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New publication: Helping social research make a difference

New publication: Evidence-informed practice: Using research to improve services for children and young people

New publication: Evidence and policy in six European countries: Diverse approaches and common challenges

New publication: Evidence for accountability: using evidence in the audit, inspection and scrutiny of government

UKES conference: keynote presentation

University of Stirling Keywords Seminar: Models and Frameworks for Understanding Research Use

Seminar: Knowledge Co-production

Seminar: Enabling the conditions for nursing expertise to flourish

UKES Conference November 2009 contribution: The impact of audit, inspection and scrutiny: some lessons from practice

New publication: The use of evidence in the audit, inspection and scrutiny of government

New report: NORFACE Seminar Report 3 is now available

KTA Workshop 5th - 6th March 2009. Further information...

International Workshop on Organisational Case Study Methods. Full story...

Research Influences Policy. Full story...

New article: Flows of knowledge, expertise and influence: a method for assessing policy and practice impacts from social science research

ESRC seminar series on Evidence and Knowledge Production. Full story...

Leading national role putting RURU ideas into action. Full story...

New report: NORFACE Seminar Report 2 is now available

Details for NORFACE Seminar 3 are now available full story...

Scottish Funding Council support for a Knowledge Exchange Network. Full story...

New article: Why "knowledge transfer" is misconceived for applied social research

Upcoming event: Prof Sandra Nutley to speak at 'Knowledge in Motion Conference 2008'

New article: Evidence and Policy Networks: the UK debate about sex offender community notification

New article: The many forms of research-informed practice: a framework for mapping diversity

Quality Improvement Scotland – two funded research projects. Full story...

NORFACE Seminar Series update...

New project: 'The use of evidence in the audit, inspection and scrutiny of government' full story...

RURU to co-host NORFACE Seminar Series full story...

Seminar on 'Using Evidence in the Scottish Polity' full story...

Using evidence: How Research Can Inform Public Services full story...

RURU has relocated to Edinburgh full story...

RURU - the New Zealand Owl full story...

Conference and Seminar Papers

Nutley, SM (2010) 'Evidence-informed practice: Using research to improve services for children and young people', Paper prepared for 'Developing evidence informed practice for children and young people: the 'why and the what', Centre for Effective Services, Dublin, Cork and Galway, October 2010

NORFACE seminar series on Evidence and Policy (2007 to 2009)

Morton S and Nutley SM (2008) ‘Types of Knowledge for Evidence-Based Policy’ Report of NORFACE Seminar 1, Edinburgh, November 2007, University of Edinburgh (external link)

Seminar on Using Evidence in the Scottish Polity, 16 May 2007

Read Prof Jim Gallagher's speech on 'Public Policy in a Different Scotland'

View Prof Ian Sanderson's slides on 'Building the Evidence for a Better Scotland: Challenges and Prospects'

View the presentation on 'Using Evidence' by Prof Sandra Nutley, Dr Isabel Walter and Prof Huw TO Davies. (NB: The file Using evidence Nutley et al.pdf is licensed to the public under the Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.5 UK: Scotland license.)

 

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