{"product_id":"surfacing-edi","title":"Surfacing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion — UPEN","description":"\u003cp\u003eUrban Good worked again with \u003cstrong\u003eDr Olivia Stevenson of UCL Public Policy\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSiobhan Morris of UCL Grand Challenges\u003c\/strong\u003e on \u003cem\u003eSurfacing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion within Academic-Policy Engagement\u003c\/em\u003e, published by the Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN) in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe report asks how a wider range of academic voices can contribute to public policy. Drawing on a survey of 29 UPEN member organisations, it examines how opportunities are shared, whose expertise is recognised, and the barriers that can prevent researchers from taking part. Its recommendations address the everyday work of connecting research with policymaking, from training and funding to data collection and institutional culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIllustration, design and typesetting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharlie Peel created the report’s illustrations and worked with Benedict Richards on the design and typesetting. The central image brings people together around a shared table, giving the publication a visual focus on participation, conversation and the exchange of ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColourful, textured illustrations carry through the cover and chapter openings. Emerald headings, clear columns, highlighted quotations and generous margins help readers find their way through the research, while the recommendations and conclusion use full green pages to give the main messages emphasis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTaking the report beyond the page\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe also created a social-media handover pack so the team could share the work in smaller, focused pieces. The pack brought together launch graphics, discussion prompts, executive-summary and conclusion extracts, illustrated themes, recommendation cards and reusable layouts for new messages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing the same illustrations, colours and typography across the report and social assets gave the project a consistent identity, with material the team could return to as the conversation developed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA continuing collaboration\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe project continued our work with Olivia and Siobhan following \u003ca href=\"\/products\/structurally-unsound\"\u003eStructurally Unsound\u003c\/a\u003e. Both publications connect research with questions of inequality, using design to make detailed evidence and ideas easier to explore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRead the report\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/upen.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Surfacing-Equity-Diversity-and-Inclusion-within-Academic%E2%80%91Policy-Engagement.pdf\"\u003eDownload the free report (PDF)\u003c\/a\u003e or visit \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/upen.ac.uk\/resources\/surfacing-equity-diversity-and-inclusion-within-academic-policy-engagement\/\"\u003eUPEN’s publication page\u003c\/a\u003e. Find out more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/engage\/public-policy\"\u003eUCL Public Policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/research-innovation\/structurally-unsound\"\u003eUCL’s earlier Structurally Unsound project\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58916855415167,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/7770\/3470\/files\/01-urban-good-upen-surfacing-edi-cover.png?v=1792750789","url":"https:\/\/www.urbangood.org\/products\/surfacing-edi","provider":"UrbanGood","version":"1.0","type":"link"}