The Areas of Research Interest, published by UK government departments and agencies, are a tool to enable knowledge exchange between policy stakeholders and researchers on current policy issues. It is one of the many available mechanisms through which researchers can engage with policy. This guide provides a framework and advice on how to engage with the Areas of Research Interest as a languages researcher. Understanding soft power between others” and “reducing inequalities” clearly have language dimensions to them’. Languages research relies on language competence, societal and cultural knowledge, as well as interdisciplinary methods to address complex social issues and can thus bring an important perspective to current policy issues. https://www.queens.ox.ac.uk/engaging-with-public-policy/