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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...

Discussion Papers and other Web-based Publications to which RURU has contributed

Davies, HTO and A Powell, (2010), 'Helping social research make a difference. Exploration of a wider repertoire of approaches to communicating and influencing through research', November 2010

Nutley SM (2005) ‘Delivering research-informed practice:lessons from the crime reduction and social care fields’ Keynote address to DfES Research Conference 19 November 2004, Department for Education and Skills Research Report: CR2004

Davies, H.T.O., Nutley, S. and Walter, I. (2005) ‘Approaches to assessing research impact: Report of the ESRC symposium on assessing the non-academic impact of research’. (Available at: http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/Forums/attach.aspx?a=64)

Nutley SM, Davies HTO, Walter I and Wilkinson J (2004), ‘Developing projects to assess research impact’, Report of RURU Seminar 4, 25-26 November 2004, Research Unit for Research Utilisation, University of St Andrews (PDF)


Walter I, Nutley SM and Davies HTO (2004), ‘Assessing Research Impact’, Report of RURU Seminar 3, 15-16 January 2004, Research Unit for Research Utilisation, University of St Andrews (PDF)


Nutley SM, HTO Davies and I Walter (2004) Conceptual Synthesis 2: Knowledge Management, Research Unit for Research Utilisation, University of St Andrews (PDF)


Walter I, Nutley SM & Davies HTO (2003), ‘Research Impact: A Cross Sector Review’, Research Unit for Research Utilisation, University of St Andrews (PDF).


Walter I, Nutley SM & Davies HTO (2003), ‘Developing a Taxonomy of Interventions used to Increase the Impact of Research’, Discussion Paper 3, Research Unit for Research Utilisation, University of St Andrews (PDF)


Nutley SM (2003) Increasing research impact: early reflections from the ESRC EvidenceNetwork, Working Paper 16, ESRC UK Centre for Evidence Based Policy and Practice, Queen Mary, University of London (Accessible via www.EvidenceNetwork.org)


Nutley SM (2003), ‘Bridging the policy/ research divide: Reflections and Lessons from the UK’. Keynote paper presented at Facing the Future: Engaging stakeholders and citizens in developing public policy. National Institute of Governance Conference, Canberra, Australia 23/24 April 2003 (PDF).


Nutley SM, Davies HTO & Walter I, (2002), ‘Conceptual synthesis 1: The Diffusion of Innovations’, Research Unit for Research Utilisation, University of St Andrews (PDF)


Nutley SM, Davies HTO & Walter I (2002), ‘What is a conceptual synthesis?’, Briefing Note 1, Research Unit for Research Utilisation, University of St Andrews (PDF)


Nutley SM, Davies HTO & Walter I (2002), ‘Evidence Based Policy and Practice: Cross Sector Lessons from the UK’, Paper presented at a Seminar on ‘Evidence-Based Policy and Practice’, organised by the Royal Society, Wellington, New Zealand, July 2002 (PDF)


Nutley SM & Walter I (2002), ‘Models of research impact: a cross sector review. Literature review protocol – summary’, Research Unit for Research Utilisation, University of St Andrews (PDF)


Davies HTO, Nutley SM, Walter I & Wilkinson J (2002), ‘Making it happen: developing understanding of research utilisation and EBP implementation’, Report of RURU Seminar 1, 6 March 2002, Research Unit for Research Utilisation, University of St Andrews (PDF)


Davies HTO, Nutley SM & Powell A (2002), ‘Regulating for improvement in public services: A review of activity and issues’, Centre for Public Policy & Management, University of St Andrews (PDF)


Davies HTO & Nutley SM (2002), ‘Evidence-based policy and practice: moving from rhetoric to reality’, Discussion Paper 2, Research Unit for Research Utilisation, University of St Andrews (PDF)


Nutley SM, Walter I, & Davies HTO (2002), ‘From knowing to doing: a framework for understanding the evidence-into-practice agenda’, Discussion Paper 1, Research Unit for Research Utilisation, University of St. Andrews (PDF) (for figures, please click here)

 

 

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