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Using Evidence: What works? (2016)

Publication date: 25/10/2019 (Updated 18/09/2024)

Resource theme: Using evidence

‘Using Evidence: What Works?’ is an introduction to – and discussion of – the findings from the research project ‘The Science of Using Science’.

The aim of the project was to uncover the evidence on what works to enable decision-makers’ research use.

We all have our favourite methods of knowledge exchange… but do we have rigorous evidence that these methods do actually change people’s use of research (and/or motivation, capacity or opportunity) to do so?

This discussion document is based on a systematic review of 36 existing reviews and a second scoping review of research from the broader social science literature conducted by the EPPI-Centre at UCL.

More than 150 possible interventions were identified but there were many cases with mixed or no evidence which illustrated the need for more research in this area.

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