Name of Speaker Organisation Name of Lecture, date Centre of Expertise for Waters connecting Scotland’s water research with policy

The Vision “To connect research and policy, delivering objective and robust research and professional opinion to support the development and implementation of water policy in Scotland”

Purpose To deliver timely and accurate advice to the SG and implementation partners To develop the co-ordination of research, analysis and interpretation To stimulate innovative thinking To develop a programme of knowledge exchange

Underpinning Philosophy Policy as the starting point Shortening supply and demand chains Collaborations across the supply base – integrated evidence – broadening networks of expertise Better use of existing evidence

Strategic Priorities Impacts on policy and practice Supporting economic growth and innovation Collaborative and inter-disciplinary research Scientific excellence Scientific resilience

Research providing science for application in policy Translation of policy context into scientific questions Policy Business Sector RESASRESAS Stakeholders Stakeholders Scientists within Agencies & NDPBs Main Research Providers Academia in Scotland, UK and overseas

SG RESAS Research Portfolio

RESAS Water Research

Working with Scotland’s Universities Scottish Universities have been involved in delivering all aspects of CREW during the first year of operation including: CREW co-ordination MASTS provide the administrative conduit to the HEI sector CREW project scoping through HEI networks: MASTS, Telford Institute, SAGES, and IHP-HELP Dundee Research projects Capacity building projects have included Heriot-Watt, Stirling, Dundee, St Andrews and UHI Call down service for advice – Dundee, Heriot-Watt and St Andrews University have all provided experts so far The CREW Register of Expertise (open to all) aims to facilitate access to a wider expert base from more Universities in the future

The What Translation Integration Synthesis Interpretation Briefings Syntheses Think pieces Advice Expert opinion

Challenges – Policy Environment Understanding and translating needs Timescales Time horizons Simplifying complexity Politics (democracy!)

CREW Steering Group –Strategic direction Policy:Research Advisory Group (PRAG) –provides central mechanism for knowledge exchange between science, policy and practice –identify “demand” led priorities through Scoping Activities Enquiry service –Access to experts and information

Capacity Building Projects 2011/12 –Natural flood management –River functioning and resilience –Diffuse pollution management –Coastal flooding –Mapping of climate change on water demand and supply –Catchment management planning advice –Hydro-literacy –Water, health and well-being

Enhancing Impact Communication and engagement Policy aware and policy focused Relevance and timeliness Managing uncertainty Holistic / Integrated Effective dissemination

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