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Evidence Champions Networking and Learning Workshop
Tuesday 28 November, 2017
Big Lottery Fund, Apex House 3 Embassy Drive Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 1TR
The Alliance for Useful Evidence is hosting an Evidence Champions networking and learning seminar.

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Leaders of medical, teaching and policing professions pledge to put evidence at the heart of their institutions
16 November, 2017
On 7 November leaders of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, the College of Policing and the Chartered College of Teaching met at the Royal Society to sign the Declaration on Evidence, written by Professor Jonathan...

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Evidence Declaration for Professional Bodies
Tuesday 7 November, 2017
The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG
On 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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Learning from the What Works Network
2 November, 2017
Pippa Coutts (Alliance for Useful Evidence Research and Policy Manager) and Edward Orlik (What Works Team in the Cabinet Office) reflect on the What Works Network’s learning around what makes an evidence centre successful. The What...

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What Works Network Open Day
Tuesday 24 October, 2017
Nesta, 58 Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0DS
On 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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Developing the new What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care
12 October, 2017
Greg Wilkinson (Traversum) and Jonathan Breckon (Alliance for Useful Evidence) on the development of a new What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care. At the National Children and Adult Services conference in Bournemouth this morning, the...

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Standing up to misuse of statistics in a post truth world
11 October, 2017
Kerstin Hinds (Office for Statistics Regulation) on why the misuse of statistics must be challenged, to ensure that official figures can be used, and trusted, by us all. I am writing 10 days after our Chair,...

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Post-Truth: What is it and what can we do about it?
Wednesday 12 July, 2017
Tredegar House , Newport, Wales, NP10 8YW
On 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...

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Four ideas to tackle ‘fake news’
7 July, 2017
Professor Leighton Andrews (former Minister for Education and Skills, and Minister for Public Services, Welsh Government) on why it’s important that we combat the proliferation of ‘fake news’ and how it could be done. There has...

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Evidence Masterclass: Public Health Wales
Thursday 22 June, 2017
Bangor University, Wales, LL57 2DG
The 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...

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Is there is a question about our demand for evidence and strategy in politics?
20 June, 2017
‘How Can Government Make the Best Use of Evidence?’ was the latest in a series run by the Alliance for Useful Evidence which has been working in Northern Ireland for two and a half years. Peter...

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How can government make the best use of evidence?
Thursday 15 June, 2017
Belfast, Ulster University
Join 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...

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