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
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.
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
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
Lead research organisation: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
The project involves using ethnographic and qualitative techniques to support policy development and understand customers' needs better.
Part of the Cabinet Office's Policy Lab pilot, this project will anchor the Policy Lab's initiative within a strong evaluative framework supported by academic research and co-designed with its major stakeholders. This fr...
Funded by: AHRC
Lead research organisation: University of Brighton
The project involves co-designing an evaluation framework for design in the context of policy, which partially addresses the question.
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
Lead research organisation: Cardiff Metropolitan University
The project aims to identify how design research can enhance policy-making through citizen involvement, which partially addresses the question.