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Universities must collaborate to better inform public policy

Universities must collaborate to better inform public policy

The coronavirus pandemic has brought many unexpected changes – including a sudden prime-time role for government scientific advisers. What has until recently been rather a niche area within both government policymaking and university activity has now found itself centre stage – with not a few pitfalls along the way. As well as exposing some of […] … learn more→

The impact agenda has refreshed my academic career

The impact agenda has refreshed my academic career

If, 10 years ago, I had declared to my line manager that I wanted to manage a summer-long creative arts project across England and Wales, she would have told me to get back to my monograph. Professors of 17th-century literature needed to know their place back then. But the impact agenda has changed all that. […] … learn more→