Getting Social Research into Policy and Practice

Annual Conference

Monday 9 December 2013

British Library Conference Centre,

London

2013

CONFERENCE HASHTAG #SRA Conf

PROGRAMMEMain auditorium for all sessions except Annual meeting and workshops

Time

9.15 Registration and Coffee

9.30 SRA members’ annual meeting

10.00 Chair’s welcome Richard Bartholomew

10.05 Welcome to the British Library Jude England

10.10 Keynote speaker – Geoff Mulgan, chief executive, Nesta ‘How does a society think and how can it think better?’

10.50 Plenary speaker – Carey Oppenheim, chief executive, Early Intervention Foundation ‘“It’s not rocket science… it’s tougher than that” – The gap between what worked and what works’

11.30 Tea/Coffee

11:50 Workshops ‘A’ (See opposite: please choose one)

12:50 Lunch and networking activity

14.20 Plenary speaker – Jane Lewis, director of implementation support, the Colebrooke Centre for Evidence and Implementation ‘Mind the implementation gap: how implementation science helps get research into practice’

15.00 Plenary Panel session – Amanda White, Home Office; Ivana La Valle, independent consultant; Neil Wholey, Westminster Council & LARIA; Helen Barnard, Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Each speaker providing a mini case illustration of how evidence has been used to inform policy and practice in their area. Followed by questions and discussion.

15.45 Tea/Coffee

16.00 Workshops ‘B’ (See opposite: please choose one)

17:00 Wine reception

With thanks to

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Getting Social Research into Policy and Practice

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i) Making an impact (AUDITORIUM)Ross Neilson (Cabinet Office) & Robbie Coleman (Sutton Trust/Education Endowment Foundation)What Works: Improving the use of evidence across public services

William Solesbury (King’s College London)Researchers v Think Tanks v Consultants v Tsars v Inquiries: Who has the most impact?

ii) Innovation in a time of austerity (BRONTE ROOM)Andrea Kirkpatrick & Maria Strudwick (Dept for Work and Pensions)How do you evaluate local practice in times of austerity? Lessons learned from two case studies

Eileen McKibbin & Diane Trollope (Kent County Council)Engaging approaches to purposeful evidence – Research in programme management of public service transformation

iii) Methodological challenges (mixed methods, involving stakeholders) (CHAUCER ROOM)Andrea Finney (Personal Finance Research Centre, University of Bristol)Helping private tenants to achieve financial inclusion

Sally McManus (NatCen Social Research)Responding effectively to interpersonal abuse and violence (REVA): A case study

iv) Evidence-based policy? (ELIOT ROOM)Stefanie Ettelt (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)Policy experiments: Is there a trade-off between rigour and relevance? Three case studies in health and social care

Dr Katherine Smith (Global Health Unit, University of Edinburgh), Systematic reviews, impact assessments and cost-benefit analyses: Examining the evidence-base for the ‘tools’ of evidence-informed policymaking

v) Methodological challenges (workshops & citizens’ forums) (DICKENS ROOM)Valdeep Gill & Dr Margaret Blake (NatCen Social Research), Using deliberative workshops to formulate recommendations to improve adult social care provision for black and minority ethnic groups

Lizzie Jordan (TNS BMRB) & Ely Mirzahosseinkhan (Food Standards Agency), Food Standards Agency Citizens’ Forums – A model for using consumer engagement to inform policy in relation to food hygiene regulation

i) Making an impact (BRONTE ROOM)Meghan Rainsberry (Centre for Longitudinal Studies and CLOSER)Communicating longitudinal and multidisciplinary research: Overcoming three common challenges

Keith Clements & Jen Gibb (National Children’s Bureau)Achieving impact by joining up research, policy and practice

ii) Innovation in a time of austerity (ELIOT ROOM)Bobby Duffy (Ipsos MORI)Generations

Jenny Chanfreau (NatCen Social Research) & Danielle De Feo (Dept of Health)The Predictors of Wellbeing study: a case study of research and policy working together.

iii) Evaluation challenges and issues (AUDITORIUM)Sally Taylor & David Taylor (Evidence Unit, Big Lottery Fund)Sharing our research: challenges and new approaches at the Big Lottery Fund

Dr Niamh O’Connor (Commonwealth Games, Culture & Sport Analytical Unit; Scottish Government)An Evaluation of the Commonwealth Games Legacy for Scotland

iv) Evidence-based policy? (CHAUCER ROOM)Alison Pollard (Ministry of Justice)Researching female offenders: Lessons Learned

Nicola Singleton (Independent researcher)Beyond evidence-based policy vs. policy-based evidence arguments: Reflections from the messy world of drug policy

v) Methodological challenges (DICKENS ROOM)Mark Picksley (Lambeth Council) & Robin Pharoah (ESRO)Cooperative innovation

Gemma Spiers (Social Policy Research Unit, York University)Learning Days: A method of exchange between research and NHS practice

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