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Comprehensive and critical assessment of the relationship between research evidence and the concerns of policy makers and practitioners, as well as researchers. https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/evp/evp-overview.xml

How youth reference groups can help amplify research findings in public discussions and improve policymaking Where youth engagement in policymaking is often tokenistic or absent (Waite et al, 2024), this could be improved by collaborating with young people as research evidence users. In a previous…

Have you read the latest Evidence & Policy blog? 'The crematorium of knowledge: reimagining how we change' evidenceandpolicy.home.blog/2026/05/13/t... @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social @mariahkornbluh.bsky.social #policy #policymaking

As hantavirus outbreak discussion kicks off, it is timely to remember that outbreaks do not simply require us to speed up existing evidence-based approaches, but necessitate new ways of thinking about how more adaptive evidence-making might be done: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

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'The crematorium of knowledge: reimagining how we change' New on the Evidence & Policy Blog, by Mette Sønderskov, Ingjerd Thon Hagaseth & Arvind Singhal evidenceandpolicy.home.blog/2026/05/13/t... @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social @mariahkornbluh.bsky.social #policy #policymaking

Supporting policy through research: what role for funders? Using research to inform policy sounds straightforward, but in practice, it remains one of the biggest challenges in public policy. Despite decades of effort, there is still a persistent gap between what we know from research and what gets…

'The crematorium of knowledge: reimagining how we change' The latest from the Evidence & Policy Blog, by Mette Sønderskov, Ingjerd Thon Hagaseth & Arvind Singhal evidenceandpolicy.home.blog/2026/05/13/t... @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social #policy #policymaking

Have you read the latest Evidence & Policy blog? '#Policy impacts through local intergenerational collectives' evidenceandpolicy.home.blog/2026/04/29/p... @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social @mariahkornbluh.bsky.social @danestickney.bsky.social

The crematorium of knowledge: reimagining how we change About fifty years ago, the epidemiologist Archibald Cochrane recounted a conversation with a crematorium worker that feels hauntingly relevant today. When asked what fascinated him most about his profession, the man replied, ‘The way in which…

Where youth engagement in policymaking is often tokenistic or absent (Waite et al, 2024), this could be improved by collaborating with young people as research evidence users. In a previous post, we examined what it means for practitioners to use research well (Rickinson et al., 2024). The Quality Use of Research Evidence (QURE) Framework guides how research can effectively be applied in practice. High‑quality, relevant research needs to be thoughtfully integrated into professional practice through critical engagement and deliberate implementation. Quality use is best supported by individual skills, mindsets and relationships, as well as organisational leadership, culture and infrastructure to enable effective evidence use.

Using research to inform policy sounds straightforward, but in practice, it remains one of the biggest challenges in public policy. Despite decades of effort, there is still a persistent gap between what we know from research and what gets used in decision-making. Our recent study explores one under‑examined part of this puzzle: the role of research funders.

On a policy level, life has been hard lately. Certainly, in the United States, we understand that the current administrations’ policy decisions, which have been implemented quickly, harshly and wit…

About fifty years ago, the epidemiologist Archibald Cochrane recounted a conversation with a crematorium worker that feels hauntingly relevant today. When asked what fascinated him most about his profession, the man replied, ‘The way in which so much goes in, and so little comes out’. In the world of evidence-informed policy, we are currently standing at the doors of a similar furnace.