The University of Liverpool is delighted to host an informative Policy Impact Training event on Wednesday 22 November 2023. This event will be led by Sarah Carter-Bell, Knowledge Exchange Manager, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology.

This session is part of a programme of policy impact training convened by the Heseltine Institute, commissioned through the University's ESRC Impact Accelerator Account and the University’s Policy Support Fund.

This session is open to all research staff who want to engage in policy translational opportunities and may be most useful for those research staff at an early career stage. This full day and in-person event will allow researchers to learn more about how to engage with UK parliament and to understand more about Select Committees, Parliamentary Libraries and Routes to Engagement.

Agenda (subject to change):

09:30 AM: Registration and Refreshments
10.00 AM: Event opening
10:15 AM: Session 1: Select Committees
12:00 PM: Networking Lunch
1:00 PM: Session 2: Parliamentary Libraries and Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
3:00 PM: Break with Refreshments
3:15 PM: Session 3: Routes to Engagement
4:15 PM: Session 4: Optional Drop-in: Opportunity for individuals to speak to Sarah Carter-Bell about their research and the KE Unit within Parliament.
5:00 PM: Event Close.

For each session there will be top tips, links to online resources and worked examples of the tasks e.g. a worded example of how a researcher can efficiently introduce themselves to one of the parliamentary libraries or provide input for a POSTnote (Short briefing notes designed to inform Parliamentarians on scientific subjects).

Within each session there will also be an opportunity to connect with other participants, and hear insights from a number of academic colleagues to find out about their own experiences of engaging with Parliament.

There will be a single registration for the day, but each session will be stand-alone, so feel free to come along to those sessions that interest you the most, or you are welcome to come along for the full day.

By the end of this session, participants will have:

gained understanding of how Parliament works
developed insights into the different ways that research and evidence is used by Parliament
begun to develop an understanding of how you can gain traction for your research through Parliament.

Places are limited, so please book early and if you are subsequently unable to attend for any reason, please do let us know, so we can offer this opportunity to others.

If you have any further questions, please contact RPIevents@liverpool.ac.uk

How to influence Parliament? – Policy Impact Training