About Public Policy
What is public policy at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº?
¹û¶³Ó°Ôº boasts many centres of expertise whichÌýare highly engaged in the public policyÌýsphere, including transport, health, energy, environment, planning, political science, lawÌýand engineering. An essential part of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™sÌýethos is to use our expertise to address theÌýpressing global challenges that humanityÌýfaces today and will face in the future.
Academic-policy engagement takes a range of forms, from providing research or expertise in person or through written briefings to ensuringÌýthat policy is underpinned by good evidence.
What does ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Public Policy do?
¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Public Policy is an initiative of the Office of the Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement). The team aims to maximise the way in which ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº improves public policy, by enabling researchers to inform public policy with evidence by:Ìý
- offeringÌýmechanisms for public policy engagement
- translatingÌýresearch into public policy focused outputs
- connectingÌýresearchers and policy professionals
- deliveringÌýspecific public policy-focused projects
- drawingÌýtogether public policy-related activity at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº
- conductingÌýresearch on the efficacy of academic-policy engagement