The UPEN Devolved and Regional Sub-Committee are delighted to organise a national event this year focussed on Regional Policy Engagement, Academic Policy Engagement, and the Future of Devolution. This one-day event will take place on the 9th July 2024 and hosted in Leeds by Leeds Beckett University.
The event will showcase best practices of academic policy engagement across the devolved UK, delving into the sustainability of existing models and a reciprocal workshop to reflect on how academia and policy makers do engage.
This fringe event is part of a wider series in the run up to UPEN's main conference, on May 21st at the University of York.
Agenda
9:30-10:00 - Arrival Refreshments
10:00 – 10:10 - Welcome
10:10 - 12:00 - Devolution and Academic Policy Engagement: The lessons so far
A chance to hear firsthand from colleagues representing existing engagement models from across the UK. Together through discussion we will reflect on the challenges and ask ourselves key questions: Are these models transferable, or are they unique? How will they be sustainable?
Our panel includes:
· Dave Blackbell (Scottish Policy & Research Exchange, SPRE)
· Hannah Durrant (Welsh Centre for Public Policy)
· Sue Jarvis (Liverpool Heseltine Institute for Public Policy)
· Michelle Reeves (London Research and Public Policy Partnership/GLA)
· Kayleigh Renberg-Fawcett (Yorkshire & Humber Policy Engagement & Research Network, Y-PERN)
· Bec Riley (City REDI)
· Liz Shutt (Insights North East, INE)
12:00-13:00 - Networking Lunch
13:00-14:00 - Academic Policy Engagement: Building Sustainability and Resilience
We are delighted to be joined by panellists Professor Peter Slee, Leeds Beckett University, James Canton, ESRC as we address key questions around the initiatives within the current funding landscape and the risk this poses to engagement. We'll discuss how can we better connect UK and devolved policy engagement networks, initiatives, and universities?
This exciting conversation will be chaired by Sarah Chaytor, UPEN Co-Chair and Director of Strategy & Policy for UCL Research, Innovation & Global Engagement.
14:00-15:45 - The Future of Devolution and the role of universities and academic research
We are delighted to be joined by Felix Kumi-Ampofo, Director of Inclusive Economy, Skills & Culture - Inclusive Economy, Skills and Culture at West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Kersten England CBE, Bradford Culture Company.
15:45-16:00 - Closing remarks
