What's Overton?
It is a UK startup that developed a retrospective tracking tool of academic work appearing in the grey literature, as well as a prospective tool, helping us to look for future (global) policy calls - where we can contribute with our knowledge.
Overton Index
Overton Index is the world’s largest policy and grey literature database. We track over 21 million documents and automatically find links to the evidence they reference. Find policy citations, access policy documents for study, and learn about the policymaking landscape. read more
Overton Engage
Overton Engage is a database of policy engagement opportunities. We collect calls for evidence and expertise into one place, so researchers can see where governments need help and find ways to contribute to decision-making. read more
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Training:
Overton Intro: recorded training Passcode: ?!K0twD6
Overton Enagage, coming up..
Overton Index, recorded training Passcode: 7g++!!w9
Track how your research has been cited in policy from governments, think tanks, and policymakers across the world, to find out more please register (for free and takes 1 min..) and start tracking your global impact*
* Mind, that this tool uses Sage DB, hence other publishers' outputs will not be tracked, but hey.. it's a good start...link here..
Here you can find a series of Strategic Engagement Masterclasses. On each of the four sessions, fantastic panels of expert speakers offered to social scientists, at any stage in their career, advice and an in-depth exploration of themes including engaging funders, the role of innovation intermediaries and policy makers at a strategic level in the innovation space, and how to translate research in the business space. The sessions addressed key areas covered by the new Innovation Caucus multi-authored book, see item below..
For the Masterclasses recordings pleae follow this link
Tim Vorley, Syahirah Abdul Rahman, and Lauren Tuckerman
Increasingly, academics are finding that engaging with external stakeholders can be both fruitful in undertaking research and an effective way to impact policy. With insightful and practical advice from a diverse range of contributors, including academics, policy makers, civil servants and knowledge exchange professionals, this accessible book explores How to Engage Policy Makers with Your Research.
With a practical focus, this book combines an array of real-life experiences and insights from the perspectives of both academics and policy makers who are experienced in informing and impacting policy. The book comprehensively illustrates how academics can more effectively engage with policy makers through a range of interdisciplinary insights and case studies. The book explores the value of research for policy, as well as modes of engagement with policy for researchers across the various stages of their career.
Providing practical insights to seize the opportunity of engaging policy makers in research, this innovative book will be an excellent resource for social science academics as well as policy makers looking to benefit from academic research insights. The book provides a better understanding of how the worlds of academics and policy makers can come together to realise greater policy impact from research expertise.