Evidence Champions Workshop
Thursday 21 February, 2019
Nesta, London
Bringing together the network of Evidence Champions
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Our events are intended to encourage debate and stimulate ideas around key issues on the use of evidence in social policy and practice. They attract a broad audience from all sectors and provide the opportunity for Alliance members to network with one another. Some of our events are free and open to all. Videos for a number of our events with recordings can be found under each separate event heading.
Previous events
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What Works Summit: Early Years
Wednesday 13 February, 2019Riddel Hall, Stranmillis, BelfastWhat works for children and families from pregnancy to pre-school.
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Evidence Matters Webinar
Wednesday 5 December, 2018This webinar is being delivered in partnership with the Alliance for Useful Evidence and Wales Centre for Public Policy and aims to: - Introduce the Alliance for Useful Evidence and Wales Centre for Public Policy. -...
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Standards of Evidence: How do we use them? Can we improve them?
Monday 26 November, 2018Nesta, 58 Victoria Embankment, London, EC4Y 0DSA workshop for users and providers of Standards of Evidence.
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Nesta Sparks: Using evidence for smarter decision-making
Wednesday 27 June, 2018Nesta, 58 Victoria Embankment, London, EC4Y 0DSIn 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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Evidence Champions: Influencing and Behaviour Change
Thursday 14 June, 201858 Victoria Embankment, London, EC4Y 0DSThe Alliance for Useful Evidence are joined by the UCL Centre for Behaviour Change for our latest Evidence Champions workshop on influencing and behaviour change.
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Alliance and Wales Centre for Public Policy networking evening
Monday 4 June, 2018Haydn Ellis Building, Cardiff, CF24 4HQYou are invited to a networking event, hosted by the Alliance for Useful Evidence and the Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP).
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Evidencing your contribution roundtable
Thursday 19 April, 2018Nesta, 58 Victoria Embankment, LondonThe Alliance is holding a roundtable event for voluntary and community sectors organisations moving towards outcome-based reporting, enabling them to assess the contribution that services and programmes make to their overall purpose.
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The Challenges of Using Evidence to Inform Policy and Practice
Tuesday 24 April, 2018Riddel Hall, Belfast, BT9 5EEThis 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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Scottish Evidence Summit
Tuesday 23 January, 2018Royal Society, EdinburghThe Alliance partnered with Iriss to host a discussion with leaders across health, social care, housing, police services and schools around how to increase the use of evidence in policy and practice.
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Practitioners’ Events: December 2017 and January 2018
Monday 11 December, 2017A series of events across England for practitioners to help the What Works Centre for Children's Social Care Development Team gather information and perspectives on the key tasks and activities that social workers and colleagues perform;... What Works Network Open Day
Tuesday 24 October, 2017Nesta, 58 Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0DSOn 24 October, the Cabinet Office and the Alliance for Useful Evidence hosted an invitation-only seminar for the existing What Works Network and early-stage centres.
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Evidence Champions Networking and Learning Workshop
Tuesday 28 November, 2017Big Lottery Fund, Apex House 3 Embassy Drive Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 1TRThe Alliance for Useful Evidence is hosting an Evidence Champions networking and learning seminar. Evidence Declaration for Professional Bodies
Tuesday 7 November, 2017The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AGOn 7 November, the Alliance and Professor Jonathan Shepherd hosted a breakfast roundtable event for leaders and heads of professional bodies to sign a public evidence declaration signalling commitment to quality evidence use and practice within...
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Evidence Masterclass: DRILL
Friday 2 June, 2017DRILLEvidence informed decision making can ensure up-to-date practice based on an understanding of what does and doesn't work. This can contribute to better value for money, increased accountability and can help with funding applications. - event
Evidence Masterclass: Public Health Wales
Thursday 22 June, 2017Bangor University, Wales, LL57 2DGThe Evidence masterclass provides an interactive learning experience for senior influencers and practitioners who want to become smart consumers of research. The Masterclass for Public Health Wales is an adapted course to consider the use of... - event
Post-Truth: What is it and what can we do about it?
Wednesday 12 July, 2017Tredegar House , Newport, Wales, NP10 8YWOn 12 July the Alliance is hosting a panel discussion in Newport, Wales in partnership with the Royal Statistical Society on how the evidence world and those working with data and statistics respond to the challenges... - event
Delivering change, defining outcomes and capturing evidence – What can we learn from how we measure success and achieve outcomes across the UK?
Thursday 18 May, 2017Temple of Peace, Cardiff, WalesChaired by Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Sophie Howe, this event will examine the conceptual approaches to outcomes focused policy across the devolved jurisdictions of UK - Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. - event
How can government make the best use of evidence?
Thursday 15 June, 2017Belfast, Ulster UniversityJoin us for this topical seminar which will consider the role of evidence in public policy-making and how politicians and civil servants can improve its usefulness. The free event is organised by the Alliance for Useful... - event
Evidence Masterclass: Small Charities Coalition
Wednesday 24 May, 2017Liverpool, The Brain Charity, Norton Street , L3 8LREvidence informed decision making can ensure up-to-date practice based on an understanding of what does and doesn't work. This can contribute to better value for money, increased accountability and can help with funding applications. - event
Evidence Masterclass: SOLACE Scotland
Monday 27 March, 2017Cunninghame House, IrvineThe Evidence masterclass provides an interactive learning experience for senior influencers, decision-makers, and practitioners in the public sector who want to become smart consumers of research. The Masterclass for SOLACE Scotland is an adapted course to... - event
Evidence Masterclass with Public Health Wales
Thursday 9 February, 2017The Clayton Hotel, CardiffThe Evidence masterclass provides an interactive learning experience for senior influencers and practitioners who want to become smart consumers of research. The Masterclass for Public Health Wales is an adapted course to consider the use of... - event
Evidence Masterclass for Health and Social Services professionals in Scotland
Tuesday 24 January, 2017COSLA, 19 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh, EH12 5BH, ScotlandThe masterclass will provide an opportunity for health and social care professionals to discuss and increase their knowledge around the use of evidence to improve the efficiency and integrity of services. - event
Evidence Masterclass: Welsh Government
Friday 9 December, 2016CardiffThis is an intensive Evidence Masterclass providing an interactive learning experience for senior influencers and practitioners from Welsh Government who want to become smart consumers of research. - event
DWP Labour Market Researchers Workshop
Monday 21 November, 2016LondonThis workshop explored the use of evidence in decision-making by labour market practitioners. - event
Evidence Masterclass for staff with the NI Assembly
Friday 21 October, 2016Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, Northern IrelandAn intensive masterclass for staff members attached to the Northern Ireland Assembly's Research and Information Service (RaISe) - event
Evidence Masterclass with Cardiff Council
Wednesday 23 November, 2016Cardiff CouncilThis Evidence Masterclass was for leaders and practitioners in policy teams at Cardiff Council. Evidence Works 2016: A Global Forum For Government
Thursday 29 September, 2016The Royal Society, LondonA private forum for government officials from around the world to engage in dialogue and exchange about the policies and practices which promote the use of evidence and data in policymaking, to improve outcomes for citizens...
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Exploring the Scottish Model of Evidence
Monday 15 August, 2016Big Lottery Fund, GlasgowA roundtable discussion with senior cross-sector stakeholders to explore whether a distinctive approach to evidence is emerging in Scotland. Driving social change: how can a longitudinal perspective help the third sector?
Monday 18 July, 2016Nesta, LondonThis roundtable event in partnership with Understanding Society will examine how a longitudinal perspective could help enhance third sector research, policy and campaigning.
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Using Evidence to Drive Success in Northern Ireland
Friday 24 June, 2016NICVAUsing Evidence to Drive Success is an Evidence Masterclass with the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA) and The Alliance for Useful Evidence. It is for senior leaders who want a better practical understanding of...
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Evidence Masterclass with MPs
Wednesday 25 May, 2016House of CommonsThis mini version of our Evidence Masterclass programme is designed for MPs and Researchers wishing to make better use of research evidence in their roles. Is Evidence-Informed Policy Just a Pipe Dream?
Monday 11 July, 2016Royal Statistical Society, LondonThis discussion will set out some of the ways ahead to make evidence used and useful, by one of the leading advocates Jonathan Breckon, Director of the Alliance for Useful Evidence in conversation with Hetan Shah,...
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What Works for Research Uptake
Tuesday 12 April, 2016Wellcome Trust, LondonOn 12 April 2016 we launched the findings of a systematic review into 'the science of using science' and share what works when it comes to using evidence.
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Evidence Masterclass with ACEVO
Wednesday 3 February, 2016Broadway House, London, SW1H 9NQUsing Evidence to Drive Success is for senior leaders who want a better practical understanding of how to use evidence to boost their charity’s prospects. The Politics of Evidence Based Policy Making
Tuesday 8 March, 2016Nesta, 1 Plough Place, LondonThis is an event on the impact of evidence in government and the voluntary sector, focussing on the findings in the soon to be published book The Politics of Evidence Based Policy Making by Paul Cairney...
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What Works Centre for Northern Ireland
Thursday 28 January, 2016Senate Chamber, Northern Ireland Assembly, BelfastAt this invitation-only seminar we considered the potential for a What Works Centre for Northern Ireland, particularly in regard to the models developed in Scotland and Wales, and whether such an initiative would add value to...
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Ym mha ffordd y mae tystiolaeth yn gyrru arloesi?
Thursday 26 November, 2015Cynhadledd flynyddol WCVA, Venue Cymru, Llandudno - event
How can evidence drive social innovation?
Thursday 26 November, 2015WCVA annual conference, Venue Cymru, Llandudno - event
Webinar: What is Good Evidence?
Tuesday 8 December, 2015This webinar with invited speakers who will discuss, "what is good evidence?",has now reached capacity (100). To find out about other similar events, or hear the event recording, please join The Alliance. - event
Devolution as a policy laboratory? Opportunities for evidence exchange and policy learning between the UK and devolved governments
Thursday 22 October, 2015Cardiff University - event
Evidence and Innovation roundtable at Plaid Cymru fringe
Friday 23 October, 2015Aberystwyth Arts CentreHow do we create a world-leading education system for Wales? How can we support people with dementia to have a high quality of life? How can we prevent youth offending? Join us to explore why we... - event
Fostering more experimentation to improve the justice system
Wednesday 16 September, 2015LondonAn informal roundtable ‘How can we foster more experimentation to improve the justice system?’ convened by the Ministry of Justice and the Alliance for Useful Evidence, with guest speakers Jill Rutter (Institute for Government) and Professor... - event
The Use of Evidence in Policy-Making
Friday 6 November, 2015Carnegie Library, 121 Donegall Road, Belfast, BT12 5JLJoin us at this networking event for the Alliance for Useful Evidence in Northern Ireland, designed to bring together individuals and agencies interested in improving and extending the use of evidence in public policy-making. - event
Scottish Evidence Masterclass for Charity Leaders
Tuesday 3 November, 2015DunfermlineA masterclass organised with our partners ACOSVO and Evaluation Support Scotland for leaders of small and medium sized third sector organisations to help them use evidence to boost the effectiveness and impact of their organisation. - event
Evidence Masterclass for charity leaders
Wednesday 30 September, 2015NestaOur first Evidence Masterclass for leaders of charities who want to become better users of research. Over the course of a highly interactive 1-day session participants will deepen their understanding of research evidence and be able... event event - event
Developing and Delivering Interventions that Tackle Harmful Drinking
Tuesday 26 May, 2015Webinar Recording event - event
Launching ‘Knowing How to Protect: Using Research Evidence to Prevent Harm to Children’, joint report with the NSPCC
Monday 23 March, 2015London, N1 9AG - event
Roundtable Discussion on Wellbeing Policy and Practice in Scotland
Tuesday 24 March, 2015Carnegie UK Trust, Andrew Carnegie House, Dunfermline event - event
The Importance of Evidence For Promoting Wellbeing Policy and Practice
Thursday 12 March, 2015Clare House, 303 Airport Road West, BELFAST BT3 9ED - event
Stats, Facts & Evidence-Checking: what role for evidence in the General Election – and beyond?
Wednesday 4 March, 2015Nesta, 1 Plough Place, London, EC4A 1DE event - event
Welsh Policy Focus Week: Evidence in Practice & Introducing Evidence Exchange
Wednesday 19 November, 2014Crown Buildings, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ - event
SPARK information session – testing social policy innovation – Madrid
Thursday 23 October, 2014Paseo de la Delicias 26, Arganzuela, Madrid, Spain - event
SPARK information session – testing social policy innovation – Warsaw
Monday 20 October, 2014Warsaw, PolandThis information session explored methods to test social policy innovation. - event
SPARK training session – testing social policy innovation – Budapest
Wednesday 29 October, 2014Intercontinental Budapest, Budapest, HungaryThis training explored available methods to test innovative social policy reforms. - event
SPARK training session – testing social policy innovation – Bucharest
Wednesday 15 October, 2014Ramada Majestic Bucharest Hotel, BucharestThis training explored available methods to test innovative social policy reforms from a social investment perspective. - event
Labour 2014 Party Conference
Tuesday 23 September, 2014Walters Suite, Radisson Blu, ManchesterOur fringe event explored whether experimental government can make better policies. - event
Conservative 2014 Party Conference
Tuesday 30 September, 2014BirminghamOur fringe events explored how research evidence is used in crime policy, and experimental government. - event
Liberal Democrats 2014 Party Conference
Tuesday 7 October, 2014Barra Room, Crowne Plaza, GlasgowThis fringe event explored how research evidence is used in crime policy, as well as the barriers to use. - event
Evidence Exchange: stakeholder roundtable, Scotland
Thursday 11 September, 2014Big Lottery Fund's Glasgow OfficesWe launched our Evidence Exchange project with a stakeholder roundtable in Glasgow. - event
Evidence, Campaigning and the General Election – Sharing Our Plans
Monday 8 September, 2014Nesta, 1 Plough Place, London, EC4A 1DEThis lunchtime roundtable was a practical and informal forum to share plans for the 2015 Election. - event
SPARK session – Testing social policy innovation – Paris
Wednesday 25 June, 2014ParisJoin us for an information session on exploring methods to test social policy innovation. - event
SPARK session – Testing social policy innovation – Bucharest
Tuesday 10 June, 2014JW Marriott Bucharest Grand HotelThis information session explored methods to test social policy innovation. - event
Making research useful via visualisation: The case for better visualisation
Friday 20 June, 2014Nesta, 1 Plough Place, London, EC4A 1DEThis half-day conference looked at why data visualisation is important. - event
SPARK session – Testing social policy innovation – Brussels
Tuesday 20 May, 2014European Commission, Rue Joseph II, 27, room 00/A111, 1000 BrusselsThis information session explored methods to test Social Policy Innovation. - event
SPARK session – Testing social policy innovation – Riga
Thursday 22 May, 2014Radisson Blu Hotel Latvia, Rīga Elizabetes iela 55, LV -1010, Rīga, LatvijaThis information session explored methods to test social policy innovation. - event
Using research and evidence to protect children from harm
Monday 10 March, 2014Nesta, 1 Plough Place, London, EC4A 1DEA joint report and roundtable exploring how to use evidence to protect children from harm. - event
Lessons from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence for social policy and practice
Tuesday 6 May, 2014Nesta, 1 Plough Place, London, EC4A 1DEWe hosted a roundtable to discuss the ‘NICE model’ and its applicability to policymaking in non-health areas. - event
SPARK session: Testing social policy innovation – Bratislava
Monday 12 May, 2014Park Inn Danube Hotel, Rybne nam. 1, 811 02 Bratislava, SlovakiaThis information session explored methods to test Social Policy Innovation. - event
Evidence and well-being
Monday 31 March, 2014Nesta, 1 Plough Place, London, EC4A 1DEThis interactive conference explored the creation of a 'What Works Centre for Well-being'. - event
MPs: what do you know about your constituency? How to get the evidence and statistics
Tuesday 2 July, 2013Attlee Suite, Portcullis HouseA lunchtime seminar hosted by the Alliance and the Royal Statistical Society getstats programme. - event
SPARK launch event
Wednesday 12 February, 2014Nesta, 1 Plough Place, London, EC4A 1DEThis event launched the new network for Social Policy Analysis for Robust Knowledge (SPARK). - event
Conservative Party Conference
Tuesday 1 October, 2013Manchester Town HallAs part of a programme of work on good use of data and statistics in public policy, Ipsos MORI, the Alliance for Useful Evidence and the Royal Statistical Society are holding a series of fringe events... Labour Party Conference
Tuesday 24 September, 2013The Dome Room, Hotel du Vin, Brighton, BN1 1ADAs part of a programme of work on good use of data and statistics in public policy, Ipsos MORI, the Alliance for Useful Evidence and the Royal Statistical Society are holding a series of fringe events...
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Liberal Democrat party conference
Monday 16 September, 2013The Mitchell Library, Glasgow, G3 7DNThis fringe event at the Liberal Democrat considered how to encourage more evidence-informed policy and evaluated the success of the Government's current initiatives including the network of independent What Works Centres. Alliance Christmas Networking Reception
Thursday 5 December, 2013Nesta, 1 Plough Place, London, EC4A 1DEThe Alliance hosted a Christmas Networking Event chaired by Gus O'Donnell and introduced by Geoff Mulgan. The event herd from Phil Sooben, Director of Policy, Research and Communications at the Economic & Social Research Council, and...
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International Insights: social science evidence and the policy process
Thursday 17 October, 2013Nesta, 1 Plough Place, London, EC4A 1DEAs part of the series on social science evidence and international insights, this seminar examined the contributions of social science evidence, the ways in which they are shaped by policy contexts, and the alternative sources of...
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Professions Summit
Tuesday 9 July, 2013Institution of Civil EngineersThe Alliance and the Royal College of Surgeons supported a Professions Summit at the Institution of Civil Engineers.
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Randomise Me
Thursday 20 June, 2013Nesta, 1 Plough Place, London, EC4A 1DEOn 20 June 2013 we launched Randomise Me, a free online trials generator supported by Nesta and developed by Ben Goldacre.
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What Works Wales
Friday 17 May, 2013Wales Millennium Centre, CardiffThe event focused on whether Wales could be a leader in Europe as an experimental lab championing evidence-based policy and public sector innovations.
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Evidence: What Works? In Northern Ireland
Wednesday 15 May, 2013Riddel Hall, Queen's UniversityA lunchtime seminar that considered evidence-based policy and practice in Northern Ireland and within the UK.
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The value of evaluation: increasing the impact of evaluation on decision making
Monday 22 April, 2013LondonThis lunchtime policy seminar focused on how evaluation evidence can be used to better guide policy and decision making.
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Announcing the ‘What Works’ centres
Monday 4 March, 2013LondonHosted at Nesta with the Cabinet Office, ESRC, BIG Lottery and others, this Ministerial announcement introduces the 'What Works' centres, which will help improve the evidence used in decision making across a number of key policy... - event
Making policy better series
Monday 13 February, 2012LondonA series of seminars jointly organised between the Alliance, the Institute for Government and the National Institute for Economic and Social research explored the role of evidence and evaluation in policy-making. event - event
How can evidence transform your charity?
Monday 1 October, 2012Newcastle upon TyneWith a focus on small and medium sized charities, this event examined what the barriers are to accessing and implementing research and evaluation, and practical solutions for overcoming these. - event
Scotland networking event
Thursday 6 September, 2012EdinburghDuring this roundtable event, delegates discussed the issues around evidence based policy and practice that are unique to Scotland. What is good evidence? Standards, kitemarks and forms of evidence
Friday 9 November, 2012This breakfast seminar from the Alliance for Useful Evidence explored what is realistic in terms of standards of evidence for social policy, programmes and practice.
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Future Directions for Scientific Advice in Whitehall
Tuesday 8 January, 2013Hosted by the Alliance, this seminar was the second in a series of four events looking at ways in which government can make more effective use of scientists and scientific advice to improve policy-making.
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Summer networking event
Tuesday 24 July, 2012At this summer networking event there was optimism from the speakers for empiricism in public policy and plenty of reasons for why it should be adopted more. However the difficulties of engaging with evidence, for both...
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What works at the local level?
Thursday 13 September, 2012Nesta, LondonThe Alliance for Useful Evidence and the SOLACE Foundation held a lunchtime seminar 'What works at the local level?’ The event explored how evidence can help to inform policy and practice at the local level.
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Evidence for the frontline: what works for practitioners?
Tuesday 23 October, 2012Nesta, LondonThis seminar, run in partnership with the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), centred on the evidence needs for practitioners from across the social policy field, including teachers, police offers, and social care workers.
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