Support and funding received for policy impact work Academics viewed internal support for policy engagement at Queen Mary as relatively limited, especially for early career researchers. [...] “There's a lot of people who want to do engagement work, but it's expensive to do properly and ethically, and it takes a lot of time.” Managing External Constraints Changes in government: Frequent changes in the government over the last several years, as well as the disconnect between departments, makes it difficult to sustain policy engagement efforts. [...] Academics often have to negotiate tensions between theoretical rigour and practical relevance; and forward-looking academia and the contemporary focus of policy work. [...] “...if you want the researchers to be able to have an impact on policy in government, then there needs to be investment from the university.” Time Increased time allocation and flexibility would facilitate the development of meaningful policy work. [...] Considering the perspectives and recommendations of Queen Mary academics will enhance the university's ability to bridge the gap between policy engagement and academic work, creating a supportive environment for conducting meaningful impact work.
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Table of Contents
- Time is Money Increasing University Support for Academic-Policy Engagement 1
- Support and funding received for policy impact work 2
- Building and Maintaining Networks 3
- Balancing Time and Capacity 3
- Challenges academics face in doing policy impact work 3
- Considering Ethical Concerns 4
- Managing External Constraints 4
- Recommendations Support the university could offer 5
- References 6
- Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement CAPE. 2022. 6
- Perceptions and experiences of academic policy engagement in UK 6
- Higher Education Institutions. 6
- Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement CAPE. 2024. Building 6
- Oliver K. Innvar S. Lorenc T. Woodman J. Thomas J. 2014. A 6
- Universities Policy Engagement Network UPEN. 2021. Surfacing 6
- Equity Diversity and Inclusion within Academic-Policy Engagement. 6
- Walker L.A. Lawrence N.S. Chambers C.D. Wood M. Barnett J. 6
- Durrant H. Pike L. OGrady G. 1 Bestmann S. Kythreotis A.P. 6
- 2019. Supporting evidence-informed policy and scrutiny a 6
- This policy brief was prepared by Sangavi Sugumar Zakariye Huti and 6
- Audrey Tan. 6
- Cite as Sugumar S. Huti Z. Tan A. 2024. Time is money Increasing 6
- Policy Hub Queen Mary University London. Available at 6
