Policy Research in Science and Medicine (PRiSM) Publications

• 27 Jun 2017

  

  How Do NIHR Peer Review Panels Use Bibliometric Information to Support Their Decisions?

  This paper examines various aspects of the use of bibliometric information by members of award selection panels, based on interviews with ten panel members from three NIHR panels, alongside analysis of the information provided to those panels.

  Salil Gunashekar, Steven Wooding, Susan Guthrie

• 18 May 2016

  

  The National Institute for Health Research at 10 Years: An impact synthesis: 100 Impact Case Studies

  This report celebrates 100 examples of positive change arising from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)'s support of research over the last 10 years, highlighting how it has transformed R&D in and for the NHS and the people it serves.

  Molly Morgan Jones, Adam Kamenetzky, Catriona Manville, Ioana Ghiga, Calum MacLure, Emma Harte, Anton Spisak, Anne Kirtley, Jonathan Grant

• 21 Jan 2016

  

  A 'DECISIVE' approach to research funding: Lessons from three Retrosight studies

  Drawing on the findings of three RAND Europe Retrosight studies this report outlines eight lessons which combine to provide a 'DECISIVE' approach to maximise the impact of biomedical and health research funding.

  Susan Guthrie, Anne Kirtley, Bryn Garrod, Alexandra Pollitt, Jonathan Grant, Steven Wooding

• 15 Dec 2015

  

  Bibliometric analysis of highly cited publications of biomedical and health research in England, 2004–2013

  This report presents a bibliometric analysis of biomedical and health research in England, 2004-2013. It is intended to support the shortlisting and selection of the National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centres in England.

  Salil Gunashekar, Sarah Parks, Clara Calero-Medina, Martijn Visser, Jeroen van Honk, Steven Wooding

• 11 Jun 2015

  

  The NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme: A review of progress and contributions to innovation in healthcare technologies

  The NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme supports the development of innovative medical technologies. RAND Europe evaluated the programme to identify its outputs and impacts, and to examine the factors influencing performance.

  Sonja Marjanovic, Joachim Krapels, Sonia Sousa, Sophie Castle-Clarke, Veronika Horvath, Joanna Chataway

• 11 Dec 2015

  

  The NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme: A review of progress and contributions to innovation in healthcare technologies: Extended summary

  The NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme supports the development of innovative medical technologies. Rand Europe evaluated the programme to identify its outputs and impacts. This report is an extended summary of the full report.

  Sonja Marjanovic, Joachim Krapels, Sonia Sousa, Sophie Castle-Clarke, Veronika Horvath, Joanna Chataway

• 10 Jul 2015

  

  Insights on earlier adoption of medical innovations: An international review of emerging and effective practice in improving access to medicines and medical technologies

  This briefing supports the Accelerated Access Review by conducting a study to examine international examples of accelerating the use of drugs, devices and diagnostics.

  Steven Wooding, Gavin Cochrane, Jirka Taylor, Adam Kamenetzky, Sonia Sousa, Sarah Parks

• 21 Jul 2015

  

  Leadership as a health research policy intervention: An evaluation of the NIHR Leadership programme (Phase 2)

  The NIHR Leadership Programme was established in 2009 to develop the leadership skills and capabilities of current and future NIHR researchers. RAND Europe was commissioned to undertake a 2-year real time evaluation of the programme.

  Sonja Marjanovic, Gavin Cochrane, Catriona Manville, Emma Harte, Joanna Chataway, Molly Morgan Jones

• 4 Aug 2015

  

  Treatment for dementia: Learning from breakthroughs for other conditions

  Aiming to better understand the contexts that have contributed to breakthroughs in treatment, this project analysed breakthroughs in four conditions of ill health and sought to identify potentially transferable lessons for the dementia context.

  Jirka Taylor, Sonja Marjanovic, Ellen Nolte, Alexandra Pollitt, Jennifer Rubin

• 6 Aug 2015

  

  Scoping the impact of UK membership of the EU on UK health research

  This study analysed the impact of European Union (EU) membership on health research in the UK. It examined existing evidence on EU membership's effect on UK health research and developed a conceptual approach for assessing the costs and benefits.

  Daniel Brooker, Siobhan Ni Chonaill

• 18 Sep 2015

  

  Returns on research funded under the NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme: Economic analysis and case studies

  The Department of Health (England) requested that RAND Europe conduct an economic analysis and a number of case studies looking at the potential economic benefits of a sample of HTA case studies.

  Susan Guthrie, Marco Hafner, Teresa Bienkowska-Gibbs, Steven Wooding

• 18 Sep 2015

  

  Analysing the economic impact of the Health Technology Assessment programme

  RAND Europe analysis of the economic benefits arising from a sample of projects funded through the NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme, and case studies exploring these impacts in more detail.

  Susan Guthrie, Marco Hafner, Teresa Bienkowska-Gibbs, Steven Wooding

• 13 Nov 2014

  

  Venture Research: Fostering trust and freedom in research funding

  We describe BP's Venture Research Unit, a funding initiative in 1980-1990 that targeted researchers with radical ideas. This report is based on the books Pioneering Research and Scientific Freedom by Donald Braben, who ran the programme.

  Catherine A. Lichten, Marco Hafner, Steven Wooding

• 1 Jan 2014

  

  Women and Academic Medicine: A Review of the Evidence on Female Representation

  The authors demonstrate that although women are equally represented in medicine, they are under-represented in academic medicine.

  Maryse Penny, Rosanna Jeffries, Jonathan Grant, Sally C. Davies

• 28 Oct 2013

  

  Mental Health Retrosight: Case studies

  Examines the impacts arising from neuroscience and mental health research over 20-25 years, focusing on schizophrenia. Identifies attributes of the research, researchers or setting associated with translation into patient benefit. Case studies.

  Alexandra Pollitt, Stephanie Diepeveen, Susan Guthrie, Molly Morgan Jones, Siobhan Ni Chonaill, Stuart S. Olmsted, Dana Schultz, Harold Alan Pincus, Jonathan Grant, Steven Wooding

• 28 Oct 2013

  

  Mental Health Retrosight: Perspectives

  Examines the impacts arising from neuroscience and mental health research over 20-25 years, focusing on schizophrenia. Identifies attributes of the research, researchers or setting associated with translation into patient benefit. Perspectives.

  Alexandra Pollitt, Stephanie Diepeveen, Susan Guthrie, Marcela Horvitz-Lennon, Molly Morgan Jones, Siobhan Ni Chonaill, Dana Schultz, Harold Alan Pincus, Jonathan Grant, Steven Wooding

• 28 Oct 2013

  

  Mental Health Retrosight: Methods and Methodology Report

  Examines the impacts arising from neuroscience and mental health research over 20-25 years, focusing on schizophrenia. Identifies attributes of the research, researchers or setting associated with translation into patient benefit. Methods.

  Susan Guthrie, Steven Wooding, Alexandra Pollitt, Harold Alan Pincus, Jonathan Grant

• 28 Oct 2013

  

  Mental Health Retrosight: Understanding the returns from research (lessons from schizophrenia): Policy Report

  Examines the impacts arising from neuroscience and mental health research over 20-25 years, focusing on schizophrenia. Identifies attributes of the research, researchers or setting associated with translation into patient benefit. Policy report.

  Steven Wooding, Alexandra Pollitt, Sophie Castle-Clarke, Gavin Cochrane, Stephanie Diepeveen, Susan Guthrie, Marcela Horvitz-Lennon, Vincent Larivière, Molly Morgan Jones, Siobhan Ni Chonaill, Claire O'Brien, Stuart S. Olmsted, Dana Schultz, Eleanor Winpenny, Harold Alan Pincus, Jonathan Grant

• 2 May 2013

  

  Analysis of research and education indicators to support designation of Academic Health Science Centres in England

  To support the English Department of Health's Academic Health Science Centres competition in 2013, RAND Europe has analysed various types of publicly available data and quality assessments in the domains of medical research and health education.

  Salil Gunashekar, Petal Hackett, Sophie Castle-Clarke, Ros Rouse, Jonathan Grant

• 17 Apr 2013

  

  Alternatives to Peer Review in Research Project Funding: 2013 Update

  This update of RAND Europe's report on Alternatives to Peer Review in Research Project Funding includes a new framework and new examples, to help research funders develop the most appropriate approach for funding their research.

  Susan Guthrie, Benoit Guerin, Helen Wu, Sharif Ismail, Steven Wooding

• 1 Mar 2013

  

  Regulatory cultures and research governance

  This is a comparative study of the practice of those who are subject to regulatory requirements in the health research, medical drugs, environmental and financial sectors conducted to assist understanding of health research governance in the UK.

  Catriona Manville, Petal Hackett, Salil Gunashekar, Molly Morgan Jones

• 28 Jun 2012

  

  Mental Health Retrosight: Final report on Phase I

  Aims to identify the long term payback from mental health research; identify factors that are associated with the successful translation of research; and make insights that will inform future funding policy.

  Steven Wooding, Donna J. Keyser, Siobhan Ni Chonaill, Dana Schultz, Harold Alan Pincus, Alexandra Pollitt, Marcela Horvitz-Lennon, Ohid Yaqub, Zoe Slote Morris, Jonathan Grant

• 12 Oct 2012

  

  Guiding good research: Key findings from a review of biomedical research ethics

  This research brief summarises the key findings from a review of biomedical research ethics.

  Miriam Shergold

• 8 Mar 2012

  

  The National Institute for Health Research Leadership Programme: An evaluation of programme progress and delivery

  RAND Europe evaluated the National Institute for Health Research Leadership Programme to help the English Department of Health consider the extent to which the programme has helped to foster wider research aims and extract lessons for the future.

  Molly Morgan Jones, Watu Wamae, Caroline Viola Fry, Tom Kennie, Joanna Chataway

• 6 Mar 2011

  

  Project Retrosight: Understanding the returns from cardiovascular and stroke research: The Policy Report

  This work explores impacts of cardiovascular and stroke research funded 15-20 years ago and draws out aspects associated with high or low impact. It describes 29 case studies of grants from Australia, Canada and UK. Policy summary volume.

  Steven Wooding, Stephen Hanney, Alexandra Pollitt, Martin Buxton, Jonathan Grant

• 6 Mar 2011

  

  Project Retrosight: Understanding the returns from cardiovascular and stroke research: Methodology Report

  This work explores impacts of cardiovascular and stroke research funded 15–20 years ago and draws out aspects associated with high or low impact. It describes 29 case studies of grants from Australia, Canada and UK. Methodology volume.

  Alexandra Pollitt, Steven Wooding, Stephen Hanney, Martin Buxton, Jonathan Grant

• 6 Mar 2011

  

  Project Retrosight: Understanding the returns from cardiovascular and stroke research: Case Studies

  This work explores impacts of cardiovascular and stroke research funded 15–20 years ago and draws out aspects associated with high or low impact. It describes 29 case studies of grants from Australia, Canada and UK.

  Alexandra Pollitt, Steven Wooding, Stephen Hanney, Martin Buxton, Jonathan Grant

• 18 Apr 2011

  

  Complex trauma research in the UK: A rapid review of the funding landscape

  This documented briefing presents the results of a rapid review of the funding landscape for complex trauma research in the UK. Recommendations are made about how to strengthen this niche and orphan area of research.

  Molly Morgan Jones, Jonathan Grant

• 15 Mar 2011

  

  Healthcare Technology Co-operatives: Filling a niche in the English R&D landscape

  This evaluation of the pilot Health Technology Cooperatives (HTCs), part of England's research infrastructure, explored how the HTCs fit into the health innovation landscape and recommended how best to support core HTC activities in the future.

  David Kryl, Sonja Marjanovic, Siobhan Ni Chonaill, Helen Ridsdale, Ohid Yaqub

• 28 Jun 2011

  

  A Prize Worth Paying? Non-standard ways to support and reward excellence in health research and development in the UK NHS

  This paper outlines the issues, and finds merit in developing non-standard incentives, such as prizes, to support excellence in health research in addition to 'standard' performance management and routine inspection.

  Tom Ling

• 30 Mar 2010

  

  In Search of the Holy Grail: Understanding Research Success

  A paper on the allocation challenges facing funders in the area mental health research. It provides an overview of research policy in the last 20-25 years and considers what approaches could build an evidence base to support future decisions.

  Jonathan Grant, Steven Wooding

• 15 Jan 2010

  

  Capturing Research Impacts: A review of international practice

  An international review of approaches to assessing the wider impact of research carried out for the Higher Education Funding Council for England. Examines Australian RQF, UK RAISS, US PART and Dutch ERiC framework.

  Jonathan Grant, Philipp-Bastian Brutscher, Susan Guthrie, Linda Butler, Steven Wooding

• 28 Oct 2013

  Mental Health Retrosight: Identifying the attributes of successfully translated research (lessons from schizophrenia)

  Steven Wooding, Alexandra Pollitt, Sophie Castle-Clarke, Gavin Cochrane, Stephanie Diepeveen, Susan Guthrie, Marcela Horvitz-Lennon, Vincent Larivière, Molly Morgan Jones, Siobhan Ni Chonaill, Claire O'Brien, Stuart S. Olmsted, Dana Schultz, Eleanor Winpenny, Harold Alan Pincus, Jonathan Grant

• 12 Oct 2012

  Evaluating grant peer review: Key findings of a literature review of grant peer review in the health sciences

  Sharif Ismail, Alice Farrands, Steven Wooding

• 12 Oct 2012

  Guiding good research: Key findings from a review of biomedical research ethics

  Miriam Shergold

• 12 Oct 2012

  Bibliometrics: Key findings from a report on the theory and practice of bibliometrics in health research

  Sharif Ismail, Edward Nason, Sonja Marjanovic, Jonathan Grant

Explore PRiSM's Projects

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  Mental Health Retrosight Study Sheds Light on What Makes Biomedical Research More Likely to Benefit Patients

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  Understanding the Returns from Cardiovascular and Stroke Research

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  Lessons from Three Retrosight Studies Suggest Taking a 'DECISIVE' Approach to Research Funding

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  Peer Review Not the Only Option for Selecting Research Projects to Fund

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  Leadership as a Health Research Policy Intervention

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  Evaluating the Impact of the NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme

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  Mapping the Global Mental Health Research Funding System

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  Learning from Medical Breakthroughs to Improve Treatment for Dementia

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  The National Institute of Health Research at 10 Years