What is Evidence Network?
Our Aims
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To provide a focal point for those
who are interested in evidence based policy and practice (EBPP)
to access useful information and resources |
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To provide a forum for debate and
discussion on EBPP issues |
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To contribute to capacity-building
in the skills required for EBPP |
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To explore EBPP issues through
research and consultancy activities |
How We Started
Evidence Network has developed over the past five years in response
to a decision in 1999 by the Economic
and Social Research Council that a major initiative was needed
to bring social science research much nearer to the decision making
process. Funding of £3 million over three years was allocated
in 2000 for a national co-ordinating Centre and a network of research
Nodes that made up the initial Evidence Network. With further
funding since 2003, the Network has grown substantially through
the Centre's Associate programme, and some 900 researchers, practitioners
and policy makers world-wide had joined by October 2005.
The majority of the eight Evidence Network Nodes completed their
research programmes by Spring 2005. The ESRC has allocated further
core funding to support the on-going development of the Centre's
Evidence Network website as a focal point for the wider EBPP community,
while other Centre activities such as research and capacity-building
will henceforth be funded from a range of sources.
On 1st November 2005 Evidence Network moved from its base in
the Department of Politics, Queen Mary, University of London to
the School of Social Science and Public Policy, King's College
London.
What We Do
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Maintain and develop the Evidence
Network website as a source of information on EBPP
news, training
and events, key EBPP literature
and useful resources for tracking
down social science evidence and expertise |
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Encourage communication
within the growing EBPP community through the website-based
Associate scheme |
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Help to build essential EBPP skills
through the provision of training in information retrieval
and the appraisal and synthesis of evidence |
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Contribute to the knowledge base
on EBPP issues through Centre research
and consultancy activities, and an associated
publication programme |
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Provide a forum for debate and
information dissemination on EBPP issues through Evidence
& Policy: a journal of research, debate and practice
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Who We Are
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Professor Charlotte Humphrey, Research Dean of the School
of Nursing and Midwifery,
King's College London, is Director of the Centre in succession
to Professor Ken Young.
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Alan Gomersall is Deputy
Director and responsible for overseeing website content and
development, the Associates scheme, and the development and
delivery of information retrieval workshops. Alan also carries
out bibliographic searches for the Centre and other clients,
and is a member of the editorial team of Evidence & Policy. |
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Lesley Grayson is Research Fellow
(Information Access), responsible for creating website content,
and for editorial control over Centre publications. She is
also involved in bibliographic searching and information retrieval
training, and is a member of the editorial team of Evidence
& Policy. |
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William Solesbury was formerly
responsible for relationships with the Evidence Network Nodes,
and is now a Visiting Senior Research Fellow concentrating
on research and consultancy activities, and on developing
and delivering training on research reviewing. |
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Annette Boaz is Senior
Research Fellow, responsible for the Centre's work on methodological
issues in research reviewing. She works with William Solesbury
on the development and delivery of training on reviewing,
and is Assistant Editor of Evidence & Policy. |
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Ruth Levitt is a Visiting
Senior Research Fellow working closely with William Solesbury
on a range of research and consultancy projects involving
Whitehall and Westminster. |
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