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Engagement by government with the UK’s world class academic base represents a huge opportunity to inform government at all levels and support evidence-based policy making. Given the Civil Service Reform Plan’s commitment that open policy making should be the default, bringing in expert external views has never been more important.
Academics can be helpful to policy makers in all kinds of ways, whether that is bringing the latest evidence and information to bear on a particular policy problem, providing fresh perspectives to help tackle orthodoxies and received wisdom, or helping to support capability and skills in specialist research and analytical roles.
With this in mind, the Government Office for Science has produced a short guide and collection of case studies, designed to encourage and provide tips on constructive engagement with academia for government officials. It is primarily aimed at policy makers working in science, technology or engineering related areas, but should be useful for any in government who work with evidence. You can download the guide on the Government Office for Science website.
