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Humility, listening, and generosity are important for successful engagement with decision-makers. Why are these so rare in academia and what can we do about it?

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It would be great to share reflections on how storytelling and science marry together, and how it is often storytelling that makes the difference. Facts unfortunately no longer do what we want them to do, and they are rarely enough to convince policymakers. As inspiration, I wanted to share Brett Davidson's excellent review of grey literature in Nature/other outlets.

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Brett Davidson - Storytelling and evidence based policy - Nature

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Seeking and understanding research comes with high opportunity costs for policymakers. What is the evidence base that taking a research-led approach to decisions actually leads to better outcomes from policy?

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What is needed to better stimulate interdisciplinary exchanges as a route to diffusing research knowledge into policy and practice, and policy and practice experience into research?

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Research to policy or policy to research

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Research to policy or policy to research

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How much does research lead to changing policymakers thinking compared to policymakers seeking research to evidence their preconceptions?

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I have been asked (by an Inquiry nearby) to describe how  scientific advice can be subject to political challenge. I would be very interested to gain a consensus view.

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Challenges of partnering with policy actors

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Challenges of partnering with policy actors

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How do we navigate situations when the policy partner is a strategic one for our area of work, but they are disengaged/less responsive to our collaboration?

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What top tips would you give to a researcher seeking to start a collaboration with a policy partner?