A PhD Summer School on
Evidence & Policy: making research count in public policy
Monday 2 July – Friday 6 July 2007
Venue: Waterloo Bridge Wing, Franklin Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street,
London SE1
This week-long School, supported by the Economic and Social Research
Council, is intended for MPhil/PhD students registered at a University
undertaking research on topics relevant to public policy. They may, for
example, be seeking to explore the nature of policy issues or policy
processes, comparing policy over time or between countries, analysing policy
delivery or evaluating the performance of policies. The School will be open
to postgraduates from any discipline, working in any field of public policy.
The School is provided by the UK Centre for Evidence Based Policy and
Practice at King’s College, London which supports and develops the
contribution of social science to policy and practice. Professor Charlotte
Humphrey, Director of the Centre, will direct the School and colleagues from
the Centre will be tutors. Information on the work of the Centre can be
found on http://www.evidencenetwork.org/.
The School has three aims:
1. to enhance doctoral students’ perspectives on how policy is made and
delivered in fields relevant to their research
2. to introduce students to the sources - and the challenges they
represent to researchers - which they will need to access for policy
relevant research
3. to develop students’ skills in the methods and techniques
appropriate to undertaking policy relevant research.
Each day’s programme will comprise a mix of presentations by course staff,
exercises (including discussion groups and hands on practice with sources
and methods), and seminars with expert outside speakers. Participants will
receive a course pack with reference material for retention. Attached is a
draft timetable in order to see the theme of the summer school and the
timings.
The School will be held at Kings College’s campus at Waterloo, Central
London. Residential accommodation is not provided but is available to book
on campus in single en-suite study bedrooms for those who require it. All
disability can be accommodated, and most areas of the campus are accessible,
please indicate when applying if you have any form of disability and we can
follow this up by an assessment of your needs. This prospectus and the
course material can be made available in alternative formats e.g. large
print or on disc, if required.
The cost of the School is £400. Participants will need to pay for their own
accommodation, meals and travel. Once offered a place at the School,
participants will be asked to pay in full. For an application form email
Jane Bailey: [log in to unmask] The closing date for applications is
30 April 2007. Offers of School places will be made by 18 May 2007.
Jane Bailey
King's College London
Divisional Research Administrator
Division of Health and Social Care Research
Room 5.24 WBW FWB
Tel: 020 7848 3663 / 6603
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