Theme: Local and regional engagement

Insights into the co-production process in understanding the role of modular homes in addressing homelessness

2nd December 2022 Case Study Gemma Burgess, Katy Karampour

Gemma Burgess and Katy Karampour from the University of Cambridge reflect on their CAPE Collaboration Fund project which evaluates modular housing schemes for homelessness in Cambridge. They discuss how co-production and collaboration has worked with their partner Jimmy’s Cambridge and how this will help to inform future policy decisions by Cambridgeshire County Council.

Developments in participative democracy: Reflections by Newham Council Policy Fellow Darren Sharpe

29th November 2022 Case Study Darren Sharpe

Darren Sharpe outlines how his Policy Fellowship with Newham experimented to better include marginalised voices in the policy making process.

Anthropology By Children (ABC) and Islington Council: a CAPE fellowship collaboration case study

31st October 2022 Case Study Kelly Fagan Robinson, Imogen Resnick

This case study explores the ways in which inclusive research can provide a rich foundation for successful collaboration between academics and policy-makers and a better future for participants.

Co-production in Regional Academic-Policy Engagement: Developing Optimal Conditions

7th June 2022 Toolkit / guide

A guide explaining the key principles of co-production and exploring how to plan for co-production in regional academic policy engagement.

Strengthening academic policy engagement in West Yorkshire

25th January 2022 Case Study Richard Whittle

CAPE Policy Fellow Richard Whittle reflects on his work in West Yorkshire about how embedding knowledge brokerage into new regional policy infrastructure can support place-based policy making processes.

CAPEcast episode 2: Towards co-production – how academics can engage with local government

28th June 2021 Podcast

We talk to colleagues at Waltham Forest about the difference between engaging with local authorities and national government.

CAPEcast episode 1: Academic-Policy engagement for regional development

1st May 2021 Podcast

CAPE speaks to Peter O’Brien of Yorkshire Universities, to find out more about how universities can help to support evidence use and address regional policy priorities.