bio
Professor John Denham is a Professorial Research Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Relations and Director of the Centre for English Identity and Politics at the University of Southampton. Professor Denham is a former UK Member of Parliament and Secretary of State. His work in the university contributes to the work of Public Policy in enabling researchers to understand how to maximise real world policy impact.