Barriers to and facilitators of research use in policymaking
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This 12-page systematic review by Kathryn Oliver, Simon Innvar, Theo Lorenc, Jenny Woodman and James Thomas studies the factors…
This 12-page systematic review by Kathryn Oliver, Simon Innvar, Theo Lorenc, Jenny Woodman and James Thomas studies the factors…
Kate Beckett and Toity Deave This blog post is based on the Evidence
While there is a broad consensus among the policy studies community about what makes for effective policy engagement, studies…
Earlier in the year the chief executive of UKRI, Dame Ottoline Leyser, argued that a research culture that prizes the figure of…
The worlds of policy and academia are often distant and can be difficult to span. In this post Kathryn Oliver and Annette Boaz…
There is a wealth of advice and ‘how to’ guides available to academics on the subject of how research can have an impact on…
Despite often having an explicit policy focus, many academic conferences fail to produce policy briefs or even promote papers…
Studies have shown that while many factors affect decision-makers’ use of research, evidence of what particular engagement…
“These new Engagement and Impact Assessment measures will give us a clearer view of what Australian researchers are achieving…
By Professor Jonathan Grant From Tony Blair’s declaration that ‘What counts is what works’ in 1997, to David Cameron’s vow to ‘pu…
The 2015 autumn spending review launched by the chancellor George Osborne, aims to find ways to reduce the UK government budget…
What’s the secret to effectively bridging the gap between research and policy? Relationships, relationships, relationships.
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by Dr Kathryn Oliver, Provost Fellow in Knowledge and Policy Networks at University College London. With a general election…
By Rose N. Oronje, PhD (Senior Policy
The Policy Institute at King’s advocates for the use of evidence as a key element in effective policymaking. However…
Across our more than 60 journals, the BMC Series will publish over 13,000 articles in 2014. Here, we look back at the 10…
A dearth of clear, relevant and reliable research evidence continue to block the use of research, according to a study of 145…