Topic outline

  • Data & Research: Working with Policy
    • Introduction
    • Learning Outcomes

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  • Topic 1: The Role of Data in Policy-Making

    This topic provides an insight into the role that data and research play in policy-making, discusses how policy-makers user data within the policy cycle, and explains other factors that affect and influence policy-makers.

    Learning Outcomes:

    At the end of this topic, you will be able to :

      • Explain the issues faced by policymakers when using data and research outcomes
      • Describe the policy-making cycle and identify the role that data and evidence play in decision-making

    • Topic 2: Communicating With Policy-Makers

      This topic explains some effective mechanisms for communicating and providing evidence for policy-making. It discusses big data and issues with communicating uncertainty, and provides a real example of how data and research are used in practice by policy-makers.

      Learning Outcomes:

      At the end of this topic, you will be able to :

        • Evaluate and assess different approaches for engaging with policy-makers

        • Question the concept of certainty for decision-making


      • Topic 3: Perspectives on Engaging with Policy-Makers

        This topic is a collection of presentations and interviews, and provides advice on how to engage with and influence policy-makers from a variety of individuals' perspectives.

      • Conclusion