This report considers whether social media data can improve the quality and timeliness of the evidence base that informs public policy. Can the myriad of human connections and interactions on the web provide insight to enable...

The report by Charlotte Ravenscroft at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations looks at how a small group of UK charitable funders use and share evidence in practice, particularly how they find their evidence, use this...

The UK has some world-leading institutions that produce and translate evidence into policy and practice. But what can we learn from overseas? This brief by Ashley Lenihan outlines some of the different approaches taken by foreign...

A report for the Alliance by Dr Jonathan Sharples, explores what can be drawn from the advances across a range of fields to mobilise research knowledge more effectively for practice in policing, teaching, probation, health and...

An overview of the Alliance's first year. This was an internal report for our funders, which has been made public. It details the achievements over the last year, which have exceeded the set targets across the...

A discussion paper for the Alliance for Useful Evidence by Megan Mathias. Written to coincide with and inform discussion ahead of the What Works Wales seminar in Cardiff on 17 May 2013.

Derrick Johnstone considers fundamental questions of how local authorities and their partners are making use of evidence as they try to square the circle: that is, tackle the seemingly impossible challenge of reconciling substantial cuts in...

To mark the transition in April 2013 to Sir Mark Walport as the UK's Chief Scientific Adviser, this collection brings together new essays by more than 20 leading thinkers and practitioners, including Sir John Beddington, Shelia...

This joint paper between Nesta and the ESRC outlines why the new network of 'What Works' evidence centres, created by the UK Government, the ESRC and the BIG Lottery Fund, are needed.

This provocation paper from Sandra Nutley, Alison Powell and Huw Davies, reviews the extent to which it is possible to reach a workable consensus on ways of identifying and labeling evidence. What Counts as Good Evidence?...

Our 2012-2014 action plan, outlining the aims and vision of the Alliance for Useful Evidence.

A publication from our colleagues at Nesta, this paper focuses on applying an innovation lens to prevention, helping to understand the different stages involved and the resources available to enable the benefits tot be more effectively...