CLOSER produces three main newsletters designed to keep you up to date with all the latest news and blogs, research, events, and policy developments from the longitudinal population study community.
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Below you’ll find previous issues of Longitudinal News and ‘In the loop’ – our quarterly policy update.
Longitudinal News
Latest issue: October 2024
In this issue of Longitudinal News, we feature our new interactive briefing note tool designed to help researchers showcase their findings to policymakers. With our bespoke template, researchers can present their most policy-relevant findings in an accessible way that clearly demonstrates their significance to policy.
Also featured in this month’s issue:
- Event: Videos and slides available from our latest metadata management webinar
- Contribute: Join ESRC’s advisory group for data infrastructure and methods
- Event: Population Research UK workshops
Read the latest issue of Longitudinal News
Previous issues of Longitudinal News
In the loop
Latest issue: October 2024
‘In the loop’ is CLOSER’s quarterly policy update which features a round up of the latest developments in the policy landscape, open opportunities to engage with policy and decision makers, and new resources for improving your public engagement knowledge & skills.
This month’s issue, covering July-September 2024, features:
- Policy landscape review:
- King’s Speech showcases Labour’s legislative priorities
- Government Office for Science publishes updated policy development toolkit
- New Select Committee chairs
- Engagement opportunities:
- Government appoints new advisory board ahead of economic inactivity white paper
- New cohort of researchers appointed to strengthen the use of scientific evidence in Parliament
- Food Standards Agency seek experts to join Science Advisory Committees
- Office of Statistics Regulation publishes new Areas of Research Interest
- Developing your skills:
- CLOSER/UK Parliament blog on using Hansard to improve policy engagement
- In Conversation event with Government Chief Scientific Advisory
- Workshop series to learn about policy engagement in Scotland
- House of Lords Members to discuss the utilisation of research evidence in UK Parliament
Read the October 2024 issue of ‘In the loop’