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Evidence-informed policymaking: does knowledge brokering work?
There is an accepted need to bridge the gap between academic research and public policy. Knowledge brokers, individuals or organisations sympathetic to both research and policymaking cultures and able to mediate between the two, represent one way of doing so. Sarah Quarmby takes a look inside a knowledge broker organisation, the Wales Centre for Public Policy, to see how its day-to-day workings tally with the body of knowledge about evidence use in policymaking. Read More
Cannabis Decision 2020: Panel Discussion Recordings and Resources
The 2020 referendum on cannabis legalisation is a historical decision that will lock in New Zealand’s approach to cannabis for years to come. Many people have told us they are looking for balanced information on the different cannabis law reform options, including...
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The changing imperative to demonstrate social science impact
In less than a decade the impact agenda has evolved from being a controversial idea to an...
Publication is not enough, to generate impact you need to campaign
Being able to demonstrate the impacts of research outside of academia has become a standard...
Cannabis legalisation and young people
By Benedikt Fischer - Have under-age children in your life? Chances are you will hold crucial...
Public Lecture: Enough of experts: does Brexit spell the slow death of British science and evidence-informed decision-making?
Professor James Wilsdon (Professor of Research Policy, University of Sheffield) Date: Tuesday...
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Public Lecture: Enough of experts: does Brexit spell the slow death of British science and evidence-informed decision-making?
Professor James Wilsdon (Professor of Research Policy, University of Sheffield) Date: Tuesday 12 November Time: 12-1pm Venue: Pat Hannan Room (207-501) Enough of experts: does Brexit spell the slow death of British science and evidence-informed decision-making? The...
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Cannabis Decision 2020: Panel Discussion Recordings and Resources
The 2020 referendum on cannabis legalisation is a historical decision that will lock in New Zealand’s approach to cannabis for years to come. Many people have told us they are looking for balanced information on the different cannabis law reform options, including...
Read More
Auckland Trade and Economic Policy School (ATEPS2019) Videos
In September 2019, the University of Auckland’s Public Policy Institute hosted its inaugural Auckland Trade and Economic Policy School (ATEPS). The School launched with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Disruptions and Disruptors: 6-7...
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