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The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science invites you to provide submissions on an open consultation to understand how researchers engage with policy makers.
The consultation is intended to:
Submissions are invited from researchers at all stages of their career in higher education institutions, research centres and research performing organisations.
Towards a Higher Education Research - Policy Engagement Framework: Public Consultation
Background paper
Please see the background paper above for further information on the consultation.
To make a submission, please provide your response on the link below.
Printable version of the survey
Printable copy of the survey
The closing date for submissions is 5pm on 29 September 2023. We cannot consider submissions received after this time.
Initial findings in relation to the consultation revealed a need to promote understanding of the existing research and policy engagement in practice.
DFHERIS hosted a panel discussion in response to these findings at the SFI/IRC Research Summit, 2023. During the discussion panel members shared their experience of policy-research engagement in practice.
Panel members:
A recording of the panel discussion is now available here .
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However, please note that the information provided in the submission form may be shared with relevant Government Departments and state organisations during the review process.
It is intended that all submissions received will be made available under the Freedom of Information Acts and as such may be published on the Department's website following the publication of the Strategy.