The idea that sharing robust scientific insights with policymakers leads to the creation of better public policies has been one of the fundamental assumptions of evidence-informed policymaking approach. In its simplistic linear form, this idea has been challenged by those who correctly point out that evidence from academic research is just one of the types of evidence that can be used by policymakers, and that having robust evidence is often insufficient for making policy change (Kuchenmüller et al., 2022; Smith et al., 2024). Nonetheless, academic research can be an important input into decision-making, influencing both how policy-makers think about a particular issue and what specific steps they take to address it (de Sandes-Guimarães et al., 2022; Newson et al., 2018).