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Dear Colleague
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We’re delighted to share the latest edition of MetroPolis Matters, showcasing how Manchester Met researchers are driving policy impact locally, nationally, and internationally. From advancing children’s rights and wellbeing in Manchester to supporting justice reform in Ukraine and safeguarding heritage across the UK, our colleagues continue to shape evidence-based policy. This month, we’re delighted to welcome back former MP and Manchester Met alumnus Huw Edwards MBE, who delivered a training workshop on how to engage with Parliament as a researcher.
In November, we look forward to welcoming Showrunner Communications, who will be delivering an online workshop on how to write for policymakers and enhance your profile as a researcher. Furthermore, if you are a researcher within the Faculty of Business and Law, we are offering an exclusive, tailored workshop delivered by Universal Impact, part of The Conversation. This is a new and unique opportunity for researchers within this faculty, but places are limited, so please secure your place promptly.
If you're a researcher looking to get involved or refresh your knowledge around policy engagement, do check out our line-up of events. You may also find this article on how to contribute evidence to the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology(POST) useful.
Other events we are supporting this month include the National Safeguarding Conference Wales (online) with Professor Michelle McManus and the Child Health Summit with Professor Deborah James. We’ll be welcoming guest speaker Amy Whitelock Gibbs, Chair of the Young People’s Mental Health Coalition, alongside delegates from across local government, charities, and young people themselves.
Finally, we are delighted to celebrate Professor Karen Pashby’s new Chancellor’s Fellowship with the Global Education Network of Europe, a collaboration advancing global education and climate justice across the continent. Find out more in our spotlight feature below.
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The Institute of Children’s Futures will host a Children’s Rights Conference to mark World Children’s Day. This will be followed by a MetroPolis roundtable event on Child Health led by Professor Deborah James.
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From supporting juror wellbeing in Ukraine to protecting heritage sites in Britain and attending party political conferences, learn how MetroPolis supports Manchester Met's researchers.
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If you want to showcase your research to policymakers, these two tools are essential starting points. Learn how to utilise them here.
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Date/time: Wednesday 12th November 09:30-15:00
Info: We are proud to be hosting National Safeguarding Conference Wales, where policymakers, researchers and safeguarding experts will be sharing their insights to develop best safeguarding practices.
Date/time: Thursday 20th November 2025 09:30-14:30
Info:This event brings together young people, educators, practitioners, academics, local leaders, and community organisations to explore how children’s rights are being respected, protected, and realised across Manchester and the wider region.
Date/time: Thursday 20th November 2025 16:30-18:45
Info: A roundtable summit that will bring together young people, policymakers, practitioners, service leaders, and academics to explore how children and young people’s voices can be placed at the heart of health planning and policymaking.
Date/time: Wednesday 19th November 2025 13:00- 16:00
Info: Learn how to write for policy stakeholders with expert advice from Showrunner, including advice on drafting comment articles and blogs, and Select Committee and Government consultation responses.
Date/time: Wednesday November 26th 13:00-16:00
Info:Learn how to tailor your research for policy impact in this hands-on workshop for researchers new to policy engagement (Faculty of Business and Law researchers only)
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We offer a number of routes for enhancing the policy impact of your research. You can apply for support through the links below. To find out which is the most suitable for your work, or for more tailored support, please reach out to the MetroPolis team.
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The Chancellor’s Fellowship: Our prestigious MetroPolis Chancellor's Fellowship scheme offers high-quality researchers from Manchester Met placements with policy organisations including government departments, charities and think tanks.
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The Chancellor's Visiting Fellowship: This opportunity enables expert policymakers to collaborate with teams of researchers at Manchester Met to facilitate policy impact.
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Rapid Funding Scheme: A quick turnaround funding scheme for a range of activities to enhance the policy impact of research including events, travel, networking and (non academic) publications.
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1-1 Policy Coaching: A one-to-one service for support with your pathways to policy impact delivered by Showrunner Communications, who are experts in public policy.Add text
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We are delighted to announce that Professor Karen Pashby has been awarded a Chancellor’s Fellowship to collaborate with the Global Education Network of Europe (GENE), a leading policy organisation funded by the European Commission and member states.
The Fellowship, running up to October 2026, will enable Professor Pashby to support GENE’s strategic work on implementing the European Declaration on Global Education to 2050 (the Dublin Declaration). Her focus will be on embedding critical thinking and reflexivity into global education policy and practice, an area where her research has already had significant international impact.
Professor Karen Pashby said: “The Dublin Declaration calls for global education that ‘enables people to reflect critically on the world and their place it in….to bring about a world of social and climate justice…’. My research has contributed to connecting the dots between theory and practice in this area. I’m really pleased to reinforce GENE’s efforts to keep global education on the policy agenda, especially in today’s context, and to support educators who are taking up this important challenge and opportunity every day.”
Working across Europe, she will develop a policy brief, support refining of GENE’s model for tracking progress on the Dublin Declaration, and lead a co-facilitated input at major events taking place across Europe. The teachers’ resource, Ethical Global Issues Pedagogy, co-created with teachers through her British Academy grant, has been used in thousands of classrooms, translated into 11 languages (and counting), and will inform new materials for supporting policy actors to embed practical applications of the Dublin Declaration.
This Fellowship strengthens policy learning across Europe and contributes to a REF 2029 case study whilst supporting UK-based initiatives through Professor Pashby’s established networks.
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