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Apologies for cross-posting... I am interested in learning more about this program, but was unable to determine exactly who to contact for more information. Could you or Jane Bailey provide a direct link to specific information? Thanks, Jo Anne Davis Jo Anne P. Davis, CNM, PhD Midwifery Faculty New York University College of Nursing ----- Original Message ----- From: Jane Sandall <[log in to unmask]> Date: Saturday, March 31, 2007 7:18 am Subject: Fw: TREPP PhD Summer School: Evidence & Policy: makingresearch count in public policy, Monday 2 July - Friday 6 July2007, Kings College London > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jane Bailey" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 12:31 PM > Subject: TREPP PhD Summer School: Evidence & Policy: makingresearch > count in > public policy, Monday 2 July - Friday 6 July2007, Kings College London > > > 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 > CharlotteHumphrey, 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 > anddelivered 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 > thecourse 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 > emailJane 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 >