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The Team
Our team of PolicyBristol Associates provide faculty-specific policy engagement advice to academics across the University. They provide dedicated support, expertise and training for local, national and international policy engagement. This includes connecting researchers with policymakers through fellowship programmes, capacity building and engagement activities.
Please email policy-bris@bristol.ac.uk for any general enquirires.
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Dr. Ruth Pugh
Head of Policy Engagement (Research)
My role is to lead the team in our approach to facilitating the connection between the University’s research portfolio and how it can underpin evidence informed policy change. My focus is understanding the complexities of the policy landscape in shaping our insights and routes to targeted policy engagement.
Email: ruth.pugh@bristol.ac.uk
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Allan Macleod
PolicyBristol Manager
I work as the PolicyBristol manager to support the team in performance management and delivery across the University. I also support the engagement with the Civic University team and the Uni’s work on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Email: allan.macleod@bristol.ac.uk
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Alexia MacDonald
PolicyBristol Associate (Faculty of Arts)
I work with researchers from the Faculty of Arts. I started working at the University of Bristol in 2015. Prior to that, I worked at the Arts & Humanities Research Council.
I work part-time: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday mornings.
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Nat Goodsir
PolicyBristol Associate (Social Sciences and Law)
I work with researchers in Social Sciences and Law. I work Monday-Friday. Please contact me if you'd like to discuss how your research can influence or impact policy.
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Rhiannon Wilson
PolicyBristol Associate (Health and Life Sciences)
I work with researchers from the Faculties of Health and Life Sciences. I work fulltime and have a background in EU policy and politics.
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Amy McNeill
PolicyBristol Associate (Science and Engineering)
I support researchers in the Science and Engineering faculties. Prior to PolicyBristol I worked in local politics and in the Research, Business and Innovation Department at UWE.
Email: am18581@bristol.ac.uk
