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DESCRIPTION:Join an interactive event with DEFRA and Birmingham Plastics N
 etwork\, featuring insights from government policy advisers\, a hands-on 
 policy workshop and networking opportunities.\n\nhttps://studentevents.bh
 am.ac.uk/ents/event/5652/\n
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SUMMARY:How Policy Gets Created: workshop with government policy advisers
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URL:https://studentevents.bham.ac.uk/ents/event/5652/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><base href="https://studentevents
 .bham.ac.uk"></head><body><p>Join an interactive event with DEFRA and Bir
 mingham Plastics Network\, featuring insights from government policy advi
 sers\, a hands-on policy workshop and networking opportunities.</p>\n<img
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 \;width:100\;height:100\;" />\n<p>https://studentevents.bham.ac.uk/ents/e
 vent/5652/</p>\n<p>The Birmingham Plastic Network invites you to step int
 o the shoes of policymakers for the day. In collaboration with DEFRA\, jo
 in us for an interactive event featuring insights from government policy 
 advisers\, a hands-on policy workshop and networking opportunities.&nbsp\
 ;</p><p>Hear from DEFRA Economic Adviser <a href="https://www.linkedin.co
 m/in/isabel-morriss-b3a535164/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabel
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 riss</a> and Senior Policy Adviser <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/k
 atie-hobson-3a5b24248/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-hobson-3
 a5b24248/">Katie Hobson</a> about policy processes and civil service care
 ers before taking part in a stakeholder simulation workshop. This will ex
 plore the incoming <a href="https://defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk/2025/01/
 31/introducing-the-deposit-return-scheme-for-drinks-containers/" title="h
 ttps://defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk/2025/01/31/introducing-the-deposit-re
 turn-scheme-for-drinks-containers/">Deposit Return Scheme\,</a> which DEF
 RA will roll out in 2027\, that will transform how we recycle in the UK. 
 Lastly\, you can practice your networking skills with civil servants\, ac
 ademics and professional service staff working in policy and sustainabili
 ty&nbsp\;</p><p><a href="https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage
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 insight into how policy is proposed\, reviewed and implemented</li><li>De
 velop negotiation\, analysis and networking skills for your CV</li><li>Le
 arn more about the latest sustainability priorities in government</li><li
 >Hear firsthand about civil service career pathways</li></ul><p>Open to a
 ll students with limited spaces. Contact us if you have any questions at:
  <a href="mailto:plasticsnetwork@contacts.bham.ac.uk" title="mailto:plast
 icsnetwork@contacts.bham.ac.uk">plasticsnetwork@contacts.bham.ac.uk</a></
 p><p>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@suzyane?utm_source=unsplash&
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 a Szczepańska</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/blue-plastic-bo
 ttle-on-orange-surface-ayfiHJhrzn8?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referra
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