Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN)

We are pleased to announce that the UPEN 2025 Conference: Evaluation and Impact in Academic-Policy Engagement, will be hosted by the @UniOfSurrey on the 10th and 11th of June. Take a look at our website to see how you can get involved 👇 upen.ac.uk/events/upen-20…

In two weeks! Want to learn more about what ARI’s are & how to engage with them? Join the UPEN ARI Sub-Committee for a masterclass with @pickfordrich @r0bdavies & Nicky Buckley sharing their expertise and experience across the UK developing ARI's eventbrite.co.uk/e/areas-of-res…

In one week! @andymycock1 @UniversityLeeds and Stephen Meek @UoN_Institute will explore the challenges researchers and knowledge brokers face in navigating an ever-changing complex political landscape and how it impacts university policy engagement eventbrite.co.uk/e/policy-engag…

In a few days time! Join classicist @ProfArleneHH Vice-Chair of UPEN (Arts and Humanities) & Prof of Public Policy @durham_uni to hear about the benefits of academic policy engagement and design a strategy for getting started. eventbrite.co.uk/e/engaging-pol…

Register for this online event on 29 January - Arlene Holmes-Henderson will explain routes into #policy #engagement for researchers in Arts and Humanities disciplines. @UoE_EFI @digitalscots

In two weeks! @andymycock1 @UniversityLeeds and Stephen Meek @UoN_Institute will explore the challenges researchers and knowledge brokers face in navigating an ever-changing complex political landscape and how it impacts university policy engagement eventbrite.co.uk/e/policy-engag…

One week to go! In this session classicist @ProfArleneHH Vice-Chair of UPEN (Arts and Humanities) & Prof of Public Policy @durham_uni will highlight the benefits of academic policy engagement, providing a chance to ask questions & design a strategy eventbrite.co.uk/e/engaging-pol…

Next Month! @andymycock1 @UniversityLeeds and Stephen Meek @UoN_Institute will explore the challenges researchers and knowledge brokers face in navigating an ever-changing complex political landscape and how it impacts university policy engagement eventbrite.co.uk/e/policy-engag…

EVENT UPDATE: We have released more tickets for the highly anticipated and recently sold-out event, ‘Engaging Policy with A&H Research: Introduction & Case Studies Showcase’. Please reserve your spot using this new link: eventbrite.co.uk/e/additional-t…

In two weeks! Are you an Arts and Humanities researcher looking to engage with policy makers? Join @ProfArleneHH, Prof of Public Policy @durham_uni to hear the benefits and possible routes into academic-policy engagement. eventbrite.co.uk/e/engaging-pol…

Sign up! The first session from the @GOVUK Office for Science will explore how they achieve their mission and the routes to engagement with government they support and advertise. 📍 21st Jan, 15:30 - 16:30 eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-uk-gover…

🧑‍🎓🗞️Devolved academic - policy maker engagement opportunities, challenges and next steps to support policy making and public services⤵️ WCPP's @HannahDurrant29, and her fellow @PolicyUpen members, reflect on UPEN events during 2024 on devolution, evidence-informed policy making, and academic engagement. The report draws on WCPP's experience of working with devolved policy makers, along with other UPEN members. 📰READ more🔗bit.ly/DevAcadPol

As 2024 comes to a close, we would like to thank all of our members, partners and collaborators for another great year. Our 2024 impact report will be published in January, and we wish you all a restful break until then!

Want to learn more about what ARI’s are & how to engage with them? Join the UPEN ARI Sub-Committee on the 26th February for a masterclass with @pickfordrich @r0bdavies & Nicky Buckley sharing their expertise and experience across the UK developing ARI's eventbrite.co.uk/e/areas-of-res…

Sign up! @andymycock1 @UniversityLeeds and Stephen Meek @UoN_Institute will explore the challenges researchers and knowledge brokers face in navigating an ever-changing complex political landscape and how it impacts university policy engagement eventbrite.co.uk/e/policy-engag…

Are you an Arts and Humanities researcher looking to engage with policy makers? Join @ProfArleneHH, Prof of Public Policy @durham_uni to hear the benefits and possible routes into academic-policy engagement. eventbrite.co.uk/e/engaging-pol…

New blog 📝 @DomoniqueWrites, @UniofReading reflects on their first UPEN Members Meeting, held in November 2024. They write 'there are lots of enthusiastic people within the sector with a wealth of expertise and experience willing to make change.' 👉 shorturl.at/C5ZEA

New Event! The first session from the @GOVUK Office for Science will explore how they achieve their mission and the routes to engagement with government they support and advertise. 📍 21st Jan, 15:30 - 16:30 eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-uk-gover…

She has supported UPEN gaining just under 1000 new LinkedIn followers, a 38% increase in newsletter subscribers, and supported implementing our new brand across our channels. Thank you for all of your hard work Jade, and onto new adventures! 🗺️ 2/2

Have a read of Jade Harris' blog on her time interning with UPEN for the last 10 months. Jade has been managing UPEN's newsletter and communications, alongside our events programme. 1/2 shorturl.at/gqDsd

Place has become an increasingly prominent lens in sustainability practice. The British Academy-funded Where We Live Next programme research explores the role of place in public policy for environment and climate within policymaking: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/programmes/whe…