Following the success of previous Bath Policy Engagement Academy (BPEA) training for early career researchers (ECRs), we are pleased to announce that the Institute for Policy Research (IPR) is offering four more policy engagement training sessions for ECRs.
The sessions will be delivered by Professor Nick Pearce (Director of the IPR), Dr Emma Gibbard and Annabelle Foot (both Head of Research Excellence and Impact, Research & Innovation Services), and Amy Thompson (Head of Policy Programmes and Communications, IPR).
The training will cover:
- How government and Parliament work
- How policy is made
- Communicating with policymakers
- Mechanisms of policy engagement
It will include one-to-one training with participants to help them develop a policy engagement strategy appropriate to their research.
The sessions will take place on Wednesday 9 October (14:00-16:00), Wednesday 27 November (10:00-12:00), Thursday 12 December (14:00-16:00) and Thursday 23 January (14:00-16:00).
Who can apply
Candidates should be ECRs at the University of Bath who meet one or more of the criteria below:
- Little or limited experience of policy engagement
- Looking to apply for external policy placements, for example with the Royal Society, or ESRC / EPSRC fellowships
- Have moved to new areas of research and would benefit from this policy engagement training
How to apply
To apply to take part, please email Amy Thompson (at712@bath.ac.uk) with details including:
- Your name
- Your job title and department
- A short biography including any previous policy engagement activities (you do not need to have undertaken policy engagement activities in order to apply)
- An outline of your research interests
- Confirmation of your availability on all or some of the dates
The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 30 September. Successful candidates will be notified by Wednesday 2 October.