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Evidence to Policy Blog

The Evidence to Policy Blog is a place for researchers and policymakers to reflect on the process of evidence-based policy making. Often serendipitous, frequently frustrating and occasionally exhilarating this transfer of knowledge at the nexus of cutting edge research and politically accountable policymaking provides opportunity to change communities, generations and nations.

Joseph Owen

Read Joseph Owen's blog about his secondment with Southampton City Council

Benjamin Cerfontaine and Rodolfo Barradas

Read about Benjamin Cerfontaine and Rodolfo Barradas' Royal Society Pairing Scheme.

Laura Mitchell's Placement Review Blog

Laura Mitchell's Hampshire County Council Placement Review (SCDTP)

Rhiannon Jones Policy Placement Blog

Read about Rhiannon Jones’ NERC-funded marine policy placement with Defra and the G7 FSOI

RAPP: Research and Engaging with Policymaking

Read Fiona Woollard's blog on RAPP: Research and Engaging with Policymaking

Ben Giordano Policy Placement Blog

Read about Ben Giordano's policy placement with the Department of Transport

Cristina Violante Policy Placement Blog

Read about Cristina Violante's food and innovation with Defra and the Food Strategy and the Innovation teams.

Ultrasound Imaging in Podiatry and Physiotherapy

Professor Catherine Bowen and Professor Maria Stokes and colleagues, Active Living for Health Research Group, on Ultrasound Imaging in Podiatry and Physiotherapy musculoskeletal assessment, protocols and policy

Autonomous Vehicles

Read Seyed Toliyat's blog on a response to a Call for Evidence on The Future of Connected and Automated Mobility in the UK

Sustainable continence technologies

Read from Professor Mandy Fader, Dr Jacqui Prieto, Dr Cathy Murphy, Margaret Macaulay, Dr Sandra Wilks on 'Sustainable continence technologies: Guidance, standards and environmental' impact

Nurse staffing policy

Read Professor Jane Ball and Professor Peter Griffiths' blog on Nurse staffing policy is critical to the safety of patients in hospitals

Skin Health

Read from Professor Dan Bader, Dr Peter Worsley and colleagues on 'Skin Health: Shaping NHS policy, international guidelines and industrial standards for improved patient benefit'

Transforming health policy

Read from Professor Claire Foster, Professor Alison Richardson, Dr David Wright and colleagues, on 'Transforming health policy, guidance and practice around cancer care'

Sustainability Action Plan

The strategy provides a framework for sustainability research, education, enterprise and corporate operations within the University

Climate justice in the decarbonisation of shipping

Read Dr Wassim Dbouk's blog about concepts of fairness and justice in the decarbonization of the shipping industry.

Communicating research to polarised audiences

Read Sarah Lu's blog on communicating research to divided audiences through the 3 step process: Listen, validate, address.

Voice of Young Science workshop

Read Tom Robertson, Postdoctoral Resaerch Fellow, blog reflecting on his experience attending Voice of Young Scince event last year and learn more about how to join this year's edition.

My internship with Public Policy|Southampton

Read Chloe Holt's blog reflecting on her internship experience with Public Policy|Southampton

PPS Academic Year in a Review

Gareth Giles, Head of Public Policy | Southampton, reflects on the 20/21 academic year and discusses various activities PPS engaged in.

UN SDGs at the University of Southampton

Read Dr Wassim Dbouk blog about UN's Sustainable Developement Goals at the University of Southampton.

My placement with Hampshire County Council

Read Michaela Trescakova's blog reflecting on her placement with Hampshire County Council.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Report

Gareth Giles, Head of Public Policy|Southampton writes about Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Report and Action Plan to to ensure underrepresented groups are especially platformed and supported.

The New Things Fund

Laura Barr, Policy Fellow Intern writes about our New Things Fund initiative launched in November 2020.

International Conference on Evolving Cities 2021

Learn more about the International Conference on Evolving Cities (ICEC) hosted by the Energy and Climate Change Division at the University of Southampton in September 2021.

Placement with New Forest National Park Authority

Click here to read Joseph Owen's blog reflecting on his placement with New Forest National Park Authority

My placement with Hampshire County Council

Read Allisson Noble's blog reflecting on her placement with Hampshire County Council

Benjamin Craig's Placement with the MCA

Click here to read about Benjamin Craig's placement with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Nazi-era rally grounds

Read Prof. Neil Gregor blog on "Reinterpreting Nazi-era rally grounds"

Holocaust education and emorialisation

Read Prof. Tony Kushner's blog on "Holocaust education and memorialisation should be challenging"

A missed opportunity to reform fisheries policy?

Read Prof. Paul Kemp's blog following his response to three DEFRA calls for evidence on the post-Brexit management of fisheries quota

My internship with Public Policy|Southampton (PPS)

Read Joan Ohizua's blog reflecting on her internship with Public Policy|Southampton

Read the '2020 UK Maritime Masters' winner's blog

Andrea Chipolina, the winner of the 2020 UK Maritime Masters, reflects on her journey so far

Charlotte Lee's Placement with HCC

Click here to read about Charlottes Placement with HCC

A toolkit for engaging with local government

Yaryna Basystuk, Policy Engagement Manager at Public Policy|Southampton, reflects on the key factors that can lead to success when engaging with local government

What is the ENABLE project?

This study aims to understand and characterise the value and role of supported self-management, for patients and carers living with cancer that is treatable but not curable

My Placement with Hampshire County Council

Aleksandra Nazeraj, PhD Student in Economics, reflects on her placement with Hampshire County Council

A Week with PPS

Eliza worked with PPS for a week for her work experience, and reflects on her experience here

The needs of injecting drug users in the city

Lucy Dorey, PhD Student within the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Southampton, reflects on her projects with Southampton City Council and the UoS

Placement at the Office for AI

Clare Wlash, Web Science doctoral researcher, reflects on her placement experience at the Office for Artificial Intelligence

Cabinet Office placement

Justyna (Jonak) Lisinska, doctoral researcher in Web Science (ECS), and team leader of Digital Champions, reflects on her 3 months secondment to the Cabinet Office

Why UPEN

Gareth Giles, Head of Public Policy|Southampton, writes about what knowledge brokerage brings to policymaking

Employers in the wrong seat?

Micheala Brockmann and Ian Laurie from the Education School explore attitudes and engagement of employers towards both on- and off-the-job training.

If you are a Univesity of Southampton researcher who would like to contribute to the blog please read the guidelines below and email your article to Public Policy|Southampton.

Submission Guidance Notes Evidence to Policy Blogs Archive

From the archive

Higher Education Digest

Gavin Costigan, Former Director at Public Policy|Southampton, reviews policy and funding changes in Higher Education.

Views on Europe

To mark the two year anniversary of the UK's decision to leave the European Union students from the University of Southampton reflect on what Brexit has come to mean though their disciplinary lens.

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