London Local Authorities Policy Fellowships – Deadline Extended to 27 Nov, 17:00 Applications open again for UCL researchers to join policy fellowships in Newham, Camden & Islington Councils. Flexible part/full-time secondments (4–6 months) Jan–July 2026. https://bit.ly/4oD1Wxp

📢 Researchers & knowledge mobilisers: Join the Ministry of Justice launch of its 2025 Areas of Research Interest. Explore key themes, hear from the Evidence & Partnerships Hub, and learn how to get involved. 🗓️ 27 Nov, 11am to 12pm https://bit.ly/49yG7KG

🗓️ UCL researchers: Apply by 17 Nov for a 4–6 month Policy Fellowship with OHIDL & GLA Projects: mental health, overcrowding, health equity & planning. Bring your expertise to the heart of London’s public health strategy. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3JMCxT2 #PolicyFellowship #OHID #GLA

🚨 Researchers: want to shape local policy? Apply now for UCL’s London Local Authorities Policy Fellowships with Newham, Camden & Islington councils. Great for building networks + making research count. Deadline: 17 Nov Apply👉 https://bit.ly/4oD1Wxp

How do we share science in an age of disinformation? Join UCL STEaPP seminar with leading voices from Nature, The Economist, Wellcome & more. 1 Dec at 5:30pm 📍Wellcome Trust, Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Road 🎟 Limited seats – book now! 👉 shorturl.at/3hC8G

Find out more about what’s coming up next week at the London Assembly: www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w...

🎫Upcoming event: Paris +10: Reflections on the impact of the Paris Agreement | 12 Nov @ 6pm Join us for a compelling conversation featuring climate experts and policy makers as we revisit the legacy of Paris & explore the path ahead. Secure your spot 👇 https://shorturl.at/BrTwC

Applications open: Inequalities ECR Catalyst Grant 2025/26 Funding of up to £5,000 available for interdisciplinary projects led by early career researchers tackling inequalities in practice. 🗓 Deadline: Friday 28 Nov, 17.00 🔗 https://bit.ly/4oiv1yg

📢 Researchers & knowledge mobilisers: Join the Ministry of Justice launch of its 2025 Areas of Research Interest. Explore key themes, hear from the Evidence & Partnerships Hub, and learn how to get involved. 🗓️ 27 Nov, 11am to 12pm bit.ly/49yG7KG

We’re proud to sponsor the GSS Conference – Ahead of the Curve – on 4 Nov. UCL’s Allison Littlejohn will close the event with a keynote on how data affects people’s work and relationships. “Making use of data is more than just technical work—it involves an important social dimension.”

Last week we were pleased to welcome The Rt Hon Dame Theresa Villiers DBE for a fireside chat with Professor Graeme Reid. Theresa shared candid reflections on life in government, the role of resilience, and balancing scientific advice with other interests.

🗓️ UCL researchers: Apply by 17 Nov for a 4–6 month Policy Fellowship with OHIDL & GLA Projects: mental health, overcrowding, health equity & planning. Bring your expertise to the heart of London’s public health strategy. 🔗 ucl.ac.uk/public-polic... #PolicyFellowship #OHID #GLA

🚨 Researchers: want to shape local policy? Apply now for UCL’s London Local Authorities Policy Fellowships with Newham, Camden & Islington councils. Deadline: 17 Nov Info session: 6 Nov Find out more & apply👉 lnkd.in/eyDNrndt 📧 [email protected]

📍 Join our next Up Close and Policy: Spatial Inequalities & Place-Based Solutions 🗓️ 20 Jan 2026 | ⏰ 1–2pm | Online Explore how researchers & policymakers are tackling spatial inequalities, locally & globally. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/up-close-a...

IOE & UCL Public Policy research is addressing how the cost-of-living crisis impacts different demographics in different ways. The research advocates for • better cross-government collaboration • long-term, strategic investment • improved data collection to address areas of need uclioe.info/4h19Qhh

Last chance to apply for Cultural Heritage & Climate Change Networks funding. Institutions within Europe & ODA countries can apply for 12-month AHRC £60k grants to build networks that shape policy through heritage and climate action. 📅 Deadline: 14 Oct www.ukri.org/opportunity/...

🎙️ New Podcast ep: Intersectionality at UCL Dr Sinéad M. joins Ethne James-Souch, Professor Sara Mole & Noël Caliste to explore lived experience, equity & institutional change at UCL. Highlights: Safer Space Conversations, Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter & more. 🔊 Listen: bit.ly/4q6qhwX

📢 What matters in education? Join the next event on 8 Oct, 5.30–7pm for key insights into teacher recruitment & retention from two ERP projects. 🎙️ Speakers from Oxford & Durham 🗣️ Respondents from UCL, Teach First & Birmingham 🔗 Book now: www.ucl.ac.uk/education-re...

As #LabourConference spotlights safer streets, a new UCL report offers evidence-based, compassionate recommendations to tackle youth violence. Developed with 40+ experts across sectors, it shows how research can drive real policy change. 🔗 Read more: www.ucl.ac.uk/public-polic...

🎨 Public Art & Public Policy What can art shape public discourse? Join us on 8 Oct, 1–2pm for Up Close & Policy with artist Dryden Goodwin & Lucy Wood, exploring how creative practice drives civic change. 🔗 Register: www.shorturl.at/P0YOJ

In this new podcast you can listen to me discuss my new research on mobile phone banning in UK schools with UCL psychologist @marctibber.bsky.social

🔍 How do we define the skills to connect academia & policy? Join UPEN & CAPE for a deep dive into knowledge mobilisers' core competencies. 📅 23 Sept | 12:30–14:00 | Online 🔗 Register: https://www.shorturl.at/TQ5zd 📄 Read the report: https://www.shorturl.at/jZPG0

🧠 Does UK R&D need a “strategic brain”? Join us for a seminar featuring Sarah Chaytor (UCL), responding to Stian Westlake (ESRC) on evidence & analytics in UKRI. 📅 30 Sept | 17:00 📍 30 Guilford Street London WC1N 1EH 🎟️ https://www.shorturl.at/psSgc

🧠 Does STI policy need a strategic brain? Join us at UCL on 30 Sep for a discussion with @stianwestlake.bsky.social, Executive Chair of @ukri.org's ESRC, with responses from Molly Morgan Jones (@britishacademy.bsky.social) and Sarah Chaytor (@uclpublicpolicy.bsky.social): tinyurl.com/vekzka23

📢 Book your place: Reflecting on Resettlement: Insights from Research in the UK 🗓️ 19 Sept | ⏰ 11:00–16:00 BST 📍 Nuffield Foundation, London Join leading researchers & policymakers to explore UK resettlement schemes 🔗https://shorturl.at/90lDn

Opportunity alert! 📣 we are excited to announce an opening in the OPSS Research Fellowship Scheme for a researcher skilled in #RStudio, #Excel and #EconomicModelling to drive research-informed policy and practice. Find out more & apply https://opss-careers.co.uk/opss-research-fellowship-scheme/

🧠 Does UK R&D need a “strategic brain”? Join us for a seminar featuring Sarah Chaytor (UCL), responding to Stian Westlake (ESRC) on evidence & analytics in UKRI. 📅 30 Sept | 17:00 📍 30 Guilford Street London WC1N 1EH 🎟️ https://www.shorturl.at/psSgc

🎉 Congrats to @dmu.ac.uk Policy Unit on its launch! Daisy Forster joined the event in Leicester, celebrating the team’s achievements led by Ahmad Al-hiari. Great insights from researchers, policy pros & local leaders. Excited to see what’s next!

🎨 Public Art & Public Policy What can art shape public discourse? Join us on 8 Oct, 1–2pm for Up Close & Policy with artist Dryden Goodwin & Lucy Wood, exploring how creative practice drives civic change. 🔗 Register: https://www.shorturl.at/P0YOJ

Applications open for Cultural Heritage & Climate Change Networks funding. Institutions within Europe & ODA countries can apply for 12-month AHRC £60k grants to build networks that shape policy through heritage and climate action. 📅 Deadline: 14 Oct https://www.shorturl.at/y3DkC

🔍 How do we define the skills to connect academia & policy? Join UPEN & CAPE for a deep dive into knowledge mobilisers' core competencies. 📅 23 Sept | 12:30–14:00 | Online 🔗 Register: https://www.shorturl.at/TQ5zd 📄 Read the report: https://www.shorturl.at/jZPG0

🚨 Applications now open for Defra’s 2026 R&D Fellowship Programme! Join Defra to tackle major policy challenges using science & analysis. 🗓 Deadline: 16 Sep 🔗 Apply: https://defrajobs.co.uk/vacancies/research-and-development-fellowships-2026-27/

📢 Book your place: Reflecting on Resettlement: Insights from Research in the UK 🗓️ 19 Sept | ⏰ 11:00–16:00 BST 📍 Nuffield Foundation, London Join leading researchers & policymakers to explore UK resettlement schemes 🔗https://shorturl.at/90lDn

🎨 Public Art & Public Policy What can art shape public discourse? Join us on 8 Oct, 1–2pm for Up Close & Policy with artist Dryden Goodwin & Lucy Wood, exploring how creative practice drives civic change. 🔗 Register: https://www.shorturl.at/P0YOJ

What does ‘impact’ really mean in public policy? Read the new blog Alice Tofts and learn how UCL and UKRI are shaping the future of policy engagement. https://policypostings.medium.com/what-does-impact-mean-in-the-context-of-ukri-policy-fellowships-3a6057531508

🚨 Applications now open for Defra’s 2026 R&D Fellowship Programme! Join Defra to tackle major policy challenges using science & analysis. 🗓 Deadline: 16 Sep 🔗 Apply: https://defrajobs.co.uk/vacancies/research-and-development-fellowships-2026-27/

📢 Book your place: Reflecting on Resettlement: Insights from Research in the UK 🗓️ 19 Sept | ⏰ 11:00–16:00 BST 📍 Nuffield Foundation, London Join leading researchers & policymakers to explore UK resettlement schemes 🔗https://shorturl.at/90lDn

📢 What matters in education? Join the next event on 8 Oct, 5.30–7pm for key insights into teacher recruitment & retention from two ERP projects. 🎙️ Speakers from Oxford & Durham 🗣️ Respondents from UCL, Teach First & Birmingham 🔗 Book now: https://www.shorturl.at/tn8c9

🔍 How do we define the skills to connect academia & policy? Join UPEN & CAPE for a deep dive into knowledge mobilisers' core competencies. 📅 23 Sept | 12:30–14:00 | Online 🔗 Register: https://www.shorturl.at/TQ5zd 📄 Read the report: https://www.shorturl.at/jZPG0

Applications open for Cultural Heritage & Climate Change Networks funding. Institutions within Europe & ODA countries can apply for 12-month AHRC £60k grants to build networks that shape policy through heritage and climate action. 📅 Deadline: 14 Oct https://www.shorturl.at/y3DkC

🎨 Public Art & Public Policy What can art shape public discourse? Join us on 8 Oct, 1–2pm for Up Close & Policy with artist Dryden Goodwin & Lucy Wood, exploring how creative practice drives civic change. 🔗 Register: https://www.shorturl.at/P0YOJ

🚨 Applications now open for Defra’s 2026 R&D Fellowship Programme! Join us to tackle major policy challenges using science & analysis. 🗓 Deadline: 16 Sep 📺 Webinar: 4 Sep, 13:30 🔗 Apply: https://defrajobs.co.uk/vacancies/research-and-development-fellowships-2026-27/

🔍 How do we define the skills to connect academia & policy? Join UPEN & CAPE for a deep dive into knowledge mobilisers' core competencies. 📅 23 Sept | 12:30–14:00 | Online 🔗 Register: https://www.shorturl.at/TQ5zd 📄 Read the report: https://www.shorturl.at/jZPG0

📢 We're hiring! UCL is looking for a Senior Communications Manager to lead comms for our research strategy — from REF to UCL Public Policy. Apply by 1 Sept 🔗 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=37265&jobTitle=Senior+Communications+Manager+%28Research%29+

MPs are back from recess—and facing tough choices on immigration, the NHS, defence, and the economy. Join The Resolution Foundation and UK in a Changing Europe for a hybrid event exploring the UK’s 2025–26 policy landscape. 📍 In person & online 🔗 https://www.shorturl.at/xGTHt

🎨 Public Art & Public Policy What can art shape public discourse? Join us on 8 Oct, 1–2pm for Up Close & Policy with artist Dryden Goodwin & Lucy Wood, exploring how creative practice drives civic change. 🔗 Register: https://www.shorturl.at/P0YOJ

📢 We're hiring! UCL is looking for a Senior Communications Manager to lead comms for our research strategy — from REF to UCL Public Policy. Apply by 1 Sept 🔗 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=37265&jobTitle=Senior+Communications+Manager+%28Research%29+

Congratulations to Prof John Tomaney & team for winning the 2025 Kurt-Rothschild Prize for their work on social infrastructure & left-behind places. Honoured for impactful research & public engagement. 🔗 Learn more: https://www.shorturl.at/3IrWg

📢 What matters in education? Join the next event on 8 Oct, 5.30–7pm for key insights into teacher recruitment & retention from two ERP projects. 🎙️ Speakers from Oxford & Durham 🗣️ Respondents from UCL, Teach First & Birmingham 🔗 Book now: https://www.shorturl.at/tn8c9

"Is the Climate a Crisis?" policypostings.medium.com/is-the-clima... "Pinpointing exactly the concern: a greed crisis. Especially with the tendency of greed by the few who are privileged." @uclpublicpolicy.bsky.social #Climate #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency