1. How to get policy makers to notice your research Vikki Boliver School of Applied Social Sciences Durham University Office for Fair Access and Society for Research into Higher Education seminar Using research to inform higher education policy and practice 15 th April 2016 with a bit of luck and a following wind… @VikkiBoliver * *

2. Research Sociology 2016 Volume 50 Issue 2 Alexander, C. and Arday, J. 2015 Aiming Higher: Race Inequality and Diversity in the Academy

3. Policy impact 9 September 2015 26 October 2015

4. Academic dissemination first Important to publish your work in scholarly outlets: Establishes the credibility of your work Gets your work known by other academics including those who already have links with policy-makers Important to present your work to scholarly audiences: Apply to open calls for papers at academic conferences Accept (and solicit) invitations to give seminars at universities and learned societies

5. Put out a press release

6. Policy-maker responses

8. Understanding stakeholders

10. Write for online audiences Contribute to academic and professional association blogs Write for online research news websites Tweet with links to your academic work if © permits

11. Engage directly with the media

12. Work with the third sector

13. Policy impact 26 th October 2015

14. Communicate with public bodies March 2015

15. Address Ministers if given the chance Me at the Social Mobility and Diversity Roundtable meeting at No. 10 1 st February 2016

16. Policy impact 11 February 2016

17. How to get policy makers to notice your research Vikki Boliver School of Applied Social Sciences Durham University Office for Fair Access and Society for Research into Higher Education seminar Using research to inform higher education policy and practice 15 th April 2016 with a bit of luck and a following wind… @VikkiBoliver * *