HDRUK Oxford Policy Masterclass – Overview of the machinery of policymaking, examples from digital technology and social care, key considerations of when engaging with policymakers

Overview: With science, health and politics increasingly in the popular press and media the interface between scientific evidence and its use in informing health policy is never more under the public scrutiny. Health data research can play an important role in informing health policy -current and future. Yet the two sectors of academia and policy can act somewhat disparately, resulting in research and policy making being siloed.

Aim: In the inaugural masterclass series, we aim to deliver a varied session that combines demystifying the wheels of policymaking, exploring successful examples of health research informing policy and lively debate on how and when scientific evidence could inform future policy development through a topical example.

Welcome from Professor Sir Aziz Sheikh

Tommy Wise, Policy Lead for Care Technology, Department of Health and Social Care

Panel discussion: Research and Policy Interface: The Evidence Quandary

Professor Cathie Sudlow and Professor Dame Jenny Harries

Hands on policy masterclass (only for DPhils and ESRs)

Instructors: Jose Rojas Alvarado (OPEN Policy Network) and Tommy Wise

Richard Doll Building Lecture Theatre

In person only

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Lunch and refreshments

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