
As a researcher, you may have identified critical gaps in understanding and clinical care. Your work has culminated in potential solutions with the capacity to yield cost savings and enhance quality of life. Yet, how might policy makers respond to your findings? Have you considered the next step? Are policy makers going to implement your findings?
This Research-Policy Partnerships spotlight series provides the opportunity to learn from policy makers and influencers, researchers who have successfully influenced policy, and experts adept at crafting policy documents, who explain the reality of influencing policy and provide practical steps to orient your projects to making an impact.
The webinar recordings aim to demystify the research-policy interface and guide you in strategically aligning your projects for maximum influence.
Our Top Tips: Developed with the Centre for Health in All Policies Research Translation.
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Prof Jacqueline Bowden presents her research in tobacco control and how her findings informed government policy. This is followed by a panel session with Marina Bowshall and Clinton Cenko who are policy makers within SA Health’s Drug and Alcohol Services.



This webinar steps you through policy 101. What exactly is policy? Who writes policy? Why and how should you think about influencing policy? Not to be missed.


This webinar provides two examples of how successful advocacy has led to changes in government policy and funding success. Presenters discuss tips for advocating with government – likely researchers are not the front people.


Led by Carmel Williams, the final spotlight series event was a practical session which was not recorded. Attendees learnt how to turn a piece of research into a policy briefing document.


In this series, we highlighted the unique challenges and opportunities in engaging with four key groups: Older Australians, individuals with intellectual disabilities, frail or homebound people, and youth.

