Introducing Environment Platform Wales | Interview with Andy Schofield
"In this interview, Andy Schofield, Director of Environment Platform Wales, introduces the organisation and its mission to connect the academic research community with policymakers in Wales. He explains the platform's structure, funding, and objectives, highlighting its role in providing expert advice to Welsh Government and other policy organisations. Schofield also discusses various ways environmental researchers can engage with policy opportunities through the platform, such as joining the researcher database, participating in communities of research, and attending workshops and conferences.
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Environment Platform Wales
1:59 - Access opportunities
Director of Environment Platform Wales (EWP), Andy helps bridge the gap between academia and government, facilitating activities which bring together cross-disciplinary researchers and policy makers. The EPW team support the next generation of ecological citizens by providing careers guidance to students across Wales, assisting those who wish to evolve their passion and urge to act, for the environment, into future career paths.
Andy’s career has involved fisheries, land management, conservation and water quality roles within Natural Resources Wales and predecessor organisations and prior to joining academia, worked on the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project.
This video is part of the ‘Policy Engagement’ training programme delivered by the Institute for Methods Innovation, Fast Track Impact and Walcott Communications Limited on behalf of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)."