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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sorry to add yet another item to what I am sure are overloaded inboxes, but I just wanted to offer some quick headlines of what the Institute for Policy and Engagement has been doing over the months since lockdown.
This is not because I think we are due special praise or that our activities warrant particular attention, particularly compared to the Herculean efforts of those who are working on transforming teaching and learning, the student experience and student recruitment.
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">It is just that when we are all socially distancing it is even easier for things to fly under the radar, and I wanted to reassure you that (like everyone else) we aren’t sitting idle!</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">So in no particular order, we have:</span></p>
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</span></span></span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#009BBD">Supported the Civil Contingencies work</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> led by Jessica and John, with team members deployed as point people for NUH and
other partners and help with developing the University’s approach to volunteering and secondments</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Commissioned a <b>
<span style="color:#007DA8">blog</span></b><span style="color:#007DA8"> <b>series</b>
</span>“<a href="https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/covid-19/after-the-virus/index.aspx"><span style="color:blue">After the Virus</span></a>” which has attracted contributions from across the University and on a range of subjects</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Moved our <b><span style="color:#005697">public lecture series</span>
</b>online, with the first online Public Science Lecture held on 21 May with the next on
<a href="https://t.co/Z9nQ9bY5mv?amp=1">18 June</a>, with more (potentially including one or two events looking specifically at issues around COVID-19) before the summer and a series in development for the autumn</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Following an open call, we have piloted a series of
<b><span style="color:#009BBD">virtual</span></b><span style="color:#009BBD"> <b>
open briefings with Parliamentarians</b> </span>with Nottingham researchers (on rural communities and mental health with Dr Sarah Holland, economic recovery after COVID-19 with Professor Sarah Hall and renewable energy storage with Professor Seamus Garvey.
We have reopened the call and will be running more over the next few months</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Developed, with colleagues on the research side, a
<b><span style="color:#1B2A6B">Research Strategy in Light of COVID-19 Mini-Conference</span></b> scheduled for 26 June which aims to identify innovative research programmes that address the big challenges we all face in living with and recovering from the impact
of the virus</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Responded to a commission from the Government Office for Science (received via the Universities Policy Engagement Network, which I chair) to identify researchers and research centres that they
can draw on in <b><span style="color:#009BBD">developing the evidence base for COVID-19 response across Government</span></b><span style="color:#009BBD">
</span>(looking at issues ranging from mental health, trust in Government to economic recovery, environmental issue and food systems)</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Shared other <b>
<span style="color:#1B2A6B">opportunities to engage with policymakers</span></b><span style="color:#1B2A6B">
</span>(again wearing both UPEN and Nottingham hats): </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">Embedded Scientists in SAGE COVID-19 Response Team (Behavioural & International), UKRI funding opportunities with the Ministry of Justice,
calls for Covid-19 expertise at POST, National Assembly for Wales and Department for International Trade</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Moved our <b><span style="color:#005697">training offer</span></b><span style="color:#005697">
</span>completely online, which has both increased accessibility for colleagues in UNNC and UNM, and has improved sign-up and attendance rates which is a lesson for the future</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Provided <b><span style="color:#009BBD">one on one support</span></b><span style="color:#009BBD">
</span>to researchers looking to rethink how they do public engagement or policy impact work in this new environment, and for applicants to the UKRI COVID-19 open call, as well as our “business as usual” (remember that?) advice and support</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Run <b><span style="color:#005697">online workshops</span></b>, for example one between Primary Studios and UoN academics to explore lessons from a peer mentoring pilot and discuss next steps</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Replanned our <b>
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</span>so that it will run virtually as a series of webinars and set piece events in November</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I hope you find this helpful, and very happy to answer questions on any of it. Please feel free to share.</span></p>
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