Influencing policy

Find resources to help you engage with policymakers and write a policy brief.

Why engage with policymakers?

 

Science is not finished until it's communicated.

Mark Walport Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK government

Research at CMVM has the potential to generate impact through influencing national and international policy. 

Engaging with policy professionals can:

  • Drive knowledge exchange
  • Provide a valuable route to achieving real-world change from your research outputs
  • Shape policy priorities to support and enable innovative research
  • Offer new insights on your data and inspire new questions for study
  • Strengthen grant applications
  • Be fun and fulfilling . 

If you have any specific queries regarding how to enhance the impact of your research through policy engagement, please get in touch:

Policy Engagement Manager - Dr Shonagh Mcewan

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How to engage with policymakers?

Policymakers are non-experts who value academic expertise and research evidence that is timely, relevant and well communicated to help inform policy-making. Find useful guidance on ways to engage with policymakers.

Writing for policy

Learn how to write short and accessible research summaries for a policy-making audience.

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