Mission impossible: research-policy engagement under pressure

Date: November 12, 2025
Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Location: Second stage

Making the case for research-informed policy, Sarah Chayter from Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN) explores the argument for evidence-based policymaking in practice. Key questions include: Why is it important to increase the use of research evidence in policymaking? What’s difficult about it, and why? What strategies can be employed to address barriers, particularly in the current climate? What examples (approaches, projects, etc) do we have of things which have worked well? Fundamentally, how do we make the case for this in the context of squeezes on university budgets and the public purse?