Government Areas of Research Interest
The ARI's are documents setting out the key research questions confronting government departments. Click to find out more about the UK Government's Areas of Research Interest per Ministerial Department.
Public Policy|Southampton supports researchers through capacity building activities such as our impact training programme, our tailored impact toolkit and guidance for ways to engage. We assist researchers from their application for funding through to their dissemination to policymakers. Consult us on your Pathways to Impact and contact us to discuss how we can support you with your research project.
Policy|Membership
Join our Public Policy|Southampton's membership network to benefit from enhanced opportunities to engage with policymakers on a local, national and international level.
Ways to engage
Guidance on the many channels available to researchers to engage with policymakers.
PPS Support to Research Projects
A guide to include Public Policy|Southampton into your funding proposal.
Consultation Responses
Public Policy|Southampton monitor consultations with expertise from the University of Southampton to support evidence-based policymaking.
Policy|Training
Join us in our monthly training sessions featuring internal and external speakers delivering practical 'how to' sessions to support researchers in engaging with policymakers.
Policy Projects
Learn about PPS led current collaborative projects between the University of Southampton researchers and UK Government and Parliament.
Centre for Science and Policy (CSaP)
Since December 2015 Public Policy|Southampton is affiliated to the Centre for Science and Policy (CSaP) Policy Fellowship Programme. Click to learn more about this collaboration.
Videos on best Policy Engagement Practices
Watch Southampton academics share their policy engagement experiences.
Policy Briefs
A variety of policy briefs from projects across the University of Southampton that help UoS academics enhance the impact of their research.
PPS Policy Associates Scheme
Click here to learn more about Public|Policy Southampton's newly launched Policy Associates Scheme.
Evidence to Policy Blogs
Click to read UoS Students and Academics reflecting on their experience of engaging with PPS and policymakers.
The New Things Fund
Keep up to date on the progress of our New Things Fund, launched in December 2020 and created to 'get things going'.
Impact toolkit
Guidance on things to consider in the science to policy process and useful tips in planning and costing your impact activities.
Re:action
The University's Research and Enterprise newsletter offering insight into public policy related research conducted at the University as well as public engagement and business activities.
Voice of Young Science 2020
The University of Southampton has begun partnership with Sense about Science on its Voice of Young Science (VoYS) programme in 2020. Click here to learn more.
Introducing Policy|MAPPA
PPS are looking for volunteers to test Policy|MAPPA, a program that allows to search for policy actors that have engaged with UoS researchers at some point. Click to find out more.
#TagUoSExpert Campaign
Public Policy|Southampton started a campaign titled #TagUoSExpert on our social media platforms. The aim of this campaign is to increase UoS engagement and enhance the impact of their research.
Policy Podcasts
Click here to listen to our Policy Podcast series. In each episode we speak to the UoS researchers and experts, about their experiences confronting critical issues in the domestic and foreign policies.
HE Policy News
Keep up to date with the dynamic Higher Education policy environment with the PPS funded, institutional subscription to WonkHE.
Placements and Secondments
PPS works across all faculties of the University of Southampton supporting researchers in making connections with policymakers in their field of research.