We're seeking applications for a new fellowship opportunity with Food, Farming and Countryside Commission, N H Initiative initiative, Scottish Crofting Federation, SAOS - #workingtogether, what can we do for you? & Lorna Dawson, CBE, FRSE, FRSA on quantifying 'Ag of the middle' in the North Highlands of Scotland. Read the full call: sefari.scot/news/funding-c…

If, like us, you are passionate about community-led research, and ethics & policy around mental wellbeing, save the date! Our next #CommunityKnowledgeMatters Community of Practice event takes place on Tuesday 1st November at 2pm.

How can we navigate the complexities and dilemmas of stakeholder engagement? Clemmie Hill OConnor & Dave Blackbell (Bell) make the case for #InclusiveRigour, drawing on and adapting the work of Marina Apgar, Thomas Aston, Katherine Haugh and many others bit.ly/inclusive-rigo…

New analysis of REF2021 impact case studies shows 10 year time-lag between publication of research and impact repository.jisc.ac.uk/9321/1/data-en…

Here's our latest round-up of UK and devolved government and parliamentary inquiries: mailchi.mp/spre/inquiries…

Here's our weekly round-up of new UK and devolved government and parliamentary inquiries: mailchi.mp/spre/inquiries…

🌟Announcement🌟 After a rigorous >6 month process we are thrilled to finally announce that Catherine-Rose CR Stocks-Rankin will be joining SPRE as Co-Director at the end of January 2024. mailchi.mp/spre/spres-new…

🌟Applications open🌟 Please share this funded training opportunity for early career researchers working on themes aligned with Energy, Homes & Livelihoods ARC Deadline: 5th January mailchi.mp/spre/funded-po…

Applications window for our Policy Engagement workshop for early career researchers has been extended to 12th January!! To find out more and apply for a fully funded place go to: energy-homes-livelihoods.ac.uk/event/emerging…

📢Calling all experts in business, economics and trade! Could you support the delivery and production of research evidence for Parliament, covering key issues in your discipline? Find out more about becoming a Thematic Research Lead: housesofparliament.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/… Economic and Social Research Council UK Research and Innovation

UPDATE: the deadline for applications has now been extended to 12th January and opened up to PhD students. Please share with your network!

Great podcast from Louise Scott on capacity building for research-policy engagement through relationships and evidence infrastructure in @ScotGov

Here's our latest round-up of government and parliamentary inquiries: mailchi.mp/spre/inquiries…

🌟LEARNING OPPORTUNITY🌟 👉For academics w/ diverse experiences engaging w/ Scottish Government policy professionals 👉We will be joined by experts from SG 👉This feeds in to other events w/ SG 👉We will share learning from these sessions REGISTER: bit.ly/unpacking-impa… 🙏Please share

🌟Scottish Government EVENT🌟 Evidence-Informed Policy Making in Scotland since Devolution "Discover how policy making has transformed over the years, influenced by the availability of evidence" REGISTER: bit.ly/EIP-Scotland

Join us for our next #CommunityKnowledgeMatters monthly Community of Practice (Thurs 25 January, 2pm) to meet and connect with others in the network, and find out about how you can get more involved. Sign up to the network to receive an invite! scienceceilidh.typeform.com/HInetwork?type…

Join the new ScotStat Board - help improve Official Statistics in Scotland blogs.gov.scot/statistics/202…

At Leeds Beckett today for what should be a fascinating day’s Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN) Conference looking at the future of UK #Devolution & how academic policy engagement can help drive & shape the agenda #UPENConf24