education & capacity building

Science for Policy - Maximise your Policy Impact

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Course details

The scientific world has changed beyond recognition in recent years. The days when scientists produced reports and expected policy-makers to read and then act upon them are long gone! Through sharing of state-of-the art knowledge, interactive games and best practice examples, this course outlines the skills scientists need for their research results to have a bigger impact on policy and society in general.

Learning objectives

This 60 minutes course explores the skills scientists need to better engage with policy makers. In particular, you will learn how to: - know your audience better; - appreciate the different language used by scientists and policymakers; - get your key messages across with confidence.

Less than an hour

1 Sections

Enrol

Starts on 24 Nov 2020

Ends on 24 Nov 2021

no pre-requisite

Content

  1. Science for Policy - Maximise your Policy Impact

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science for policy
eu4facts
sciadvice
impact
policy

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The European Commission is the EU's politically independent executive arm. It is alone responsible for drawing up proposals for new European legislation, and it implements the decisions of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU.

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Less than an hour

1 Sections

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Starts on 24 Nov 2020

Ends on 24 Nov 2021

no pre-requisite

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