Evidence, engagement and informed policy making

June 2018 saw the successful launch of the UK's first Evidence Week, a collaboration between Sense About Science, The House of Commons Library, and the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST). A week-long event filled to bursting with high-profile speakers, workshops and roundtable discussions, Evidence Week highlighted the importance of evidence-based policy making in the heart of Parliament. Members of both Houses couldn't escape the stands, the banners and the Voice of Young Science Network who were enthusiastically sharing the importance of evidence against a broad backdrop of issues ranging from solving the UK housing crisis to regulating genome editing.