Dr Olivia Stevenson

Deputy Director, Public Policy at University College London (UCL)

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Dr Olivia Stevenson leads UCL Public Policy. She generates opportunities to improve the quality of engagement and knowledge exchange between academic research and public policy and manages strategic initiatives. Olivia is a co-founder of the Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN) and is involved in their Area of Research Interest and Equalities and Diversity work. Olivia has delivered a range of internationally recognised high impact research projects, published widely, most recently on structural and relational inequalities. She supported the successful development of an £10m award to explore Capabilities in Academic-Policy Engagement (CAPE) and is involved in its delivery. Olivia has a PhD in Social Geography from the University of Leeds.

University College London (UCL)

Deputy Director, Public Policy

  • 6 June 2023, 10am

    2023 CSaP Annual Conference: Science, evidence and public policy – the role of research in policymaking

    CSaP's 2023 Annual Conference will cover topics such as economic growth and productivity; innovation and societal challenges; learning lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic; behaviour change in health; climate & resilience; and decarbonisation and energy transition.

  • 21 October 2021, 3pm

    CSaP annual meeting & reception 2021

    On 21 October 2021, CSaP hosted its first in-person networking event since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The annual meeting and reception, held at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London, provided an opportunity for 115 public policy professionals, industry leaders, and researchers to meet and share their experiences to improve decision-making.

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    Toolkits for Academic Policy Engagement: Resources from CAPE

    The Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement (CAPE) project has been exploring ways to strengthen engagement between universities and public policy.