{"id":105,"date":"2025-05-16T13:11:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T13:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/exeterpolicyblog\/?p=105"},"modified":"2025-05-16T13:11:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T13:11:33","slug":"academic-engagement-with-policy-a-roundtable-with-baroness-natalie-bennett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/exeterpolicyblog\/2025\/05\/16\/academic-engagement-with-policy-a-roundtable-with-baroness-natalie-bennett\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Engagement with Policy: A Roundtable with Baroness Natalie Bennett"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In December 2024, Policy@Exeter had the opportunity to support a visit from Baroness Natalie Bennett, former leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, and current member of the House of Lords. Featuring a roundtable chaired by Policy@Exeter director, Professor Paul Cornish, the day provided valuable discussions for academics keen to engage with the UK policy landscape.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside attendees from the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, and distinguished University of Exeter academics, Baroness Bennett and her team met to discuss methods of policy engagement. After visiting different areas of the University \u2013exploring research taking place in the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste (CREWW) and more \u2013 the Baroness shared her insights into collaboration between the Higher Education and policy sectors. Academics in attendance were encouraged to discuss their own experiences, as well as the potential challenges of this work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This collective expertise produced the following guidance, applicable to academics across all faculties with an interest in policy engagement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n