This session took a closer look at policy, health and culture. Improving health and wellbeing has been recognised as important by policymakers, and engaging in the arts is proving to have an impact on building health and wellbeing. Speakers Colin Lorne Colin is a...
policy
Standing up for Science workshop – 1 December 2021
Applications are now open for our next Standing up for Science workshop taking place on 1 December at Wellcome Collection, London. The aim of the free workshop is to encourage early career researchers (ECRs) to make their voices heard in public debates about science....
Policy@Manchester Training Sessions for Researchers – March 2021
Policy@Manchester are running online training sessions in March for researchers at The University of Manchester looking to leverage impact with a policy audience. Places at each session are limited and will be allocated on a first come-first served basis. If you would...
Policy@Manchester Student Academic Day – Monday 23 March 2020
Policy Training Session for University of Manchester Students – open postgraduates and undergraduates - Monday 23 March 9.30am – 4pm, Barnes Wallis Building, North Campus Are you interested in understanding the ‘policy’ world? How decisions that affect us all are...
Fanaroff Lecture – 19 February 2020, 6pm – with Dr Marga Gual Soler
If you are interested or involved in science communication and policy, then you won’t want to miss out of the Fanaroff Lecture - 19 February 2020, 6pm - with Dr Marga Gual Soler. Find out more and get your free tickets at:...
Free Training: Engaging with Select Committees and MPs – 9 May 2018
Engaging with Select Committees and MPs - Wednesday 09/05/2018 13:00 - 16:30, Kanaris Lecture Theatre, 2nd Floor, Manchester Museum Run in conjunction with the Royal Society In the last Research Exercise Framework, 20 percent of impact case studies outlined...
Learn the basics of UK Policy Making and Influencing – Free Training!
Policy@Manchester is offering researchers a chance to get a basic grounding in public policy and policymaking; with the aim of helping them better understand opportunities for impact. Introduction to UK Policy Making and Influencing, run by Policy@Manchester, will run...
Research Council Policy Internships Scheme for PhD Students (Closes 10 Aug)
The Research Council Policy Internships Scheme provides the opportunity for Research Council-funded PhD students to work for three months in one of a selected group of highly influential policy organisations. You can find out more about the scheme and application...
Call for applications: Royal Society Pairing Scheme 2016
Royal Society Pairing Scheme for Scientists, Parliamentarians and Civil Servants The Royal Society Pairing Scheme aims to help MPs and civil servants establish links with practising research scientists and to help research scientists understand political decision...
Early career researchers – take your research to Westminister
SET for BRITAIN Poster Competition 2016 – now open Applications are invited from early-career research scientists, engineers, technologists and mathematicians who wish to exhibit at the SET for BRITAIN poster competition. Awards are made on the basis of the very best...
Take chemistry to Parliament
If you're a Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) member with or currently working towards your PhD, you can apply to get directly involved in communicating science for and to parliamentarians through the RSC Westminster Fellowship scheme. Two successful applicants will...
Policy internship schemes – Academy of Medical Sciences
The Academy of Medical Sciences runs three-month policy internship schemes for PhD students who are funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) or the Wellcome Trust. Students spend three months at the Academy offices in central London. The scheme is designed to give...
Are you interested in finding out how Parliament examines and influences science policy in the UK?
Parliament's Outreach Service is to hold a free interactive event that will demonstrate how select committees work and give attendees the opportunity to ask questions about the issues that concern them, as part of the British Science Festival in Newcastle on Thursday...
BIS Science and Innovation Podcast – Volume 2
Some of you may have already seen our Tweets etc about the second BIS Science & Innovation podcast. "First impressions & reaching out" features snippets from Sir Mark Walport (who reflects on his first two months in office as GCSA, and gives a taste of what's...
Take your research to parliament – 2013 SET for Britain (Closing date 24 December 2012)
Applications are now open for SET For Britain 2013, an annual poster competition with cash prizes. It is a career advancing opportunity for an early-stage researcher (including Masters/PhD students and post-docs) to present their work to VIPs at the House of...
Policy debate: Do we need more scientists in Parliament?
Thursday 29 November 2012, from 18:15 to 21:00 (refreshments served from 18:15 for a 19:00 start) - Society of Biology, Charles Darwin House, 12 Roger Street, London WC1N 2JU The UK Parliament’s 2010 intake contained just one MP who had worked as a research scientist...