Thursday, 25 July 2024
An Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham has been appointed as the new Thematic Research lead for the Arts and Humanities in UK Parliament.
The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) have announced that Dr Helen McCabe has been selected as one of eight top researchers who will be forming Parliament’s second-ever cohort of prestigious Thematic Research Leads.
Based on the concept of Chief Scientific Advisers, Thematic Research Leads bring their impartial expertise, extensive policy knowledge and strong network of research connections to a variety of teams in and out of Parliament. They work for three days each week in this position, while continuing their role in their own academic institution.
Dr McCabe, who will join Parliament in September 2024, said:
I'm delighted to be able to share and highlight the amazing work being done across the Arts and Humanities with Parliament, where it can make a positive difference. This is such an exciting opportunity to bring communities and stakeholders together at a crucial time for our disciplines and research.”
The new Thematic Research Leads will work with a wide range of staff from across POST, the House of Commons Library and the Select Committee teams to act as a bridge between Parliament and the research community, significantly enhancing the use of high-quality research evidence in scrutiny and debate.
Due to the success of a pilot programme which took place between January 2023 and Summer 2024, POST is expanding the programme from Autumn 2024, bringing in Thematic Research Leads in a wider variety of policy areas such as Health and Transport.
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More information is available from Dr Helen McCabe via helen.mccabe@nottingham.ac.uk
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Ranked 32 in Europe and 16th in the UK by the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2024, the University of Nottingham is a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities. Studying at the University of Nottingham is a life-changing experience, and we pride ourselves on unlocking the potential of our students. We have a pioneering spirit, expressed in the vision of our founder Sir Jesse Boot, which has seen us lead the way in establishing campuses in China and Malaysia - part of a globally connected network of education, research and industrial engagement.
Nottingham was crowned Sports University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 – the third time it has been given the honour since 2018 – and by the Daily Mail University Guide 2024.
The university is among the best universities in the UK for the strength of our research, positioned seventh for research power in the UK according to REF 2021. The birthplace of discoveries such as MRI and ibuprofen, our innovations transform lives and tackle global problems such as sustainable food supplies, ending modern slavery, developing greener transport, and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
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We lead the Universities for Nottingham initiative, in partnership with Nottingham Trent University, a pioneering collaboration between the city’s two world-class institutions to improve levels of prosperity, opportunity, sustainability, health and wellbeing for residents in the city and region we are proud to call home.
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