Research and Public Policy
Description: Talks and other events hosted by Divisions, Departments, Faculties and Colleges that enable students or researchers at the University to understand the relevance of their education and research to local, regional, national and international public policy; work with policymakers and others to identify and explore mutual interests; and develop and leverage networks, and other resources to generate benefits to research, policy and the wider world.
Talks:

Tuesday 14 October 2025

Medical Sciences Division: Stakeholder Mapping for Policy Engagement
Date: 14 October 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: Naomi Gibson (Medical Sciences Division), Jose Rojas Alvarado (Oxford Policy Engagement Team)
Venue: Linacre College, St Cross Road OX1 3JA
Venue Details: Meeting Suite
Organiser: Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN) (University of Oxford)
Hosts: Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN) (University of Oxford), Medical Sciences Division

Tuesday 11 November 2025

OPEN Workshop: From Research to Policy Writing
Date: 11 November 2025, 13:30 - 17:00
Speaker : Rosaleen Cunningham (COMPAS, University of Oxford)
Venue: Worcester College, Walton Street OX1 2HB
Venue Details: Nash Suite
Organiser: Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN) (University of Oxford)
Host: Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN) (University of Oxford)

Thursday 13 November 2025

Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division: Stakeholder Mapping for Academic-Policy Engagement
Date: 13 November 2025, 10:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Jose Rojas Alvarado (Oxford Policy Engagement Team)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN) (University of Oxford)
Host: Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN) (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 26 November 2025

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning from Policy Engagement - Part 1
Date: 26 November 2025, 10:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Jose Rojas Alvarado (Oxford Policy Engagement Team)
Venue: St Anne's College, Woodstock Road OX2 6HS
Venue Details: Seminar Room 8
Organiser: Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN) (University of Oxford)
Host: Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN) (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 2 December 2025

OPEN Conversation: What Can Researchers Learn from Science Advice at the European Union Level?
Date: 2 December 2025, 15:00 - 16:30
Speaker s: Prof Nicole Grobert (Chief Scientific Advisor to the EU), Professor Dimitra Simeonidou (Chief Scientific Advisor to the European Commission, University of Bristol), Karen Fabbri (Deputy Head of Unit, Science for Policy, Advice & Ethics at the European Commission)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Nissan Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN) (University of Oxford)
Host: Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN) (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 3 December 2025

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning from Policy Engagement - Part 2
Date: 3 December 2025, 10:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Jose Rojas Alvarado (Oxford Policy Engagement Team)
Venue: St Anne's College, Woodstock Road OX2 6HS
Venue Details: Seminar Room 8
Organiser: Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN) (University of Oxford)
Host: Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN) (University of Oxford)

This list contains talks from the following series:
Cooling for COP26
Engaging with Evidence series
OPEN Learning Opportunities Event Series
OPHI Weekly Seminars: Multidimensional Poverty
Oxford Inside Out
Oxford Martin School Series - African Governance: Economic, social and political governance challenges
Oxford Martin School Series: Levelling-up regional disparities, inequality and social inclusion
Oxford Martin School Series: Post COP26: successes, lessons learnt & what do we need to do now?
Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN) Showcase 2022
Oxford Technology & Security Nexus
St Antony's Visiting Parliamentary Fellowship
The Agile Initiative Research Planning workshop series (online)