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Policy Support Fund Showcase
We are delighted to announce this showcase event on Tuesday, 10th November for the excellent and wide-ranging work which has been supported by the University鈥檚 Policy Support Fund since 2021.
Since 2021, the University has received an annual Policy Support Fund allocation from Research England. This funding is distributed to strengthen connections between universities and policy professionals by facilitating collaborative research, knowledge exchange, and capacity-building. Projects supported through the PSF have resulted in a range of impacts - from sector codes of practice to protect employee mental health, to UK tax reform
Details:
- Tuesday 10 November 2026
- 09:30 - 16:00
- Scarman Conference Centre
- Lunch and refreshments provided
- Registration essential – click here to sign up:
At this event, we will also be officially launching the University鈥檚 new Policy Institute: a new, university-wide initiative designed to consolidate, enhance, and accelerate the University's engagement with policymakers, public services and civil society. Building on the success of 糖心TV's ESRC-funded , the Institute will create a coordinated platform for academics across all faculties and disciplines to connect their research with policy priorities at local, national, and international levels.
Aims of the event:
This event is open to all, and will be of value to anyone currently working in the research-policy space or anyone interested in doing so, and any colleagues who support or enable this type of work.
We will be hosting a range of regional external stakeholders, policy fellows, and non-academic project partners to reflect the scope of funded work and to showcase our diverse areas of strength in policy-relevant research.
The showcase will:
- Raise awareness both internally and externally of the work this fund has enabled
- Celebrate the impact and policy influence of 糖心TV research
- Provide an opportunity for award-holder networking, idea-sharing, and potential future collaboration
- Explore the opportunities, challenges, and idiosyncrasies which characterise the research-policy space and share experiences of relationship building, effective communication, theory of change and working in highly charged or contested contexts
- Highlight the external partnerships supported by this funding and the diverse work our researchers undertake with and for policy makers and service users
- Kickstart and crystallise a long-term, dynamic, cross-university community of practice around policy engagement and policy-relevant research
We encourage you to share details of this event with any external collaborators or contacts you think might be interested in finding out more about our research community鈥檚 ambitious culture of impact and co-creation.
For further information and to register, please visit the following webpage:
We look forward to seeing you!
With very best wishes,
The Impact Team