Inspire & Engage Public Policy Training

 

  

INSPIRE & ENGAGE

Fostering collaboration between public-policy and academic research

Funded by the AHRC

All the Inspire & Engage resources can be found on Jorum

CASE STUDIES & OTHER RESOURCES

Case study 1: Government policy & the creative arts

A recording of Helen Campbell-Pickford Dept of Education, University of Oxford, explaining the Delphi Studies at the Inspire & Engage workshop December 2015 including the slides presented at the event.   Information about the campaign, including the ‘In Battalions’ report, Delphi Study, press coverage and a podcast of the campaign’s front-man, playwright Fin Kennedy, can be found at finkennedy.co.uk/In-Battalions.

 

Case study 2: Government policy & history

Dan Stone, Professor of Modern History at Royal Holloway, University of London, notes on the Holocaust Research Centre at Royal Holloway.  History & Policy offers a range of resources and support to historians wanting to influence public policy.

Dr Andrew Blick, Director of History & Policy, Kings College London, speaks about how to give evidence to parliament, at the Inspire & Engage workshop December 2015. 

‘What is the value of history in policymaking?’ by Dr Catherine Haddon, Dr Joe Devanny, Professor Charles Forsdick and Professor Andrew Thompson (2014). The report has come out of four round table discussions relating to ‘Making History Work’, organised by the AHRC’s Care for the Future: Thinking Forward Through the Past and Translating Cultures research themes as well as the Institute for Government.

Case study 3: Cultural policy & museums

Dr Rhi Smith, Director of Museum Studies at the University of Reading, speaks about policy in the museum world.

Kate Arnold-Forster and Dr Rhi Smith at the Museum of English Rural Life at the University of Reading, offer advice and insights to researchers looking to work with museums.   See also the University Museums Group (of which Kate is co-chair), which includes Impact & Engagement information pages.

Professor Felix Driver, Professor of Human Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London, speaks about his exhibition with the Royal Geographical Society and his work with museums.

Professor David Gilbert, Professor of Urban & Historical Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London, speaks about working with museums, at the Inspire & Engage workshop December 2015.

‘Research on Display: A Guide to Collaborative Exhibitions for Academics’, edited by Laura Humphries.

Working with us by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation: http://ourmuseum.org.uk/what-is-participation/

 

Case study 4: Public policy & design research

Guy Julier & Naomi Turner speaking about social design and the design-policy nexus, at the Inspire & Engage workshop December 2015.

Professor Guy Julier, Principal Research Fellow in Contemporary Design at the University of Brighton, based at the V&A Museum talks about design research and public policy.

Naomi Turner, Head of Group Manufacturing, Design & Innovation, at Policy Connect talks about her engagement with public policy .

Design Research & Public Policy’ (July 2014) – a Term Paper published by the All-Parliamentary Design & Innovation Group (APDIG), managed by Naomi Turner at Policy Connect.

Thinking, Testing, Making: A Manifesto for Design ’published by APDIG.

Case study 5: Research & education policy

Robert Eaglestone, Professor of Contemporary Literature & Thought at Royal Holloway, University of London, speaks about his part in shaping the English A-Level syllabus. See also the REF case-study document – Reforming English Literature through Literary Theory.

Madeleine Brook, Oxford German Network speaks about the value of networks for impact and engagement, at the Inspire & Engage workshop December 2015.

Professor Katrin Kohl & Dr Madeleine Brook, of the Oxford German Network (See also the Oxford German Network's website.)

Case study 6: Scholarly publishing policy & archives

Tips on media coverage and commercial publishing

Guardian Journalist Kate Murray’s workshop speaks at the Inspire & Engage workshop (including presentation slides) on how to engage the press.