CAPE

News 10th January 2022

Calling all policy professionals: 2022-23 CAPE policy fellows programme for policy professionals

Policy professionals including those working in UK central government, local government and the civil society sector in the UK are invited to apply for the 2022-23 CAPE policy fellows programme. The CAPE policy fellows programme is a flexible professional development programme which offers access to leading researchers across a range of disciplines at the five CAPE partner universities. The programme begins with each CAPE Fellow spending the equivalent of five days having 1:1 and small group meetings with academics. We anticipate that these introductory meetings will start during the second quarter of 2022. For any queries, please contact the Cambridge … Continued

News 13th December 2021

CAPE knowledge sharing session

On 22 November 2021, CAPE hosted the first of its quarterly sharing sessions, themed around the ‘Incoming Policy Fellowship Model’. Sharing sessions examine each of the CAPE academic policy engagement mechanisms so we can discuss learning with the sector on what works. The session provided an opportunity for 40 public policy professionals and researchers to share their experiences and reflections on the incoming policy fellowship mechanism and its role in the policy engagement landscape. The presentations and discussion considered evidence of policy fellowships and introduced case study examples of successful fellowship schemes. What is the incoming policy fellow model? Incoming policy fellowship … Continued