Policy Engagement

This self-paced course is designed to support and equip researchers at all career stages with the tools and skills to make a demonstrable difference to evidence-informed public policy with their research; to engage effectively with public policy at a range of levels and to translate their research into policy insights and real-world impacts.
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Welcome to the Policy Engagement online course!

Whether you seek to inform the policies of an organisation, local government, national policy or guidelines, or influence policy on the international stage, this course will provide practical guidance on using your research to change how things are done, for the better. 

This course includes video lectures, useful readings and other resources to support your policy engagement journey. The online training materials are entirely self-paced so that it is available when it is most convenient and timely for you.

Over the course of this training, we will address the following overarching topics:

Diagram showing the four modules of the course: Module 1 - How to strategise, scope and plan for policy impact, Module 2 - How to navigate the policy impact process, Module 3 - How to make a difference in policy, and Module 4 - How to evaluate and evidence policy impact.

For any information about the self-paced course, please contact us: [email protected]. 

This training programme is delivered by the Institute for Methods Innovation, Fast Track Impact and Walcott Communications Limited on behalf of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). 

Disclaimer: e-Learning courses and supporting materials are prepared solely for training purposes, no warranty or guarantee is made to the user. Presenters, authors and UKRI will not accept responsibility for loss howsoever occasioned to any person or persons arising from any reliance on the same.

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  • 62 Lessons
  • 95 Topics
  • 4 Quizzes
  • Course Certificate

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