Oct 28, 2019 | Policy Commons Blog
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...
Oct 22, 2019 | Policy Commons Blog, Policy Pod
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 how...
Oct 21, 2019 | Policy Commons Blog
In less than a decade the impact agenda has evolved from being a controversial idea to an established part of most national research systems. Over the same period the conceptualisation of research impact in the social sciences and the ability to create and measure...
Oct 16, 2019 | Policy Commons Blog
Being able to demonstrate the impacts of research outside of academia has become a standard requirement of a range of research funders. In this post, Toby Green draws on a recent case study of his own published research, to demonstrate how an approach to impact that...
Oct 3, 2019 | Policy Commons Blog
By Benedikt Fischer – Have under-age children in your life? Chances are you will hold crucial decision-power in New Zealand’s upcoming referendum on cannabis legalisation **Benedikt Fischer will be speaking at a discussion panel at the University of Auckland...
Oct 2, 2019 | Events, Policy Commons Blog
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 UK...
