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MacKillop, Eleanor; Downe, James – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2023
Background: Government-funded knowledge brokering organisations (KBOs) are an increasingly prevalent yet under-researched area. Working in the space between knowledge and policy, yet framing themselves as different from think tanks and academic research centres, these organisations broker evidence into policy. Aims and objectives: This article…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Research Projects, Evidence, Policy Formation
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Cheetham, Mandy; Redgate, Sam; van der Graaf, Peter; Humble, Clare; Hunter, David; Adamson, Ashley – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2023
Background: Local government (LG) is ideally placed to influence the determinants of public health (PH) and reduce inequalities, but opportunities are routinely missed. Aims and objectives: The aim of the Local Authority Champions of Research (LACoR) study was to explore ways to embed a culture of evidence use in LG. Methods: Five linked work…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Local Government, Data Use, Evidence Based Practice
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Lawrence, Natalia S.; Chambers, Jemma C.; Morrison, Sinead M.; Bestmann, Sven; O'Grady, Gerard; Chambers, Christopher D.; Kythreotis, Andrew – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2017
The value of evidence-based policy is well established, yet major hurdles remain in connecting policymakers with the wider research community. Here we assess whether a UK Evidence Information Service (EIS) could facilitate interaction between parliamentarians and research professionals. Fifty-six UK parliamentarians were interviewed to gauge the…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Foreign Countries, Grounded Theory, Researchers