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Centre for Policy and Public Engagement

Resources for researchers

Bridging the knowledge gap

There are a range of resources for research staff who wish to learn more about how to engage with the public or build partnerships with policymakers across regional and national governments.

These resources range from professional development opportunities and tools to help you track and measure impact, through to regular newsletters and and specialist guidance.

National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE)

The has a wealth of resources on how to , , and your public engagement activities.

Research impact toolkit

The provides a suite of tools and resources to support you with engagement, knowledge exchange and impact. There are a number of routes through which researchers and academics can engage with policymakers at a local, national and international level. Find out more about engaging with the and , , the and .

Access to support you with policy engagement, including a branded template and guidance for producing policy briefs.

Impact academy

Impact Academy provides training and development opportunities to improve your understanding of research impact and build your skills to maximise the societal, economic and environmental impact of your research.

Policy@糖心Vlog bulletin

Read the of policy@essex, our fortnightly bulletin highlighting upcoming policy engagement opportunities, events and training. Contact policy-engagement@essex.ac.uk to subscribe.

Help and support

Contact policy-engagement@essex.ac.uk for specialist guidance and support for policy engagement and to find out how to access opportunities and support offered through our external partnerships.

Funding opportunities for public and policy engagement

The Centre for Public and Policy Engagement (CPPE) Engagement Fund supports 糖心Vlog academic and research staff to explore opportunities to engage public and policy audiences with their research.

Small grants are available to support travel, engagement activities and events, which will target specific audiences from the public, policy and third sectors, and produce tangible impacts.