For anyone interested in policy engagement, here's an opportunity to learn more about the process of engaging with policy at a local, national and international level

One for environmental historians #twitterstorians #envhist

Super interesting opportunity! for a fellowship with *Government* - looking at Areas of Research Interest and the interaction of research and policy! (We can't wait to see the outputs and conclusions!) 😁👇~Sarah

Departmental select committees are 40 this year! Want to know more about select committees? (You definitely should - they are a great mechanism to have policy impact!) Watch this vid and find out more! ~Sarah

On the blog - The Right to Information Movement in India and the role of history historyandpolicy.leeds.ac.uk/2019/06/01/the…

Historians of social policy and the welfare state, as well as broader social care could offer some interesting insights to this committee #twitterstorians #histchild

Did you know that there are 17 committees at the Scottish Parliament? This short video explains a bit more about what committees do and how you can contribute to them. Find out more about each committee here: ow.ly/nHwJ50v5IXq

New inquiry launched by the Women & Equalities Committee - anyone looking at the history of prostitution? #wmnhist

Look! Here's a fantastic list of tips on how to write an influential submission to Lords Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee's inquiry - and these hold true for any other select committee call for evidence also. Really worth a read if you're considering submitting evidence to any inquiry. ~Naomi

David Churchill talks about Applications of Historical Research on Public Parks historyandpolicy.leeds.ac.uk/2019/05/01/dav…

This inquiry could benefit from research on the history of prisons! Might be of interest to HistoryPrisonHealth #twitterstorians?

Listen to Ian Cameron discussing the History of Public Health in Leeds and its value for current and future practices historyandpolicy.leeds.ac.uk/2019/04/01/ian…

NEW BLOG POST! Jessica Meyer on being a Historian of WWI and Research Impact @thehistorygirl1 historyandpolicy.leeds.ac.uk/2019/08/01/jes…

Child evacuees in the Second World War - Operation Pied Piper at 80. New on the History of Government blog by @Grace_Huxford history.blog.gov.uk/2019/08/30/chi…

Quite a lot going on here at the moment 😮. Do you have questions about it all - prorogation, general elections, Brexit...? Here's a chance to put them to Graeme, Commons Library's constitutional law expert, this Friday 6 Sept. Details 👇. ~Naomi

Lucy Delap [email protected] argues that historical research can combat the stereotype that increasing inclusion of disabled workers can lead to a decrease in productivity. historyandpolicy.org/opinion-articl…

Would you like to contribute to a POSTnote (briefing for Parliamentarians) with POST (UK Parliament)? Here’s the latest topics they’re writing on, and their full work programme (see thread 👇) - take a look and contact them to be involved! ~Naomi

NEW ON THE BLOG - Jonathan Saha discusses the application of history to contemporary political debates historyandpolicy.leeds.ac.uk/2019/10/01/186/

*New on the blog* - Paul Cooke on participatory film and policy engagement historyandpolicy.leeds.ac.uk/2019/11/11/pau…

How can historical precedents help us think about current policy towards foreign fighters? A fascinating interview with Nir Arielli now live on the blog historyandpolicy.leeds.ac.uk/2020/04/01/nir…