What is #metascience? Vectors of change in an evolving landscape.

🚀 New blog from Geanina Beres, Jude Fransman and @jameswilsdon.bsky.social of @rorinstitute.bsky.social

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The term ‘policymaker’ is subject to sustained over- and misuse.

Ben Hepworth argues that we should differentiate people by the work they are doing.

transforming-evidence.org/blog/p-is-fo...

Happy to be at @hsruk.bsky.social in the thankfully chilly and damp North - will be at this set of interesting discussions today, do come and say hi!

Bridging disciplinary silos with an open methods resource.

🚀 Sallie Barnes, @annetteboaz.bsky.social &
@oliver-kathryn.bsky.social introduce the #URE Methods Repository, re-launching summer 2025.

transforming-evidence.org/blog/bridgin...

An Atlas of Connections (and Omissions!)
Jonathan Breckon introduces the University and Policy Engagement Network (UPEN)'s new map of the UK's policy-academic world.

#visualisations #maps #evidence #policy

transforming-evidence.org/blog/mapping...

How do you know whether #evidence has made a difference? And how can you track its use?

🎙️ In conversation: Jo Casebourne talks to Geoff Marsh on the Transforming Evidence podcast.

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What influences the use of research #evidence in policy? An updated systematic map.

📊 Access the pre-print, a full set of data & series of visualisations.

✍🏼 @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social

transforming-evidence.org/projects/wha...

🗞️ Our new report on understanding + shaping Areas of Research Interest

🔸How can organisations get the most from ARIs?
🔸What are common challenges?
🔸How to optimise ARIs to best support #evidence use?

✍🏻 @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social @annetteboaz.bsky.social

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Transforming Evidence in Oxford with @ingsa.bsky.social today and yesterday. Glorious weather!

💥 New: How is evidence for policy and practical change created by Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities as they address climate crisis and adaptation?

✍🏽 Budd Hall & Rajesh Tandon, UNESCO Chairs in CBPR

🔗 transforming-evidence.org/blog/decolon...

Do you have evidence that communities, social movements & Indigenous Peoples’ place or land-based knowledge can impact policy and practice? Join the conversation.

⏰ TODAY: Connecting Indigenous-led research through climate, water & health
12:00 PST/7PM GMT

www.unescochair-cbrsr.org/events/upcom...

Where does research get made? Who gets to make it? And what evidence does this create?

🎙️ Geoff Marsh takes a deep dive with @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social and @gemmaderrick.bsky.social in this podcast episode "Making #Evidence"

▶️ transforming-evidence.org/resources/tr...

What metaphors help us understand intervention strategies to improve #evidence use in #policy?

✍🏼 Itzhak Yanovitzky, Taylor Scott and
@maxcrowley.bsky.social explore the current landscape and remaining challenges in the #URE field.

🔗 transforming-evidence.org/blog/future-...

What are the aims, roles + intended impacts of knowledge brokering?

@chriscvitanovic.bsky.social & @paulcairney.bsky.social share new research exploring this "invisible work"

🔗 transforming-evidence.org/blog/the-inv...

Enabling in-person #knowledgeexchange in the #health sector.

Stephanie Kumpunen & Luisa Pettigrew share two resources and next steps for exchanges 👇🏽

transforming-evidence.org/blog/enablin...

Our co-founder @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social explains the origins of Transforming Evidence and how our work can help us 'listen to each other’s stories, and write new ones together'

Happy holidays all!

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