Workshop: Writing for policy audiences, 25 or 26 July, deadline 3 July
26 June 2023
Policy Engagement Public Engagement - training Training and development
A beginner and advanced workshop looking at how to convey complex information for policy audiences. In person. Free but you need to submit an expression of interest to attend.
Venue: Central Oxford (TBC)
Delivery mode: In-person (only)
Dates: 25 July (Basic) or 26 July (Advanced)
Time: 9.30-16:45
How do policymakers differ from other readers? How can I convey complex ideas to them with clarity and concision, and structure what I write in the most logical, coherent, and compelling way?
To help researchers and others tackle these questions, the Policy Engagement Team is offering two in-person workshops, led by Delia Lloyd, a communications expert with over 25 years' experience as writer, editor, and coach, formerly a senior adviser at the US Treasury Department, and prior to that head of policy and research insight at BBC Action, in charge of commissioning, editing and disseminating policy and research outputs.
These workshops will enable participants to explore the broad principles underlying persuasive communication: identifying an aim, knowing the audience, and structuring an argument; get to grips with the basics of professional writing, with a focus on clarity and concision; and use what they've learned to draft a policy memo.
Two versions of the workshop are being offered; one for those who are newer to writing for policy audiences, and another for those with more experience. Both will be highly interactive, combing individual, paired, small group and plenary exercises, unfolding unfold over four, 90-minute sessions, with two 15-minute breaks in the morning and afternoon, and a 45-minute lunchbreak.
Deadline for expressions of interest is noon on 3 July. Seats will be allocated by 6 July.
Submit an expression of interest to attend
What to read next
Write for The Conversation: a guide for academics
7 November 2017
The Conversation is an independent source of news and views, sourced from the academic and research community and delivered direct to the public. The University are members and as such can contribute stories to the site, which can then be republished. Here they provide a comprehensive guide to better understand what they do and how you can get involved.
OPEN Public Policy Challenge Fund, deadline 10 July
6 June 2023
The Oxford Policy Engagement Network offers up to £50k to enable researchers from any subject area to collaborate with partners in the policymaking community to tackle policy challenges.
Getting your research into Parliament: a how-to guide
23 October 2017
Publishers Taylor & Francis, in collaboration with Sense about Science and the Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology, have have just launched a new guide for researchers on 'Getting your research into parliament'.