Delivered by external and internal experts, these sessions can be taken in isolation based on your specific needs or as a series providing the opportunity to gain a rounded view of what policy impact is, how to measure it and the tools and techniques needed to achieve it.
To book a place, please visit:
Students: https://www.gradbook.soton.ac.uk
Members of Staff: https://www.staffbook.soton.ac.uk
If you can't make one of our sessions don't worry, you can find video from previous sessions below. Finally, if you have suggestions of topics you would like us to cover please email us with 'Policy|Training - suggestions' in the subject line.
Watch Gareth Giles, Head of PPS explaining the various ways researchers and students can engage with policy makers.
Click to watchThis video helps to understand who the key policymakers are, how to find them and hot to get them to focus on your recommendation.
Click to watchDavid Steynor, Impact Framework Manager takes you through what Impact is, when the agenda has developed from and what RCUK are looking for.
Click to watchGareth Giles looks at how online tools can provide access to policy circles, how to make an impact & identify online influencers.
Click to watchAnna McNamee explains what the policymaker audience demands from a policy brief and how you can go about creating it.
Get the slidesDesigned for researchers with a public policy impact goal in mind, to enhance & illuminate what works well.
Get the slidesGavin Costigan unpacks the differences between Parliamentary and Governmental consultations and demonstrates practical skills for researchers.
Get the slidesGareth Giles looks at how Twitter can provide access to policy circles, how to present your findings and how to identify influencers.
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