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Understanding the needs of policy makers
In addition to CSaP's Professional Development Workshops for early- and mid-career researchers, CSaP offers opportunities for PhD students to take up 3-month internships.
19 May 2016
Dr S T Lee Public Policy Lecture 2016: Professor Dame Anne Glover
Dame Anne Glover delivered the 2016 Dr S T Lee Lecture on science advice in the European Union.
12 May 2016
How can we build flood resilience in the UK?
Earlier this month, a group of experts from the University of Cambridge convened a one-day seminar to discuss river and coastal flooding in the UK, and how to manage risks and improve resilience in flood-prone communities.
18 April 2016
What is the relationship between knowledge and practice?
For the past two years, Clare Moran, CSaP’s Policy Fellowships Coordinator, has been co-editing a Routledge volume that explores relationships between knowledge and practice.
13 April 2016
Relationships are central to influencing policy
Securing policy influence requires skillful working within and across personal, professional and disciplinary networks.
12 April 2016
What makes a successful research culture?
A CSaP Policy Workshop organised in collaboration with the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) explored research cultures, how they are formed and what influences them.
8 April 2016
Privacy, secrecy, transparency: what does it mean for evidence based policy?
What is preventing the use of personal data for evidence based policy? Drawing on rapidly evolving commercial best practice, what practical steps can be taken to overcome these obstacles? How can data science support policy?
23 March 2016
Knowledge, Expertise and the Policy Process
A report of the discussion on Professor Susan Owens' book "Knowledge, Policy and Expertise: The UK Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution 1970-2011"
21 March 2016
What can Cambridge do about climate change?
In our final seminar of the 2016 Climate Change series, we heard from a panel of experts on what Cambridge could do to drive progress in sustainable living and combatting climate change.
14 March 2016
What are the challenges and opportunities for mid-career researchers to engage with policy?
CSaP partnered with Churchill College Cambridge to deliver a workshop which brought together academics in Cambridge who have an interest in taking leadership roles in the scientific community and becoming advisers to government.