Engaging with the UK Parliament: turning research into Policy Impact

In this episode we meet with to Dr Jane Parry, Associate Professor in Work and Employment, and UK Parliament Thematic Research Lead in Business, Economics and Trade, and Tiffany Withers, Parliamentary and Communication Officer for Public Policy | Southampton.

It’s been a brilliant occasion to discuss the benefits and avenues of engaging with the UK Parliament and generate impact, as well as demystify the differences between Parliament and Government.

Have a listen if you want more information on:

• What is the role of a Thematic Research Lead in Parliament? - from 3:40 to 5:57;
• Dr Jane Parry’s key tips to facilitate the academics’ task of making their evidence more visible and meet Parliamentarians’ needs. - from 5:57 to 6:36 and from 15:51 to 17:37;
• The benefits of engaging with Parliament - from 9:38 to 10:54;
• The different routes to engage with Parliaments especially for Early Career Researchers - from 13:08 to 20:36;
• What does a good Evidence submission look like? - from 21:50 to 29:03;
• What happens after you submit evidence to a Select Committee? - from 33:05 to 36:51;
• What should change in the interaction between academia and policy? (with some mentions to AI) - from 36:57 to 43:01.

See the following links for more information:

PPS webpage on Parliamentary Calls for Evidence with recent submissions: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/publicpolicy/support-for-policymakers/Consultations/2-parliamentary-index.page

Dr Jane Parry’s recent House of Lords Insight briefing: “Hybrid working and UK Government policy” https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/hybrid-working-and-uk-government-policy/