Getting Research into Policy and Practice

The University of Queensland's (UQ) Centre for POLICY FUTURES IS HOLDING A TRAINING WORKSHOP TO HELP UQ RESEARCHERS NAVIGATE AUSTRALIA'S POLICY LANDSCAPE.  The Director of the Centre, Professor Karen Hussey, together with a team of POLICY EXPERTS WILL: * Introduce you to Australia's federal system and the respective roles and responsibilities of local, state/territory and federal governments.   * Showcase a number of successful 'science-to-policy' case studies.   * Explore what evidence-based policy means in practice.   * Share experiences - good and bad - of interacting and engaging with the policy process, including insights into how you can connect your research with policy and program development.   * Explain the difference between political and policy spheres.   * Explore the relationship between politics and science funding.