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<h1><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Call for Nominations: the Institute of Policy and Engagement Awards</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">As you may be aware, our annual Nottingham Engaged conference is taking Wednesday 2 February 2022, at 1-5pm under the theme<b>
New Horizons; Making a positive impact through policy and public engagement in the future.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">At the conference, the Institute will be recogni</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">s<span style="color:black">ing
and awarding outstanding efforts in engaging policy and public audiences with research.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Do you know someone who’s doing great work on policy impact or public engagement?</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Have you been doing work yourself that you think deserves recognition?</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">If yes, this is an opportunity to nominate yourself or a colleague<b>!<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">There are five award categories:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="xxxxxxmsonormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best Policy Impact Initiative<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="xxxxxxmsonormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best Public Engagement Initiative<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="xxxxxxmsonormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Rising Star Award – Policy Impact</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> – for early
career researchers<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="xxxxxxmsonormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Rising Star Award – Public Engagement</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> – for
early career researchers<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="xxxxxxmsonormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Institute Director’s Award</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> – for non-academic
staff who have played a key role in the success of policy impact or public engagement work<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Nominations are open! Please use the
<a href="https://forms.office.com/r/zBWgiw1YBb"><span style="color:black">Institute Awards Nomination Form</span></a> to nominate as many colleagues in as many categories as you choose. Use a separate form for each nomination.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">For guidance on the award categories and criteria, please go here:
<a href="https://uniofnottm.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/-/ESkesfhjRfdMl8EGnii8kUgBvqDXgF64kWm_nN5SyAZEnQ">
<span class="MsoSmartlink"><img border="0" width="16" height="16" style="width:.1666in;height:.1666in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01D7D007.5D35BBB0" alt="docx icon"> Guidance - Policy Impact and Public Engagement Awards 2022.docx</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">For any further questions, please
<a href="mailto:theinstitute@nottingham.ac.uk"><span style="color:black">email</span></a> us.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">The winners will be announced at Nottingham Engaged. Remember to register and book your place at the conference:
<a href="https://nottinghamengaged2022.eventbrite.co.uk"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">https://nottinghamengaged2022.eventbrite.co.uk</span></a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">The Nottingham Engaged conference promises to be a rewarding session, where you can h</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">ear from
our panel of experts on how they’ve dealt with recent changes in the policy making and public engagement landscape and what they’ll be taking forward into the future</span><span style="color:black">. You will also
</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">discuss issues such as digitalisation, funding, engaging internationally, finding your audience, quick wins and evaluation techniques with your peers and find out more about the practical support we
can offer to get your research out to policy makers and public audiences.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">We look forward to seeing you there!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The Institute Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#131B57;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Institute for Policy and Engagement
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#131B57;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">University of Nottingham</span><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F3864;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">University Park</span><span style="color:#1F3864;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F3864;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Nottingham, NG7 2RD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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