Our Expertise
We are engaging policymakers with expert researchers from Southampton. Discover our range of expertise.
Public Policy|Southampton (PPS) works with national, local and international policymakers to ensure that the research conducted here at Southampton supports an evidence-informed policymaking process.
We work with the UK Government departments to respond to their evidence needs through the Departmental Areas of Research Interest; bring civil servants to campus, including via the Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy (CSaP); organise placements/secondments of University staff and PhD students into Government; and support with consultation submissions.
We are engaging policymakers with expert researchers from Southampton. Discover our range of expertise.
We work across the University to support researchers in making connections with policymakers in their field of research.
Find out how we collaborate with local and national authorities, as well as policy networks and organisations across the UK.
Learn about PPS-led current collaborative projects between the University of Southampton researchers and UK Government and Parliament.
A variety of policy briefs from projects across the University of Southampton.
Find out how our academics and their research are having impact in Government and Parliament.
Policy Blogs shed light on the impact journey, featuring articles from PhDs and academics about their experience in providing evidence for better policymaking.
Watch Southampton academics share their policy engagement experiences.
Listen to our policy podcast series where we speak to Southampton researchers and experts about their experiences confronting critical issues in the domestic and foreign policies.
Find out about our New Things Fund, designed to stimulate policy engagement on Government Areas of Research Interest.
Discover more about the CSaP Policy Fellowship Programmes that enables decision-makers from government and industry to forge useful and lasting connections with University researchers.
Connecting Southampton students and Southampton City Council to address pressing policy changes
Strengthening the relationship between academia and the policy team at Southampton City Council.
Public Policy|Southampton supports the University of Southampton academics with submissions to Parliamentary inquiries. Read our more about our academics' contribution to Parliament's inquiries here.
Read the Parliamentary Committee Reports featuring University of Southampton academics who have submitted written evidence to various inquiries.
University of Southampton academics have been supporting policymakers by providing oral evidence on various important issues. Click here to view all available videos.
Read our more about our academics' contribution to Government's inquiries.
Read the UK Government Reports featuring University of Southampton academics who have submitted evidence to various inquiries.
Read more about the UK parliament's POSTnotes.