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Associate Professor in Public Health @NorthumbriaUni. Knowledge Mobilisation, co-production and local government. Rides bikes to avoid DIY and fond of liquorice. He/Him
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Interested in first response mental health crisis pathways between health services and the police in England and looking for a research job? Come work with a fantastic team @northumbriauni.bsky.social as a Senior Research Assistant on the PIONEER-MH study! work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...

'Does public #policy and administration research influence governance?'  New on the Evidence & Policy Blog, by Robin Haunschild et al. https://buff.ly/4gAAGe8 @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social @mariahkornbluh.bsky.social

🧵Who is opposing the Trump administration? I analysed 76 actions of the administration since inauguration and then searched for *meaningful* opposition to each. I grouped the types of opposition and considered what we can learn from both them & actions where opposition has been lacking 1/24

🚀 Come work with myself and Prof Tim Rapley! We are hiring a Research Fellow in Implementation Science! Explore how early language interventions are implemented across England. 📍 Newcastle | 🕒 30-month role | 🔗 Apply now! | 7 Mar deadline work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_... #Hiring #Research

Have you read our latest blog post? 'Building bridges between research and policy: lessons from the ESRC policy fellowship programme ' by Jessica Benson-Egglenton & Matthew Flinders https://buff.ly/40DMiaf @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallins…

Very pleased to be part of this great research team to support #knowledge #mobilisation of a co-produced, faith-placed intervention for increasing the uptake of breast, cervical, bowel, and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening in the north-east of England, Leeds and Scotland. 😊 t.co/z6RkzIGoKH

Delighted to learn that are our article ‘Learning from failures in knowledge exchange and turning them into successes’ was one of the most downloaded articles published in Evidence & Policy in 2024! bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal.... Part of a special issue on brilliant failures :)

How well does your Holiday Activities & Food offer meet family needs? Our @nihr-phirst.bsky.social evaluation of Southwark #HAF spoke to children & parents & found offer could be improved by: Increased awareness Improved booking Enhanced signposting www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...

The Editorial Management Board of Evidence & Policy invites applications for Associate Editors. Deadline: 7 February 2025 For more info: https://buff.ly/40DThjK @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social @mariahkornbluh.bsky.social

'Insight for knowledge brokers: factors predicting relationships with federal staffers' New from Evidence & Policy, by Patrick O'Neill et al. #ResearchEvidence @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social @mariahkornbluh.bsky.social

Dementia Research Fellow James Faraday worked with experts by experience to develop a training programme for good practice in mealtime care for people with dementia. The training has been translated into a new animation which is really clear and easy to follow Read more ➡️ tinyurl.com/2s4h82nt

*drumroll* 🥁 Independent SAGE website has had a revamp. Now easily searchable with all reports and briefing sessions neatly archived. Take a look! @independentsage.bsky.social #medsky #episky #healthpolicy #academicsky independentsage.org

Fascinating presentation from Emily Warren about the first realist RCT, combining quans and quals data, different methods (outcome evaluation, moderator and mediation analysis, QCA) to develop and test a programme theory and explore mechanisms in different contexts. @northumbriaideas.bsky.social

Dave Byrne highlights in his presentation the importance of tacit system knowledge in evaluation and lack of institutional memory in the public sector as facilitators and barriers in process tracing in evaluation. @northumbriaideas.bsky.social

Great follow-up presentation by Dave Byrne arguing for the need for more process tracing in evaluation (and across evaluations) using qualitative data and methods to create narratives on what works when and where (importance of context). @northumbriaideas.bsky.social

Brilliant (farewell 😢) presentation by Ray Pawson arguing for more abstraction and cumulative enquiry in evaluation, using ex-ante, explorative evidence synthesis. @northumbriaideas.bsky.social

@northumbriaideas.bsky.social insightful presentation from Kathryn Skivington about the updated MRC guidance for evaluating complex interventions, which emphasises diversity of perspectives, voices and methods with a strong focus on knowledge mobilisation!

Great to be at the Future of Evaluation in Health and Social Care symposium in Newcastle over the next three days! Sonia Dalkin opening by highlighting the need to go beyond collaboration towards an interdisciplinary approach focused on transferability. @fuseonline.bsky.social

The Editorial Management Board of Evidence & Policy invites applications for Associate Editors. Deadline: 7 February 2025 For more info: evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/01/10/e... @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social @mariahkornbluh.bsky.social

Evidence & Policy Call for Associate Editors! Great opportunity to work for a great journal with supportive editorial team. Please consider applying :) Happy to answer any questions you might have about the role. evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/01/10/e...

Want to gain some editorial experience? Join @evidencepolicy.bsky.social as an Associate Editor! The call for AEs is here: evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/01/10/e.... A brief application is due Feb 7. This was a good opportunity for me three years ago to get my feet wet at a great journal.

'Designing the Contemporary Implementation of Traditional knowledge and Evidence (CITE) framework to guide the application of traditional knowledge in contemporary health contexts: a Delphi study' New from Evidence & Policy, by Amie Steel et al. @bupjournals.bsky.social Online ⬇️

💡 OPPORTUNITIES in local government public health! 💡 Want to help us bring evidence closer to decision-making? We are using @nihr.bsky.social evidence to tackle societal problems with support from local authorities. Want in?👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 1/3

'The production and utility of #evidence synthesis during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: perspectives of evidence synthesis producers' by Tricia Corrin et al. New from Evidence & Policy, with #OpenAccess! @bupjournals.bsky.social

Happy New Year from everyone at Fuse 👋🎆 ICYMI please read our latest winter inFuse e-newsletter ❄️🔽 mailchi.mp/49e859fce2e6... Many thanks for your tremendous support in 2024. We are looking forward to working with you in 2025 on more innovative, collaborative and impactful research.

Less than 3 weeks left to apply for this fully funded PhD opportunity in knowledge mobilisation! Come work with me and Mandy Cheetham at @northumbriauni.bsky.social 😊

📢 Postdoctoral Research Associate Opportunity! Full-time, 24-month Research Associate role for a project delivering and evaluating a co-designed, peer-led intervention. The project is being jointly led by Dr Floor Christie- de Jong and me. Apply here: jobs.sunderland.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Want to develop a Whole Systems Approach (WSA) to child healthy weight in your area but not sure how to go about it? Our NIHR PHIRST Fusion evaluation of developing and implementing this approach in Dundee, Scotland offers practical reflections and insights. #WSA #obesity doi.org/10.1016/j.pu... 1/6

Looking for an interesting qualitative research post with a great team? An opportunity to work with us at Northumbria University, with Profs Tim Rapley & Tom Sanders in our Innovation and Implementation Research Group for 32 months. Closing 15th January. 😀 work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...

This is a gentle reminder that the call for abstracts for the 2025 European Implementation Event (#EIE2025) will close in three weeks. Submit #ImpSci colleagues, submit! 👍 🙏https://implementation.eu/eie2025-call-for-abstracts/ #knowledgetranslation

#ARCadvent day 2️⃣1️⃣: This cross-ARC implementation, knowledge mobilisation and impact guide signposts you to a variety of resources created either by one of the ARCs or by the NIHR @nihr.bsky.social more widely arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/training-and...

Working with collaborators in the Global South it upsets me how many pay expensive software license fees, or use insecure pirated versions, when free open-source alternatives are available. Below is a list of easy swaps. Please add to it and share! 👇

Would you like to work as a full-time Knowledge Mobilisation Fellow for the @nihrarcs.bsky.social North East and North Cumbria, based at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS FT, and build your #KMb skills and networks as part of a supportive team? Apply now! www.healthjobsuk.com/job/v6860149

Yesterday we published an article in @natureportfolio.bsky.social's @natprot.bsky.social about the experiences of @independentsage.bsky.social communicating science; from our organisation and establishment to the learning points we took from the process. 1/4 rdcu.be/d3n6s

Do you study the translation of evidence into policy? Then check out @evidencepolicy.bsky.social #EvidenceBasedPolicy #PolicySky #PublicPolicy #SocialPolicy