There is much contention around the use of Randomised Control Trials (RCTS), with examples of their use being blocked or vetoed. Yet if used correctly they can be one of the most powerful tools in...

  As an agency tasked with stimulating innovation in the UK a question we’re frequently asked is “How can you both stimulate innovation and have an evidence agenda?” We would argue that evidence is a vital...

  Since the 1990s the term “evidence-based” has become a central part of public policy discourse in the UK. Yet despite the term becoming common parlance we lack an agreed understanding of what it actually means....

  In the very first blog from the Alliance, we outline over ten days, ten of the challenges and barriers that are frequently encountered when trying to improve the use of evidence in decision-making. Day 1:...