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What is the potential for using ethnographic and qualitative techniques to support policy development, so it is more user centred and we understand our customers’ needs better?

Background

We are keen to hear about cutting-edge approaches the research community is using which could have applications to our work. Particularly in ground-breaking evaluations, with robust focus on impact and value for money, what works and using more innovative techniques and data sharing

Next steps

The lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.

Source

This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

DLUHC Areas of research interest GOVUK

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  • Co-designing an evaluation framework for design in the context of policy

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    The project involves co-designing an evaluation framework for design in the context of policy, which partially addresses the question.

  • [HN] People Powering Policy

    This project aims to identify if, where and how design research might enhance policy-making through greater citizen involvement. It will produce a Design for Policy Toolkit containing metrics, methods and tools to suppor...

    Funded by: AHRC

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    The project aims to identify how design research can enhance policy-making through citizen involvement, which partially addresses the question.

  • Informing Healthy Public Policy

    Public health decision makers and the public are exposed to a wide range of research evidence, that can often conflict or be uncertain. The way this evidence is presented, in scientific journals, political debates and in...

    Funded by: MRC

  • Wales Centre for Public Policy

    Wales is grappling with complex and long-standing policy challenges including how to meet the needs of an ageing population, reduce poverty, and increase productivity whilst transitioning to a Net-Zero Carbon economy and...

    Funded by: ESRC

  • ARI Research Engagement Fellow

    Government Departments have produced short documents summarising their research priorities called Areas of Research Interest (ARIs). This allows researchers to better understand what Government needs to know. Through thi...

    Funded by: ESRC

  • Translation across borders: exploring the use, relevance and impact of academic research in the policy process

    The overall aim of this project is to enhance the legacy of the Connected Communities (CC) programme through exploring the translation of university-led research into governmental policy processes. We aim to challenge an...

    Funded by: AHRC

  • Centre for the Evaluation of Complexity Across the Nexus (CECAN)

    Contributing to the design of public policy that can respond to the problems facing society is challenging. Not only are policies difficult to design well, but it can also often be difficult to know whether the policy wa...

    Funded by: ESRC

  • The International Public Policy Observatory 2

    The UK has a strong infrastructure of policy-relevant research and what works centres. Our aim is to complement this and to work closely with existing organisations. The primary gaps we have identified through conversati...

    Funded by: ESRC

  • What Works Scotland Centre

    What Works Scotland will be a collaborative centre bringing together staff from the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, other academics and key non-academic partners. Its aim is to support the use of evidence to plan ...

    Funded by: ESRC

Similar ARIs from other organisations

Public services How can existing research evidence be made accessible and useful to frontline services? How cost effective are different communication and engagement methods? Cabinet Office, 2019
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