EVENT: Research for Real Policy Change in Cambridgeshire (7 March 2019)
Date: Thurdsay 7th March 2019, 19:00 – 21:00
Location: Pavilion Room, Hughes Hall, CB1 2EW
Register for this event here.
Join us for an evening with elected county councillors and senior local government officers from the Cambridgeshire County Council to discuss key policy questions affecting the lives of local residents, and how research can contribute to the council's work in addressing these issues. Additional details, including speakers and the policy areas to be covered, will be announced in a subsequent newsletter.
This event will mark the launch of the 2019 round of the Policy Challenges, a skills-based volunteering programme in which teams of early-career researchers work directly with the county council over a six-month period to formulate evidence-based recommendations on local policy issues. All are welcome to attend the event, whether or not you intend to apply for the Policy Challenges.
The county council are in the process of identifying policy areas for the 2019 Policy Challenges, which will run from March to September. Topics under consideration include: outcomes measurement in commerce and investment policy, local government services for generation Z, evaluating the impact of a public health programme, and how architecture affects local schools. The final selection of topics will be announced when applications open in early March.
Click here for more information on the 2019 Policy Challenges, and to register your interest in applying.