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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...

Project-related Events

On April 12th 2010, the Nuffield Foundation hosted a seminar to facilitate discussion between researchers and practitioners on the role and impact of audit, inspection and scrutiny bodies. The seminar was chaired by Clive Grace, Chair of the Local Better Regulation Office and
Honorary Research Fellow at Cardiff Business School. A note of the discussion is available to download: Whither audit, inspection and scrutiny? - notes of seminar held at the Nuffield Foundation, April 2010

 

There will be a presentation on 'The impact of audit, inspection and scrutiny: some lessons from practice' by William Solesbury at the UKES conference on November 2009

For an abstract, please click here.

To visit the external conference webpage, please click here.

 

The early finding from the project were discussed at the Centre for Public Scrutiny Annual conference in June 2009

 

June 11, 2008: Training session on research and analysis for scrutiny work at the Centre for Public Scrutiny (CFPS) Officer Development Day (William Solesbury).

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