Hearings and Expert Talks in Parliament
Methods: How to Implement Participatory Approaches
Don’t Just Present – Connect! A Researcher’s Guide to Policy Events
UGR County Councils: A regional Science-Policy Dialogue Model for Sustainable Development
Shadowing Sessions
Pairing schemes focusing on multiple face-to-face or virtual meetings
Guided Tours of Research Sites as a Policy Engagement Format
The Hackathon: An Intensive Interdisciplinary Seminar
Policy Sessions at Academic Conferences
Right Time, Right Format, Right Target Group: Designing Policy Events that Work for Policymakers
The Twin Transition: Bridging Science and Policy for a Sustainable Future
Interview with Dr. Fabienne Pradella on Policy Sessions at the Annual Conferences of the German
Engaging with the Policy Alumni Community
Bilingual webinar: “Agri-food Policy: A Comparison between France and Italy”
Format: Conference – Cross-Project Collaboration
A Case of a Dysfunctional Project Between Historians and Elected Officials of a Peri-urban Commune
Bringing Policymakers into the Lab: Lessons from the Practice Day
Pairing schemes of the Rhine-Main Universities: The policy fellowship programmes
Format: Talks – Let’s Talk About Social Business
How to Plan Follow-Up Activities
How to Organise Dialogue Events in Regional Capitals
How to Connect Research Expertise with Policy-Decision Making
Engaging Members of the Bundestag
UGR County Councils: Designing the Roadmap
Science Sparring: Policy Red Teaming Developed in the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
Format: Co-Creating Visual Communication as a Strategic Tool for Policy Making
Drought: A Comprehensive Approach from the Peninsula
Actors & Institutions
Introduction to The Public Factory
Sustained Engagement in Science-Policy Dialogue through UGR County Councils
Providing Evidence on School Closures during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Case Study on the Local Health Contracts in France and in the context of the SHAPE-med@Lyon project
“It’s Not Rocket Science”: Establishing a German Community of Practice on Policy Engagement
Cross-Cutting Issues
Don’t Waste Your Time and Funding
How to Support Citizen Science (Geoparticipation) by Modern Digital Methods and Frameworks
Pooling Resources, Leveraging Policy Impact
Expectation vs. Reality: A Researcher’s Guide to Handling Frustration with Policymakers
The ‘By the Way, We Need Funding’ Trap: Why Policy Engagement is Not a Funding Pitch
Policy Engagement by Design: How to Integrate Science-Policy Interactions into Funding Proposals
What Have We Achieved? A Pragmatic Guide to Assessing Policy Engagement
How to Advertise Policy Dialogue Formats
How to Recruit Researchers as Participants
Science Meets Policy in Brussels: Building a Dialogue on Soil Governance in Europe
Evaluating the Impact of Local Science-Policy Dialogue Events
Evaluating the Outcomes of Science–Policy Dialogues in Granada
Interview – From Data to Action: Inside the Mission to Make “One Health” a Policy Reality
Teaching and Learning Methods
Assessing the Accessibility of (Policy) Publications
Exercise: The Invitation Test – Designing Events Policymakers Actually Attend
Why Engage – or Not? An Icebreaker Exercise on the Pros and Cons of Policy Engagement
Format: Role-Playing Game for Researchers | Policymakers | Media
Information seminar for research managers and administrators (RMAs)
Format: Short Training Course for Research Managers
On-Site Visits: Students to Public Administration Institutions
Lost in Translation: How Researchers Lose Policymakers in 24 Slides
Understanding Policymaking Institutions: An Organisational Chart Exercise
Understanding Policy Priorities: A Key Documents Exercise
Four Roles, Five Researchers: A Role-Playing Exercise on Scientific Advice
The 4-Minute Window: Mastering the High-Impact Policy Pitch
From Cartoons to Conversation: Using Visual Stories to Teach Science–Policy Competencies
