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Welcome to our blog, where we share news about upcoming events, activities and projects that we've been collaborating on with world-leading researchers from across the University of Nottingham!

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21 Nov 2024 Celebrating CAPE and Advancing Academic-Policy Engagement

Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement (CAPE) is coming to a close. Take a look at our recent workshop and further details on the wrap up event hosted at the Royal Society in London.

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19 Nov 2024 Educational inequality in Sri Lanka: Reforming a fragmented system

Despite Sri Lanka’s high literacy rate, its education system remains deeply unequal. Schools are divided into national and provincial categories, with national schools in urban areas receiving more funding and resources

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11 Nov 2024 Popular consent and the just transition to net zero

In his timely article, Stephen Meek explores the challenge of achieving net-zero emissions in a way that secures public support and ensures equitable burden-sharing across nations

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06 Nov 2024 Public engagement on a robotic scale 

On the 23rd of October, Nottingham Central Library became a hive of technical discovery as over 700 people joining us for Future Makers: Robotics and Emerging Technology. Here’s how our Public Engagement team pieced this brand-new event together

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24 Oct 2024 Welcome to our 2024-25 IAP cohort!

On Wednesday 16th October, we welcomed our 2024-25 cohort to the Institute Academy Programme (IAP).

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26 Sep 2024 The connection between policy impact and public engagement: reflections from the Institute for Policy and Engagement

Our approach has always been grounded in the belief that policy impact and public engagement are inextricably linked, especially when it comes to driving meaningful, long-term change.

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26 Sep 2024 Foregrounding communities in our public engagement through partnerships

In this blog, Maria Richards explores the importance of maintaining community partnerships to ensure our research can deliver meaningful change through projects that foreground public engagement.

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25 Sep 2024 Deserts as a source of sustainable development in Mexico

In this blog post, Dr. Zinnia Gonzalez, Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham, sheds more light on the transformative potential of native desert plants in Mexico’s drylands.

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23 Sep 2024 Providing pathways and opportunities for sex worker justice

In Nottingham, Dr. Larissa Sandy and the charity POW are enhancing access to justice for sex workers and promoting policy discussions on decriminalisation, striving for a safer and more equitable working environment.

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20 Sep 2024 Ensuring equal opportunities in UK maths education

Dr Christopher Brignell, Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham, through the Policy Impact Pathways Programme (PIPP), aims to bridge the gap between research and policy-making, to enhance maths education in the Uk

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19 Sep 2024 Empowering voices: supporting victims of gender-based violence in Uganda

Through her project, Olympia is not only elevating the voices of women survivor leaders but also contributing to national efforts to end violence against women by fostering direct engagement between survivors and policymakers.

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18 Sep 2024 Addressing nutritional insecurity in Nottinghamshire

At the University of Nottingham, Simon Welham and his team in the Biosciences department are making strides in shaping local policies to better support vulnerable populations in Nottinghamshire. 

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16 Sep 2024 Impacts of trace metal pollutants on the environment and communities

Dr Andrea Sartorius, Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham, in collaboration with the Welsh Government and local authorities, has been investigating the impact of trace metal pollution on communities in Wales, shedding light on the environmental and health risks associated with these pollutants.

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16 Sep 2024 Climate change, wicked problems and evidence-based policy

This article explores how universities can leverage their vast expertise to tackle the complexities of climate change, emphasizing the need for broad social consensus and collaborative efforts to achieve net zero.

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15 Sep 2024 Is political apathy threatening democracy?

In this blog, Dr Christopher Pich explores the decline in voting and the impact it has on our democracy and how democratic organisations can re-engage voters.

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04 Sep 2024 Blending the strengths of charities and academics to deliver policy impact

At the Institute for Policy and Engagement, we continually ask ourselves how academics can more effectively engage with policy makers.

Spotlight series...

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After the virus

Introducing a series of blogs where our researchers reflect on the challenges of a post-Covid-19 world

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Making a difference

This blog series showcases the outcomes from the projects selected for funding

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Refugee Week

Issues of migration and starting a new life in the UK are explored in these blogs