Our new Institute for Policy Research launches on Tuesday - watch live and join the debate
The University’s new Institute for Policy research (IPR) launches on Tuesday 14 May with a conference attended by political economist Will Hutton and geologist and TV presenter Professor Iain Stewart as guest speakers.
The conference will be available to watch live from 1.15pm. Timings of individual sessions can be seen on the programme.
The IPR was formally established earlier this year to bring together many of the University’s research strengths and foster inter-disciplinary research of international excellence and impact. It will bridge the worlds of research, policy and professional practice and enable us to address some of the major policy challenges we face on a local, national and global scale.
The conference will be attended by academics, policy makers and other delegates with an interest in policy research.
Will Hutton will speak on the role of research in policy. Iain Stewart will chair a panel on climate change, a major focus for the new institute. Professor Graham Room, the Acting Director, will outline plans for the Institute’s future development.
Other speakers include three of the Bath academics involved in the development of the new Institute. Paul Gregg, Professor of Economic & Social Policy, will address problems of youth unemployment. Professor Anna Gilmore, Director of the Tobacco Control Research Group, will warn of the dangers to public health from the tobacco industry. Professor David Galbreath will examine the complex nature of the development and security challenges of the Sahel region of Saharan Africa.
The main sessions of the conference will be available on podcasts on the IPR website after the event.
The conference will begin an open and inclusive debate with the academic community and the public at large. Join in the debate through Twitter, @UniofBathIPR using the hashtag #rethinkingpolicy
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