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Public Policy|¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's (PPS) partnership with Sense ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Science (SaS) on Evidence Week

Public Policy|¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ (PPS) has been partnering with Sense ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Science on since 2018 to bring together parliamentarians and researchers from the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ. They aim toÌýchampion the use of high quality research to develop policy, enrich parliamentarians’ understanding of key policy issues and develop researchers’ capacity to engage with policymakers.

Evidence Week in Parliament sees researchers from across the UK offering quick-fire policy briefings on hot topics to MPs and Peers. These briefings help them to review the evidence behind policies and ask the important questions, so that better decisions are made and everyone can see what they are based on.

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Evidence Week in Parliament 2025

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On Wednesday 5 November, Professor Pamela Ugwudike, Professor Stuart Middleton and Tiffany Withers (PPS's Parliamentary and Communications Officer) met with Members of Parliament in Westminster to present their latest insights on the risks of sharing images of children online. The team told MPs that existing policies and legislations need to be expanded to protect children affected by harmful sharenting. ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ researchers made policy recommendations and highlighted the need to review current policies considering the latest available evidence.Ìý

Read more about Evidence Week 2025 here.

Evidence Week in Parliament 2023

MyAge, a national, interdisciplinary research network that is tackling the challenges in ageing, is launching a new reportÌýA lifelong approach to muscle resilience: implications for policy and practice at Evidence Week 2023.ÌýIt is inviting MPsÌýto attend a briefing session on the new publication.

A lack of muscle resilience across the life course is contributing to a significant and growing health and social care burden, health disparities, and economic disadvantage. The reportÌýis helping toÌýaddress this crisis with a preventative mindset to improve muscle development and counteract loss at critical stages throughout life.

MyAge is co-led by the Institute for Life Sciences' Professor Peter JS Smith and brings together scientists from ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ and beyond to explore muscle resilience across the life course: from cells to society. It is one ofÌý11 UK Ageing NetworksÌýfunded by theÌýBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and the Medical Research Council.

Find out more about MyAge's attendance at Evidence Week and watch their filmÌýhere.

Previous Evidence Week events

Evidence Week in Parliament 2020

Evidence Week in Parliament 2019

In 2019 more than 100 MPs and peers got involved in Evidence Week in the UK Parliament. The ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ was represented by two Evidence Pods featuring 'Drones and Noise' with Dr Rod Self and 'Smart Charging for Electric Vehicles using AI' with Dr Sebastian Stein and Dr Enrico Gerding. Dr Rod Self gave evidence that drones could be flying in urban locations within a few years. He explained the need for research towards effective control, economic benefit and the looming political problem if the ground rules are not speedily set. Dr Sebastian Stein and Dr Enrico Gerding discussed how artificial intelligence can manage vehicle charging in a smart way within existing infrastructure and to turn electric vehicles into smart batteries (vehicle-to-grid).

Evidence Week in Parliament 2018

In 2018 Sense about Science delivered the first ever Evidence Week in the UK Parliament. The event was a joint initiative with the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, the House of Commons Library and the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology. The topic of discussion was air pollution and Dr Matt Loxham from the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ was invited to explain the research behind air quality to MPs and Peer and some of the misconceptions that surrounds it.

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