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WHAT LIES BENEATH?

4 ‘rules of thumb’ for selecting research impact frameworks

Differences in evaluation frameworks can be traced back to underlying epistemologies

EVIDENCE FOR GROWTH

Rebuilding a Resilient Britain: insights for productivity

Professor Leaza McSorley writes about her insights on Rebuilding a Resilient Britain

THE ROLE OF TRUST AND EMPATHY

Prioritising relationships in successful implementation

Trusting relationships are at the heart of putting evidence into practice

HIDDEN IMPLICATIONS

The moral and philosophical dimension of policymaking

COVID-19 shows why evidence-based policy idealists should acknowledge political values

AT THE CUTTING EDGE

We need to transform systems to shape the research-policy nexus

Social sciences explain why systems lack openness to generating and using some evidence

DEVELOPING INFLUENCE AND ADVOCACY

Relational approaches to sharing research with policy

What do we know about developing relationships across sectors?

COMMERCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

Expanding our understanding of social determinants of health

Tackling this neglected area can help us develop policy-relevant solutions.

Pushing research evidence to government gets us only so far

Linear approaches to evidence use have a long history and serious limitations

MAKING KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE EFFECTIVE

Twelve ways to improve how universities engage

Findings from three reports on how academia engages with parliament

EBP MOVEMENT

Evidence-based policy as a political ideal?

If the people decide where to go, should experts decide how to get there?

FINDING OUR WAY

On the pathway to improved impact assessment

Recent analysis shows we are on the right track in finding out how to assess impact

DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP AGENDA

Talking about what works and why in government-academic engagement

Our workshop explored the many challenges of how to improve a tricky relationship

INTERVIEW WITH ALEX STEVENS

Drugs, government and morality

Mark Monaghan interviews a leading thinker on evidence-based policy

TRICKS OF THE TRADE

What works to get evidence used in policy and practice?

Two experts from the Early Intervention Foundation summarise some varied approaches

TRANSFORMING EVIDENCE - START UP

Nuffield Foundation hosts the beginnings of transformation

Nuffield Foundation workshop marks the start of Transforming Evidence in September 2018

SPACE TO THINK TOGETHER

Studying evidence: Does it matter what we call it?

The co-founder of Transforming Evidence explains how it fits into the landscape

SPOTTING THE EVIDENCE

Using routine data to evaluate policy outcomes

Government analysts reflect on what they did to evaluate the Troubled Families Programme

WHAT IS GOOD EVIDENCE USE?

Completing a jigsaw, cooking a stew or viewing a pebbled beach?

It's hard to describe but the ecosystem requires a wide range of roles and skills

WHAT'S IN IT FOR POLICY MAKERS?

The ‘pull’ of evidence-informed policy and practice

It's important to discuss how, why and when policymakers obtain evidence

VISION FOR THE FUTURE

Next steps for research on evidence informed practice and policy

Reflections on a key Transforming Evidence development event in London

ANSWERING BIG QUESTIONS

What makes research useful? We still don't know

Academics, funders and policymakers need to work out research can influence policy