UK Parliament regularly advertises calls for evidence on a wide range of subjects. It is important for researchers to respond to these if they have relevant expertise.
Public Policy|Southampton (PPS) supports university researchers to ensure their evidence has a higher chance of being used in the fast-paced and busy information environment of the UK Parliament.
If you are considering producing a response, we can help you with drafting and submission. Contact us or become a PPS member to get all the latest policy updates relevant to your research.
Our support includes:
- Scanning and reviewing calls for evidence to notify academics with relevant expertise/knowledge
- Assisting academics in identifying the terms of reference that they have expertise in
- Ensuring the evidence that is submitted is clear, meets information needs and is easy for parliamentarians and their staff to use
- Coordinating between academics where a corporate response is being prepared
- Providing useful tips for producing written and oral evidence
- Proof-reading draft responses
- Submitting responses on behalf of academics
- Following up with clerks and establishing connections between academics and policymakers
- Publishing responses on the PPS website
- Promoting academics’ contributions via various social media platforms and through the PPS monthly newsletter