This is the first in a series of public policy masterclasses in 2022 that explore the challenges and rewards of engaging with the policymaking community.
Professor Christl Donnelly (Professor of Applied Statistics and Academic Champion for Policy Engagement) has provided scientific advice to policymakers on a range infectious disease outbreaks, including COVID-19, bovine tuberculosis, SARS and Ebola. She is joined by Professor Steven Riley (Director General Data & Analytics at the UK Health Security Agency) and Dr Maria Van Kerkhove (COVID-19 Technical Lead of the World Health Organization and Honorary Lecturer, Imperial College London) to discuss their experience of working together on some of these, and the value of doing so for their respective communities. Participants will have the opportunity to put their questions to the speakers, as well as reflect on how they can engage better with public policy through their own research.