Patrick McAlary
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Direct ministerial appointments to the House of Lords
If the prime minister wants to appoint a minister who is not a sitting MP or serving peer, they must ennoble them.
Government and academia: How government can better engage with researchers
Government has made great strides in opening itself up to inputs from the UK’s world-leading university sector – but it can do still more.
Government and academia: Conclusion
Better academic–policy engagement is within the government’s gift and in its interest
Government and academia: How government can engage with academia more effectively
Departments need to articulate what they want from researchers, who leads these efforts and orient the civil service towards better evidence
Government and academia: How government’s relationship with academia has changed
The government’s routes for bringing in academic evidence and expertise are more embedded – but this is not a consistent picture across government
Government and academia: How academia’s relationship with government has changed
Research institutions have created more opportunities for academic–policy engagement – but the landscape can be confusing for officials
Government and academia: Introduction
This report shows how the relationship between academia and government has changed and how government can improve its use of researchers and evidence
Government and academia: Summary
Academic–policy engagement has improved in recent years – but the landscape can be confusing and government must clarify what it wants from academia
Government and academia: What Works Centres
The What Works Centres landscape remains heterogeneous, for better and for worse
Government and academia: Secondments
Secondment opportunities have become more frequent – but relatively few departments manage and run dedicated schemes