Parliamentary Fellowship Scheme

A Policy Fellowship scheme for UK Parliament professionals to spend time in UCL research departments or institutes

The Pilot (2024)听听

During the UK pre-election period, UCL Public Policy facilitated a programme where sixteen parliamentary staff were embedded within various UCL research departments and centres for 2-4 weeks. These staff members, from the House of Commons Library, Committees, and the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, collaborated with UCL researchers on a diverse range of topics, including prison education, urban planning, real estate economics, and child poverty interventions.听

The Policy Fellows engaged in a variety of activities such as delivering presentations on their work in Parliament, holding one-on-one or roundtable discussions with researchers, participating in , and conducting secondary research. This initiative proved mutually beneficial: it enhanced the professional development of both the parliamentary staff and UCL researchers. The staff members gained new insights and skills to bring back to their organisations, while UCL researchers reported an improved understanding of policy contexts, processes, and rationales.听

The fellowship has made me aware of issues such as a lack of access to data, the problems linking data bases, the effects of inequality in ways I hadn鈥檛 considered (such as racism and psychosis or bullying and self-harm).听It has also led to me looking for more academic research in my work and seeking a better understanding of finding evidence bases and how to critically evaluate academic findings rather than to take them at face value.鈥澨�

Eleanor Davis,听Parliamentary Fellow

The internal workshop worked well as a method to introduce the fellow to a lot of colleagues at once, build his confidence with presenting to a large group, and gather information and expertise from researchers.鈥�

Kathy Page, Fellow Supervisor听

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Produced a briefing report on critical minerals听
Co-author a Library Insight for Children鈥檚 Mental Health Week听听
Meeting with POST about two potential topics for POSTnotes听听
UCL academic to deliver talk to House of Commons Library Health and Wellbeing Hub听听
Fellow to attend a careers day at 911爆料网 Centre for Research in Autism and Education听听
Fellow鈥檚 input into new Master鈥檚 degree in future regarding policy landscape听听
Produced a report (tbc)听
Wrote a Blog post (tbc)听
Wrote a blog post on fellowship with the Insitute of Sustainable Construction

Fellows were hosted in the following UCL institutes and departments:听

Institute of Education, Psychology and Human Development鈥€嬏�
Centre for Education and Criminal Justice鈥嬏�
Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction鈥嬏�
Institute for Sustainable Resources鈥嬏�
Social Research Institute鈥€嬏�
Bartlett School of Planning鈥嬏�
Division of Psychiatry Department of Epidemiology and Applied Clinical Research鈥嬏�
the Department of Statistical Sciences鈥嬏�
UCL Laws鈥嬏�
Centre for Inclusive Education鈥嬏�
School of European Languages, Culture and Society鈥嬏�
Department for Learning and Leadership, Institute of Education鈥嬏�
Population, Policy and Practice Department鈥�

Fellows came from the following departments within UK Parliaments听

House of Commons Library鈥嬏�
Women and Equalities Committee鈥嬏�
Research and Information team鈥嬏�
Scrutiny Unit鈥嬏�
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology鈥嬏�
Devolution and Constitution鈥€嬏�
Health and Social Care Select Committee鈥嬏�
Strategic Estates鈥€嬏�
Home Affairs Committee鈥嬏�
Education Select Committee鈥嬏�
Justice Committee鈥嬏�
International Development Committee鈥嬏�
Business and Trade Committee鈥嬏�
Joint Committee on Human Rights听

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鈥�The fellowship helped me to identify gaps in the Library鈥檚 publications and areas that we could strengthen. It also provided plenty of ideas for new projects through the parliamentary research services and the Health and Wellbeing Hub.鈥�

Katheriene Garratt,听Parliamentary Fellow

It鈥檚 provided me with a much more global view of the challenge and also the complexities in addressing it.鈥�

Lewis Pickettt,听Parliamentary Fellow

鈥�We 鈥渞ealise(d) policymakers are more interested in our work than we thought!鈥�

Fellow supervisor听

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