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14 Sep 2026

Artificial Intelligence and the Ethics and Practice of Evaluation

This chapter argues for engaging with AI ethics before AI-led reasoning becomes institutionally embedded.

Ananda S. Millard, Tom Ling
8 Sep 2026

Novel technologies for security-sector governance and management

RAND Europe scoped technology use in security-sector governance and management, mapping opportunities and risks from real-world cases and distilling lessons and good practices to embed good governance in the adoption and use of these tools.

Pauline Paillé, Sarah Winder, Elizabeth Moisan
17 Aug 2026

Tobacco Dependency Treatment Services for People with Severe Mental Illness: A Mixed Methods Rapid Evaluation

The research highlights the importance of a tailored service for people with severe mental illness, but that additional metrics could be more broadly captured on service user outcomes and service costs.

William Phillips, Jessica Dawney, Sophie Spitters, Jennifer Newbould
13 Jul 2026

Newton Fund Evaluation: Final Report: Assessing Progress Towards Impact

Impact evaluation to assess the progress of the Newton Fund and recommendations for future research and innovation activities.

Fred Carden, Chris Barnett, Zoe Sutherland, Panayiota Kastritis, Anupama Ramaswamy, Daniela Rodriguez-Rincon, Catrin Hepworth, Yasmine Bettine
22 Apr 2026

Evaluation of depot buprenorphine provision in treatment and recovery services in England

Improving access to opioid treatment is a key policy goal in England. This study examines the implementation and use of depot buprenorphine, analysing uptake, outcomes and experiences using mixed methods, national data and local case studies.

Daniel Lee, Alessandro Grosso, William D. Phillips, Jennifer Newbould, Lucy Strang, Katherine I. Morley, Nicola Kalk, Joanne Neale, Jennifer Bostock, Andrew Jones, Tom Ling, Tim Millar, John Strang, Jon Sussex, Mehdi Shiva
22 Apr 2026

D-SITAR Methods Report

This report summarises the methods used in evaluating the implementation of the UK government's 10-year drug strategy investment in the Treatment and Recovery Portfolio in England (D-SITAR).

Lucy Strang, Katherine I. Morley, Beth Muldrew, Manon Richard-Sheridan, Jennifer Newbould
2 Feb 2026

Referral Pathways Into the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme for Musculoskeletal and Perioperative Patients: Rapid Process Evaluation

To understand reasons for variation and experiences of the implementation and functioning of referral pathways for musculoskeletal and elective surgical care patients into the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme.

Stephanie Stockwell, Maggie Bradford, Zuzanna Marciniak-Nuqui, Saoirse Moriarty, Justin Waring, Jon Sussex
8 Dec 2025

Education and Violence: A Policy and Practice Review of England and Wales

The primary aim of this study is to identify what needs to change at the policy and system levels to empower more education settings to reduce violence.

Ana FitzSimons, Natalie Picken, Emily MacLeod, Annalena Wolcke, Shann Corbett, Teresa Turkheimer, Dave Thomson, Christopher Taylor
4 Dec 2025

Evaluation of the 'SAFE' (Support, Attend, Fulfil, Exceed) Taskforces

This independent evaluation of the SAFE Taskforces programme seeks to contribute to the evidence base on what works to tackle youth violence.

Ana FitzSimons, Emma Disley, Veruska Oppedisano, Richard Dorsett, Dave Thomson
4 Dec 2025

Extension Evaluation of the 'SAFE' (Support, Attend, Fulfil, Exceed) Taskforces

This extension evaluation seeks to provide added value by estimating longer term causal effects of SAFE on the pupils and LAs that participated in the programme during the initial pilot period.

Ana FitzSimons, Martha Aitken, Veruska Oppedisano, Richard Dorsett, Dave Thomson
4 Dec 2025

The Role of Services in Children's Identity Formation, and How This Influences Children's Involvement in Violence in England

This research report investigates the role of services in shaping children’s identity formation, and how these identity-forming experiences in turn influence children’s involvement in violence in England.

Ana FitzSimons, Emily MacLeod, Teresa Turkheimer, Annalena Wolcke, Julie Harris, Charlotte Woodhead, Cristina Preece
26 Sep 2025

Reframing the Evaluation of Integrated Care: Examples from the NHS in England

Evaluations of integrated care in England show mixed, context-dependent results; current methods struggle with its complexity, recommending systems-thinking and adaptive, recursive evaluation approaches for improvement.

Tom Ling, Nick Fahy, Jessica Dawney

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