Nominations are now open for the Political Studies Association Awards 2019, and once again we’re supporting the Best Use of Evidence category. This award recognises a politician or elected official who’s made a policy decision clearly...

Six months ago this week, I walked into the What Works Centre’s office on my first day as Executive Director – excited about the work ahead, and daunted by the scale of the challenges in front...

‘If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself’, according to captain of industry and business magnate, Henry Ford. Over seventy years after Ford’s death, policy learning is the premise of intermediary organisations...

Last month Belfast hosted a second What Works Summit. Similar to the Summit in February, Campbell UK & Ireland invited What Works Centres (WWC), local researchers, practitioners and policy makers to share and discuss what works...

As Brexit sucks all the oxygen out of British government, it’s easy to miss an important success story. The UK has set up ten What Works Centres (WWCs) to orchestrate the best evidence for frontline professionals...

Giving prizes to those who use evidence well is one of the ways that we can incentivise and normalise informed decision-making in many areas of policy. So earlier this year we were pleased to partner with...

The U.S. recently passed bipartisan legislation which embeds and systematizes the way evidence is used in decision-making. The act passed with overwhelming support, indicating the power that rigorous, credible research evidence has on traversing a polarised...

Practitioner toolkits have become the hallmark of the What Works Network. They allow frontline workers to compare the effectiveness of different practices and programmes. But what’s it like to create one of these resources? What challenges...

The results of one of the most complex evaluations ever attempted in social policy were published this week. Based on a specially built dataset with over a million cases and over 3,000 variables, its focus was one...

Earlier this month the What Works Summit – Early Years in Belfast brought together local researchers, decision-makers and practitioners to meet four of the ten UK What Works Centres: Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP), Early...