H&P works with historians on the policy engagement elements of funded research projects. We broker exchanges with policy makers and shapers in order to make research accessible and to maximise its impact.
Policy influence is more likely to be effective if H&P is involved at the start of a research project or network when we can advise on what is practical and realistic given the topic, target audiences and time available.
Increasingly, historians seek our advice about policy engagement strategies to include in their applications to funders, particularly research councils which are concerned with public engagement and policy impact.
Any member of the H&P network can seek our advice – if we have the experience and contacts to assist, we will work with you to create an engagement strategy for your project. This strategy will be costed to cover H&P staff time.
Currently, H&P is involved in three projects:
This AHRC-funded research network examines conceptions of Europe, Empire, Commonwealth and China in Britain’s economic future since 1900 - a tumultuous period characterised by debates about free trade v. protectionism, the decline of the imperial economy and rise of the European Union.
With their apparent innocence and potential as future citizens, children have often been used by adults to represent a particular notion of the future. Led by Dr Laura King (Leeds), Dr Vicky Crewe (Cardiff), and Dr Lindsey Dodd (Huddersfield), this AHRC-funded project explores how, why and with what effects children have been ideologically used in British and French history, from the late 19th century to the post-war era. With Save the Children and War Child, the project will also consider how past insights can influence present practice.
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H&P is based at the Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, University of London.
We are the only project in the UK providing access to an international network of more than 500 historians with a broad range of expertise. H&P offers a range of resources for historians, policy makers and journalists.