This limited series is sponsored by Digital Science.

Sarah Parks hosts Professor Kathryn Oliver explore what happens between producing evidence and seeing it used in policy and practice.

They discuss what evidence use really looks like, why producing good evidence is only part of the picture, and the importance of relationships, organisational context and understanding how decisions are actually made.

The conversation explores the growth of knowledge exchange initiatives designed to bridge the gap between research and policy, including fellowships and secondments, and asks what we know about whether they work and what they are intended to achieve.

The episode closes by considering the role of evaluators in moving evidence into action, including the tensions that can arise when findings are challenging, what proportionate evaluation looks like, and the wider opportunity to strengthen evaluation capability across government.

All episodes of the podcast can be found at: https://evaluatethis.riverside.com/.

For more information about the work of the UK Evaluation Society: https://evaluation.org.uk/.

Co-produced with Swanky Creative: www.swankycreative.co.uk.

Hosted on Riverside. See https://riverside.com/ for more information.