Day 18
Today’s good news for our advent calender is the link between conservation and policy from our Policy Fellow Kelvin Peh.
Kelvin Peh is a lecturer in conservation science and interested in all areas of wildlife-human conflict and wildlife ecology in human-dominated landscapes, and applies his research to the conservation and management of biological resources. Kelvin is known for his leading role in the development of TESSA (Toolkit for Ecosystem Service Site-based Assessment; http://tessa.tools/). This toolkit aims to assess the impact of conservation on the benefits we derived from Nature. Kelvin collaborates with the University of Cambridge, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, BirdLife International, Tropical Biology Association, Anglia Ruskin University and UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre. He benefits from being a member of the Public|Policy Southampton and is invited to a workshop that aims to bring together academics with policy makers in DEFRA.
Can I get involved with public policy? yes you can!
University researchers and colleagues in Professional Services are invited to become members of Public Policy|Southampton – a hub for public policy engagement.
Supported by a Director and central team, it supports university researchers in delivering public policy impact through grant funded research, and provides strategic engagement with key policy partners at a local, regional, national and international level.
Researchers from across the University already have significant engagements with policy-making bodies, and others are looking to build just such links. Members of Public Policy|Southampton can learn from and work with each other, as well as accessing support and advice from the core team.
Interested colleagues can see the benefits of membership and register online here:
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/publicpolicy/support-for-researchers/membership/policy-membership-home.page
For further details or to discuss the work of Public Policy|Southampton, please contact the Director, Gavin Costigan at G.Costigan@soton.ac.uk