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An introduction to the UK Civil Service and routes from academia into science policy
Helena has an OPEN Visiting Fellowship with Alice Norton’s Policy and Practice Research Group at PSI. In this session targeted at early / mid career researchers, she will give an overview of the UK Civil Service and how science policy works, and will draw on the UK Biological Security Strategy as a case study for how departments and policy areas work together on a single issue. They’ll also be some practical advice at the session on how to approach a transition into science policy and reflections on Helena’s OPEN Visiting Fellowship.
Date:
27 November 2025, 14:00
Venue:
Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details:
Lower Ground Seminar Room 1
Speaker:
Dr Helena Dodd (FCDO, UK Government)
Organising department:
Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine
Organiser:
Jane Itzhaki (Training and Career Development Lead)
Organiser contact email address:
events.psi@ndm.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Jane Itzhaki (Training and Career Development Lead)
Part of:
Pandemic Sciences Institute seminar series
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editors:
Jane Itzhaki,
Ksenia Ananyeva
