This article reviews the advice from the academic and 'grey'literatures to identify a list of dos
and don'ts for academics seeking 'impact'from their research. From 'how to do it'sources, we …

Yelling across the floor of the House of Commons to ask a question of the prime minister
over the shouts of boos is far from effective in holding government to account, yet it remains …

A wide‐ranging literature has explored the relationship between research, knowledge and
policy. However, legislatures have often been overlooked in this research. While some …

Background: The emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic has required a rapid
acceleration of policy decision making, and raised a wide range of ethical issues worldwide …

Select committees play an important role in scrutinising government policy. They have come
under increasing pressure to seek evidence for their inquiries—including both formal and …

The Welsh criminal justice system is unique. While the country has its own devolved
government and parliament, there is no Welsh equivalent of the Scottish or Northern Irish …

Expert knowledge is considered fundamental in the policymaking process, especially when
considering multidimensional phenomena such as social innovation. However, the …

Committees are important units of parliaments around the world, but their use in public
engagement has been underexplored. Committees can conduct public hearings, which …

This article draws on rich qualitative data from two national parliaments—the UK House of
Commons and the German Bundestag—to examine knowledge practices in political …

Background: A now extensive literature has documented political strategies of health-
harming industries (HHIs), but little is known about their engagement with parliamentary …