academics

Professionals in the Australian public sector will soon be able to access a range of short courses from the University of Cambridge without leaving home. Cambridge Advance Online is a new programme of online short courses taught by academics from the University of Cambridge who are at the forefront of research and development in their […]

A post on the London School of Economics Impact Blog outlined why it is unrealistic for academic research to drive policy change. Yet social and behavioural

Policy makers are increasingly drawing on knowledge outside the public service to deal with the complexity of public policy. Academic research is one source of

The low uptake of academic research by government agencies is a persistent issue. While this research is valued, it struggles to inform policy making. A

Do academics and bureaucrats mix? Their shared motivations — and goal differences — are important to the policymaking process, according to the boss of Australia’s peak science body.