From policy to action – why climate research must have impact

University collaboration can only go so far to address the climate emergency. Researchers must also communicate with policymakers and businesses to sustain their impact

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19 Aug 2026
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Stuart Brocklehurst, the University of Exeter's deputy vice-chancellor

Home to over 1,500 climate change experts, the University of Exeter is a leading hub of research tackling the biggest global challenge of our time. For these research insights to have meaningful impact, they need to be translated for lawmakers and act as a shaping force for policy around the world.

Exeter's deputy vice-chancellor, Stuart Brocklehurst, joined Amanda Ellis, senior director for global partnerships and networks at Arizona State University’s Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, on the THE Connect podcast to discuss higher education's commitment to climate action and the publication of a new handbook for lawmakers, The Parliamentarians’ Global Guide to Climate Change and Climate Solutions, which launched at COP30 in Brazil.

Listen now.