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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Policy and Public Engagement Newsletter<br>
May 2023</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">This newsletter provides a round-up of key news and opportunities to support high-quality engagement with policy makers and public audiences, brought to you by the Institute
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">A big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our 2023 festivals so far!
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These<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></strong>covered a wide range of local and national festivals. Nottingham researchers regularly host events as part of the Festival of Science and Curiosity, Pint of Science, SoapBox Science,
 Being Human and the Festival of Social Science. FOSAC was a particularly success, engaging with 9,500 children, families and teachers. We also hosted our own large events aimed at the public, including Science in the Park in collaboration with Nottingham Trent
 University which welcomed over 1,000 attendees and received rave reviews too! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">The <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Institute Awards</span></strong> were also announced recently. These aim to recognise the excellent work by
 researchers and academics on all campuses in achieving policy impact and engaging the public with current research. Our 2022/2023 winners were announced at our awards dinner on Wednesday 26th April and we've included some pictures from the night below. <a href="https://nottingham.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27dbe2623b441ebb6de9121f2&id=e845d9a085&e=2a5e40b96a" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#E0629A;text-decoration:none">View
 the winners and nominees on our website.</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">we welcomed John Coggin into the Institute team as the new Head of Research Advocacy in May</span></strong>. John will be leading on the design and delivery of successful strategies to achieve the University’s
 key research funding and reputational priorities. He brings 12 years of experience in stakeholder engagement, policy advocacy, and institutional development to the team and we look forward to sharing exciting developments from his team in future newsletters. 
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">It's also been a busy term at
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CAPE, the partnership between Nottingham, UCL and the universities of Cambridge, Manchester and Northumbria</span></strong>. Academics worked with partners across the policy landscape - such as government
 departments, unions, charities and other policy institutes. You can <a href="https://nottingham.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27dbe2623b441ebb6de9121f2&id=82ef2c0345&e=2a5e40b96a" title="https://soundcloud.com/user-432792634/a-collaborative-approach-to-informing-policy-on-modern-slavery">
<b><span style="color:#E0629A;text-decoration:none">listen to a podcast episode</span></b></a> reflecting on one of these collaborations, between the Rights Lab, NUBS and the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner.<br>
The new 'Charity fellowships' scheme launched successfully, providing opportunities for academics to work in policy impact roles through partnership with small charities. CAPE also facilitated visits from the Department for Business & Trade and DLUHC, where
 participants met with academics to discuss key evidence needs in their areas. We will continue to support these activities over the summer, while seeing
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">the launch of new opportunities, including the recruitment of a Research Assistant for a CAPE collaboration between UoN and Cambridge - more information to come soon</span></strong>. Stay up-to-date on all
 CAPE activity by <a href="https://nottingham.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27dbe2623b441ebb6de9121f2&id=5a579cdedd&e=2a5e40b96a" title="https://ucl.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=1219a8b246&id=ea9c2f0bc1">
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 for policy impact, including project funding to apply their learning. We’ve now completed all the training modules and the social media consultancy element of this year’s schemes. If you think you might be interested in applying for future iterations,
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">keep an eye out for the announcement of the 2023-24 schemes which should be coming in the late summer or early autumn</span></strong>. For more information about the PIPP and PIAP schemes,<a href="https://nottingham.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27dbe2623b441ebb6de9121f2&id=73b06e4fba&e=2a5e40b96a" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#E0629A;text-decoration:none">
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 to contribute to the listening posts, please see the <a href="https://nottingham.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27dbe2623b441ebb6de9121f2&id=2e435f8443&e=2a5e40b96a" target="_blank">
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 and how it transforms our world. If you would like your research to feature on the podcast,
<a href="https://nottingham.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27dbe2623b441ebb6de9121f2&id=118010fc1c&e=2a5e40b96a" target="_blank">
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The SHAping Sustainable Futures Hub is an online resource dedicated to social sciences research around climate change, sustainability and the net zero challenge. It features academic experts, pooling their research in a format that is designed to be accessible
 to policymakers as well as the general public. <a href="https://nottingham.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27dbe2623b441ebb6de9121f2&id=90fe24c52c&e=2a5e40b96a" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#E0629A;text-decoration:none">Find
 out more about the hub and apply for funding </span></strong></a><a href="https://nottingham.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27dbe2623b441ebb6de9121f2&id=a8b1c41b20&e=2a5e40b96a" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#E0629A;text-decoration:none">here</span></strong></a><a href="https://nottingham.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27dbe2623b441ebb6de9121f2&id=3b8afe045c&e=2a5e40b96a"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#E0629A;text-decoration:none">.</span></strong></a>
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<h3 align="left" style="text-align:left"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Green Hustle Festival returns with an expansive and inclusive celebration spanning Old Market Square and Nottingham City, Friday 2 - Sunday 4 June.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
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 nurture creativity, connection and regeneration. There’ll be dance performances, fashion shows, nature-based activities, sustainable shopping, social eating, the latest in local innovation, sports, and much more, with a diverse selection of community groups
 pulling together. The University of Nottingham researchers will join artists and community groups in Old Market Square and beyond to share information on current projects, including tackling water pollution and building sustainable cities. To find out more,
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<h3 align="left" style="text-align:left"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Apollo Legacy: How Engineers Landed People on the Moon, Thursday 15 June</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#18194F">This interactive lecture uses archive footage of the Apollo 11 spacecraft landing on the Moon in July 1969 and how engineers
 (from many backgrounds) made this happen. There will also be UK built rocket engines from the 50’s and 60’s, as well as examples of how you can get involved in space engineering at home. It will also highlight some of
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">the amazing work the University of Nottingham does in space and spaceflight applications.
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<span style="color:#E0629A;text-decoration:none">Register online now to book your place</span></a>. </span></strong>
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 all and free to attend, held once a month, on the third Thursday of each month. </span></strong>We welcome speakers in all areas of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) from across the University of Nottingham, and we hope you can
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<b><span style="color:#E0629A;text-decoration:none">join us</span></b></a> for the next one and hear about some of the fascinating research being undertaken at the university. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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The University of Nottingham team is excited to be participating as the lead partner in
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<b><span style="color:#E0629A;text-decoration:none">Evidence Week 2023</span></b></a>, which is led and organised by Sense about Science. This event enables researchers to present their evidence directly to legislators, to inform policy making in the public
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 deals, Thursday 6 July</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#18194F"><br>
The Institute is also proud to be partnering with the Institute for Government for
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Institute training</span></strong>: the Institute has launched a brand new training hub to support Policy Impact and Public Engagement work. Eight modules are now live, with many more on the way. <a href="https://nottingham.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27dbe2623b441ebb6de9121f2&id=c5711a8d51&e=2a5e40b96a" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#E0629A;text-decoration:none">Access
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 is an opportunity for training PhD students. More information to follow on the <a href="https://nottingham.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=27dbe2623b441ebb6de9121f2&id=59d7fa0e07&e=2a5e40b96a" target="_blank">
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