Research for Public Policy: Opportunities for Ireland
First in a series of seminars exploring why evidence-based policy matters and how to harness the diverse expertise of Ireland’s researchers.
The creation of a new Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and the foundational role of public health expert advice in managing the COVID-19 crisis make this the ideal moment to reimagine and strengthen the connections between research and public policy in Ireland. This seminar opens the series by outlining both the need and the exciting opportunities to better integrate the worlds of research and policy for the greater good. Speakers: Welcome: Mary Canning, President of RIA Simon Harris TD, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Professor Peter Clinch, Chair of SFI Jane Grimson, MRIA, former Chair of HRB Moderator: Jane Ohlmeyer, MRIA, Chair of IRC