Manchester University has announced the first five fellows selected for a programme to enable policy professionals to better tap into academic expertise – while providing a boost for the north west.
Civil servants focused on cyber issues and tech innovation are among a handful chosen for a new scheme aimed at fostering closer ties between policymakers and academic researchers.
Five officials from three government departments have been announced as the first fellows of a programme operated by the University of Manchester. The inaugural Policy@Manchester Fellowship Scheme is part of the university’s work to provide research-based evidence for public policy and aims to create new networks and strengthen existing relationships between academics and officials.
The fellows, announced yesterday, include James Brannan, senior cyber security policy advisor at the Cabinet Office; and Tricia Francis, trade partnerships manager at the Department for Business and Trade.
