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Alan Kruger on the Best Recipe for Policy
Public Policy
June 5, 2017

Alan Kruger on the Best Recipe for Policy

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Six Reasons Why Academics Won’t Change Policy
Impact
May 26, 2016

Six Reasons Why Academics Won’t Change Policy

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Nominations Sought For Evidence-Based Champion
Recognition
April 22, 2014

Nominations Sought For Evidence-Based Champion

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Britain’s New Open Access Policy Changes the Game
Open Access
April 1, 2014

Britain’s New Open Access Policy Changes the Game

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Bad data or no data leads to policy blind spots…

Bad data or no data leads to policy blind spots…

Over the last decade the hallowed principle of ‘evidence-based policy-making’ has become cliché in government and policy circles in the UK, and […]

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Why academics should learn how to influence government policy

Why academics should learn how to influence government policy

This was originally published on the Guardian Higher Education Network blog. By Chris O’Brien Back in 2008, a report by the Council […]

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What are the needs of the policy process?

What are the needs of the policy process?

Reposted from Methodspace: a summary of the NatCen Informing Public Policy New Agendas for Social Research Conference (23-24 April 2009) Abstract: From […]

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White House Memo Details Progress on SBS Development

White House Memo Details Progress on SBS Development

In a memo released this month by the White House, updates on the National Science and Technology Council’s Social and Behavioral Sciences Subcommittee of the Committee on Science of the National Science and Technology Council were released, including a plan to advance evidence-based policymaking by next year.

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Survey Says … Most People Trust Scientists

Survey Says … Most People Trust Scientists

Public trust in scientists is vital. It can help us with personal decisions on matters like health and provide evidence-based policymaking to […]

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Spring 2024 Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Advisory Committee Meeting

Spring 2024 Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Advisory Committee Meeting

The advisory committee for the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate meets twice yearly to provide advice, recommendations […]

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Discussion: Promoting a Culture of Research Impact

Discussion: Promoting a Culture of Research Impact

Sage 1613 Event

This discussion on the importance of research impact with Tamika Heiden and Melinda Mills aims to demystify the various pathways through which […]

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SSRC Links with U.S. Treasury on Evaluation Projects

SSRC Links with U.S. Treasury on Evaluation Projects

Thanks to a partnership between the SSRC and the US Department of the Treasury, two new research opportunities in program evaluation – the Homeowner Assistance Fund Project and the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Project – have opened.

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