We champion the smarter use of evidence in social policy and practice
The Alliance for Useful Evidence is a network, hosted by Nesta, that champions the smarter use of evidence in social policy and practice. We do this through advocacy, organising events, sharing ideas, and delivering training and support.
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May 2018
In recent years there has been a rapid proliferation of standards of evidence and other frameworks which aim to tell us what is and isn’t working. Following in-depth consultation with the organisations who use them, Ruth...
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November 2017
The Alliance for Useful Evidence is delighted to publish the translation of the recent French scoping of evidence intermediaries by Agence nouvelle des solidarités actives and partners: 'British What Works Centres: what lessons for evidence-based policy in...
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August 2017
The most downloaded publication on Nesta's website in 2016, this practice guide from the Alliance for Useful Evidence and Nesta's Innovation Skills Team, has been created to help you use research evidence to improve your work.
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7 June, 2018
Ruth Puttick, author of our report ‘Mapping the Standards of Evidence used in UK social policy’ discusses the differences in Standards of Evidence in more depth. Over the past decade, Standards of Evidence have become increasingly...
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30 May, 2018
Janet Grauberg (an organisational learning consultant working in children’s services) explains why Action Learning is an ideal way to embed evidence-informed practice. Most days, I don’t have time to read all the interesting bulletins that land...
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22 May, 2018
At the Alliance we have been arguing for ages that the evidence community needs to learn more about the use of research by policymakers and professionals. What exactly helps people to use evidence? We need more...
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Wednesday 27 June, 2018
Nesta, 58 Victoria Embankment, London, EC4Y 0DS
In this talk, Jonathan Breckon, Director of the Alliance for Useful Evidence, shares practical advice on how to use evidence in your work for smarter decision-making, including how to choose the most appropriate evidence and how...
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