AHRC Workshop, 12 July 2013, University of Birmingham

1. Challenges and opportunities for
engaging with public policy
AHRC Workshop 12 July 2013
University of Birmingham

2. Morning session
Case study 1: From the Academy to Policy-Making: Building Effective
Partnerships, Professor Margaret Brazier and Dr Danielle Griffiths, University of
Manchester and Hugh Whittall, Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Coffee
Case study 2: Walking a Tightrope: Relevance, Responsiveness, Rigour
and Responsibility in Policy-Related Research on Religion or
Belief, Professor Paul Weller, University of Derby and Dr David Perfect, Equality
and Human Rights Commission
Case study 3: From Public Engagement to Policy Impact: The
Landscapes of Secrecy Project, Professor Richard Aldrich and Dr Chris
Moran, University of Warwick and Gareth Owen, Industry and Parliament
Trust, House of Commons

3. Afternoon session
Opportunities and challenges of public policy engagement for arts and
humanities research
Breakout groups
Coffee
Topics for policy engagement
Thematic breakout groups: Opportunity for academics to brainstorm possible
future research questions around specific policy areas
AHRC guidance on public policy engagement
Dr Ian Lyne, Associate Director of Programmes, AHRC
Concluding remarks by Professor Mark Llewellyn, AHRC

4. Deliver Plan Priorities, 2011-15
• Advancing UK’s world-leading
reputation for research
• Building capacity and capability
• Enabling researchers
• Strategic targeting of partnerships and
greater brokerage activities, to:
– influence public policy
– engage with the creative economy
– have an impact internationally
– have greater profile with public
http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/About/Policy/Documents/DeliveryPlan2011.pdf

5. Strategy 2013-18
• The Human World: The Arts
and Humanities in Our Times
“Questions of human rights, trust,
complex ethical issues, belief systems in
a pluralistic democracy and other core
aspects of civil society have benefited
from the creative, critical and cultural
awareness of arts and humanities
researchers and practitioners.” (p24)
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