CAPE

Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement (CAPE) is a knowledge exchange and research project that explores how to support effective and sustained engagement between academics and policy professionals across the higher education sector.

CAPE is a partnership between The University of Manchester, UCL and the universities of Cambridge, Northumbria and Nottingham, in collaboration with the Government Office for Science, the Parliamentary Office for Science & Technology, Nesta, and the Transforming Evidence Hub. CAPE is funded by Research England.

Through the delivery of collaborative academic-policy engagement activities across partner institutions, CAPE will enhance routes for academic-policy engagement, and support the development of academic-policy engagement across the university sector and in different public policy spheres.

CAPE currently offers seed funding grants to support academic researchers and policy professionals to co-develop and deliver policy work in response to policy demand. CAPE can also support fellowships for policy professionals, academic and professional services staff.