RESEARCH, POLICY AND PUBLIC INTERFACE

This course provides the opportunity for students in both pathways to be exposed to issues of research commissioning, design, development, and communication for public policy.  It will focus on the interface between the research and policy communities and the wider public.  Students will be exposed to leaders in these diverse communities, and there will be a strong emphasis on skills development.

 

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students will be able to:

·       Make contact with researchers, policy-makers and the public and how to build an epistemic community around a topic or issue;

·       Engage researchers, policy-makers, and the public and how to communicate research and policy proposals in different formats and at different stages of its development;

·       Give and receive different types of critical advice and feedback, tailored to a specific situation; and,

·       Influence the policy agenda.