Public Policy|Southampton (PPS)

📣 It's a new academic year at PPS! Stay up to date with the latest policy updates and events by joining our community of researchers making real-world impact. 👉 Please fill out our short 25/26 membership form here: buff.ly/k9AJoQ1

Upcoming Training Session with Public Policy|Southampton: Policy Masterclass with Professor John Denham, Director, Centre for English Identity and Politics UoS and former cabinet minister, 23 April 10:30-12:30. Find out more and book your place here 👉️ buff.ly/n0jvNZI

*NEW* Parliamentary Impact Programme for University of Southampton PhD students! Apply now: buff.ly/t6ratqA

Inherit at Humboldt University in Berlin are hosting a hybrid round table event on how heritage can engage with and inform contemporary policy and practice on the 24th March 2026. Click here for details about online attendance 👉️ buff.ly/wYfBfJ1

🌟 Nat Easton, Specialist Policy Officer at Public Policy Southampton, has written a blog about her experience pitching to the environmental audit committee, resulting in securing the Parliamentary Inquiry! 📖 Read about Nat's experience here 👉️ buff.ly/c116mdi

A new Policy Brief from Southampton academic Dr María Villares-Varela and PhD candidate Carolynn Low, reveals the hidden vulnerabilities facing migrant entrepreneurs - particularly women. Read the full policy brief here: buff.ly/IafQb5I

💡 Public Policy Southampton were excited to welcome a delegation from OFGEM on February 5th to the Boldrewood innovation campus 🌟 We were grateful to host such an engaging event that allowed UoS staff to showcase their expertise and discuss innovative energy solutions!

📽️ We are excited to have a new Spotlight video out featuring Dr Ruby Cambell and Dr Wassim Dbouk! 📖 We explore Shaping Tomorrow: A Playbook for Coaching Leaders in Sustainable Decision-Making and Policy - a collaboration between the CCA and UOS. 👉️ buff.ly/SyNso0j

📢 New written evidence to the Public Accounts Committee! 🤝 ‘University of Southampton co-ordinated written evidence submission to: Supporting people with frailty outside of hospitals’. 👉 Read the full response and call for evidence here: buff.ly/I5wZcMZ

📣 Yesterday, @PublicPolicyUoS had the privilege of accompanying @unisouthampton academics and colleagues from the @SussexUni to an invaluable parliamentary engagement masterclass hosted by Lord Rupert Redesdale and the Earl of Devon, John Russell.

🌟New music policy guidance from Rhys Lawrence, PPS Policy Associate for the AHRC Music Hub! 🎵 Rhys has compiled four useful policy documents, discussing specific fields within music policy, as well as general government engagement: 👉 Read them here: buff.ly/FfIWASm

Bookings now open: Essential Training for Researchers Working with Young People (LifeLab, Southampton). A practical, in-person day covering engagement, ethics, safeguarding, and working with schools. 🗓 29 Jan / 13 May 2026 🔗 buff.ly/EgQCdTs

Hearing loss affects 9m+ adults in England, many undiagnosed. This @unisouthampton submission to the Society Inquiry by @DrDaliaTsimpida calls for reportable NIHL, routine NHS hearing checks & targeted screening for people with Type 2 diabetes. 🎧📈 buff.ly/WmyLSX6

Govt’s Pride in Place prospectus is out. Our Feeling Towns research is highly relevant 👇 📄 Policy brief launching the AHRC Place Programme series 📘 Peer-reviewed article in Politics and Space 🔗 buff.ly/cTqwXVw 📍 Place, affect & policy

The UK Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage is now live 🎉 👉 buff.ly/0xbnf8z We’re also seeking ICH practitioners for review panels. Please share widely or get involved if relevant 🙌

How do you rebuild probation after reform? ⚖️ In this video, Prof Harry Annison shares findings from the Rehabilitating Probation project (340 interviews, 3 years). Key insight: reform must recentre professional purpose, not just structure 🧭 ▶️ buff.ly/3TJyMAZ

📣 Joint consultation response from the Centre for Food Policy, City St George’s, University of London and the University of Southampton! 🔞 Banning the Sale of High-Caffeine Energy Drinks to Children. 👉 Read the full response here: buff.ly/B9QtxL8

📣 New Parliamentary Inquiry proposal from the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute (SMMI): 🚢 Cumulative impacts of human activities on the ocean environment and economy, coordinated by Dr Hugo Putuhena. 👉 To read the full inquiry, click here: buff.ly/BpSnlpl

📣 Book your place for the first PPS training session of 2026: Engaging with International Health Organisations, led by Dr Chandni Maria Jacob! 🗓️ Thursday 5 February 2026 14:00 - 16:00 📍 Highfield Campus 58/1065 🔗 Read more and book your place here: buff.ly/XDSWZVi

Strengthening sex and gender integration in health research 📚 Imperial has launched a CPD on Integrating Sex and Gender in Health Research and Policy. Prof Claire Clarkin, Biology @unisouthampton, contributes a session from our Bias in Bones work 🌍 🔗 buff.ly/GoB8DzP

The UN Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board invites researchers to a short horizon-scanning survey. It’s anonymous and takes ~10 minutes. Help identify emerging issues in science and tech. Closes 19 Dec, 18:00 CEST. 📎 buff.ly/3lOiYBH