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Science, evidence and public policy – the role of research in policymaking
CSaP Annual Conference and Reception
The Royal Society, London
6 June 2023, 10am-6pm followed by reception
REGISTRATION HAS NOW CLOSED
Our annual conference brings together policy professionals, academic experts and business leaders to network and discuss how science and research can address the grand challenges of our time. Our conference this year will take place at the Royal Society and will focus on some of the challenges we are currently facing in the UK.
Programme
Download the programme here.
Morning sessions
- Revitalising UK productivity: The power of investment – chaired by Dame Kate Barker, Governing Council, The Productivity Institute; with Professor Jagjit Chadha, Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR); and Philip Duffy, DG for Growth and Productivity, HM Treasury
- Innovation policy for societal challenges: Discussion led by Dr Eoin O'Sullivan, Director, Centre for Science, Technology & Innovation Policy (CSTI), Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge; with Dr Molly Morgan Jones, Director of Policy, the British Academy; and Dan Shah, Director of Investment Strategy and System Insight, UKRI
- What makes a good policy question?: Discussion led by Professor Magda Osman, Head of Research and Analysis, Centre for Science and Policy; with Vanna Aldin, Deputy Director and Lead Analyst, Business Strategy, DWP; Dr Carrie Heitmeyer, Head of Social Science, Government Office for Science; and Alex Tasker, ESRC Policy Fellow, Cabinet Office
- Toolkits for Academic Policy Engagement: resources from CAPE – chaired by Dr Amy Beckett, Research Impact Manager (Social Sciences) UCL with Dr Ine Steenmans, Assistant Professor, Futures, Analysis and Policy, UCL; Dr Olivia Stevenson, Deputy Director, Public Policy, UCL; Nicky Buckley, Associate Director, CSaP. Toolkits on Engaging with Evidence (for policy professionals), Co-production in Academic-Policy Engagement and Hosting Policy Fellows will be presented and discussed.
Afternoon sessions
- Lessons learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic: Led by Richard Gleave, Director of Science Strategy and Development, UK Health Security Agency; with Professor Sharon Peacock, Professor of Public Health and Microbiology, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge
- Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement – regional engagement structures and opportunities: chaired by Sarah Chaytor, Director of Research and Strategy, UCL; with Dr Louise Kempton, Director, Insights North East (INE); and Dr Peter O’Brien, Executive Director, Yorkshire Universities
- Making Britain well: closing the chasm between evidence and policy in behaviour change for health: chaired by Halima Khan, Affiliated Researcher, Bennett Institute for Public Policy; with Darren Bhattachary, CEO, Basis Social; Professor Dame Theresa Marteau, Director of the Behaviour and Health Research Unit (BHRU), Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge; and Dr Tim Leunig, Senior Policy Adviser to the Secretary of State, DHSC; and Senior Visiting Researcher, London School of Economics
- Ground transport decarbonisation: chaired by Emily Farnworth, Director, Centre for Climate Engagement, Hughes Hall, Cambridge; with Richard Bruce, Director of Decarbonisation, Department for Transport; Professor David Cebon, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Cambridge; and Jane Dennett-Thorpe, Deputy Director Net Zero Transition, Ofgem
- Climate & resilience: chaired by Professor Emily So, Director, Cambridge University Centre for Risk in the Built Environment; with Chris Stark, Executive Director, UK Climate Change Committee, and Rebecca Willis, Professor in Energy and Climate Governance, Lancaster University
How to register
The cost of registration includes access to all sessions at the conference, lunch and refreshments, and the post conference drinks reception.
- Students and postdocs - £45
- CSaP Policy Fellows - £110
- Government, academia, learned societies and voluntary sector - £145
- Industry - £295
REGISTRATION HAS NOW CLOSED
Dr Victoria Price
Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge
Vanna Aldin
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Darren Bhattachary
Basis Social
Richard Bruce
Department for Transport (DfT)
Nicky Buckley
Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge
Professor David Cebon
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
Professor Jagjit Chadha
National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR)
Jane Dennett-Thorpe
Ofgem
Philip Duffy
Environment Agency (England and Wales)
Richard Gleave
UK Health Security Agency
Carrie Heitmeyer
Government Office for Science (GO-Science)
Louise Kempton
Insights North East
Dr Tim Leunig
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
Professor Dame Theresa Marteau
Behaviour and Health Research Unit (BHRU), University of Cambridge
Dr Molly Morgan Jones
British Academy
Dr Peter O'Brien
Yorkshire Universities
Professor Magda Osman
Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge
Dr Eoin O'Sullivan
Centre for Science Technology & Innovation Policy, University of Cambridge
Professor Sharon Peacock
Churchill College, Cambridge
Daniel Shah
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Chris Stark
UK Climate Change Committee (CCC)
Dr Ine Steenmans
University College London (UCL)
Dr Olivia Stevenson
University College London (UCL)
Alex Tasker
Cabinet Office
Professor Rebecca Willis
Lancaster University
Dr Amy Beckett
CAPE - Capabilities in Academic-Policy Engagement
Sarah Chaytor
University College London (UCL)
Dr Rob Doubleday
Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge
Emily Farnworth
Centre for Climate Engagement, Hughes Hall
Halima Khan
Bennett Institute for Public Policy, University of Cambridge
Professor Emily So
Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge
Jackie Ouchikh
Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge
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In news articles
Learning lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic
Richard Gleave, UK Health Security Agency, and Professor Sharon Peacock, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, discussed the wider implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, reflecting on the success of the UK’s COVID-19 Genomics Consortium (COG-UK) in pandemic response and, more broadly, on the evolving role of scientific advice in times of public crises.
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In news articles
How do you foster meaningful exchanges between academia and government?
A discussion at our Annual Conference focused on how government and academia could improve the way they frame policy questions or position research to make it more accessible to one another other.
