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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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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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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Our latest summary paper captures learning from a round table event the Alliance for Useful Evidence held on 18th May in Cardiff exploring outcomes based approaches in public sector reform across the UK. This summary paper...
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Last month the Alliance’s Senior Research Officer Emma Taylor-Collins was invited to speak about evidence at a Citizens Advice Research & Campaigns Forum in Bristol. The event, focusing on using evidence to influence policy, brought together...
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The What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care shares its next steps. Today is World Social Work Day – an event that encourages the celebration and promotion of the profession’s contributions to individuals, families, communities and...
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Earlier in the year, we invited people from practitioner, policy and professional bodies with an interest in using evidence to a Scottish Evidence Summit. The day was organised in partnership with Iriss. Thirty senior representatives, from...
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On 30 May we'll be holding an Evidence Masterclass in our central London venue (Blackfriars), open to Alliance members seeking to increase the use of evidence in their work and become more confident users of research.
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This event run by Alliance for Useful Evidence and Campbell UK & Ireland will look at the challenges of using evidence to inform policy and practice.
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