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SUMMARY:How to communicate your research to policymakers - Speaker to be c
 onfirmed
DTSTART:20151116T160000Z
DTEND:20151116T190000Z
UID:TALK62207@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:42315
DESCRIPTION:Research communication is not just an addition to research but
  a fundamental part of the process. As Government Chief Scientific Advisor
 \, Sir Mark Walport\, commented\, “Science is not finished until it is c
 ommunicated.” Furthermore\, with the current drive towards evidence-base
 d policies\, it is essential that research be effectively communicated to 
 policymakers. However\, ensuring that research is understood and therefore
  used appropriately can be extremely challenging.\n\nOur second profession
 al development workshop of the year will equip PhD and postdoctoral resear
 chers with the skills necessary for effective communication of their resea
 rch to policymakers. Topics covered by talks and in small discussion group
 s will include:\n\nWhy you should communicate with policymakers.\nWho you 
 should communicate your research to and how do you contact them.\nHow do y
 ou communicate your research effectively.\n\nThis workshop may of particul
 ar interest to anyone planning on submitting a poster entry into the SET f
 or Britain competition and/or Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy’s 
 (CSaP) annual conference. The workshop will also allow participants to pra
 ctice communicating their research in a friendly environment in the form o
 f small group and individual activities. We encourage all attendees to net
 work during a drinks reception at the end.\n\nPlaces for the workshop are 
 limited to 15-20 attendees. To apply for a place\, please email workshops@
 cuspe.org by 4pm on Monday 2nd November telling us your name\, position at
  the University (e.g. PhD student\, department of Magic) and why and what 
 you want to achieve from the event (five sentences max please). We will us
 e this information to invite 15-20 of you to attend\, and we will operate 
 a waiting list system so that as many of the rest of you can benefit from 
 this opportunity!\n\nFull info and speaker bios can be found here: http://
 www.cuspe.org/how-to-communicate-your-research-to-policymakers/
LOCATION:Newnham College MCR\, Cambridge
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