Development Office (FCDO), aims to increase the uptake and impact of two major ESRC-FCDO international development research programmes: the Joint Fund for Poverty Alleviation Research and the Raising Learning Outcomes in Education Systems Research Programme. As part of its commitment to share learning and increase understanding of how good knowledge influences development, in 2020 the Impact Initiative led a series of online discussions. BACKGROUND The 'Engaging Marginalised Communities in

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... nal Policy Formation' virtual event aimed to understand how researchers can engage marginalised groups in national policy processes. It intended to explore the different strategies for engaging with policy and practice that are employed in a range of research programmes. The event was attended by over 60 researchers, campaigners, donors, and policy actors, around half of whom were based in the global South. They shared experiences of engaging marginalised groups, mainly with a focus on working with children and youth, and identified lessons for other researchers considering this approach. Research programmes involving young people, including women and girls, people with disabilities, and youth definitions of marginalisation, and examining issues including sexuality, intergenerational relationships, and migration provided research examples that formed the basis of the event. The virtual event was chaired by Vicky Johnson, University of the Highlands and Islands, who opened the proceedings with a presentation about the