STREAM

Standards for Rapid Evaluation and Appraisal Methods

Timeliness has been highlighted as a key factor influencing the utility of research and evaluation findings. A wide range of rapid evaluation, assessment and appraisal approaches have been developed to make findings available when they are most needed, but challenges in their design and implementation have raised concerns regarding their rigor and the validity of the findings. 

The Rapid Research Evaluation and Appraisal Lab are working to improve the transparency and completeness of reporting and to increase the quality of rapid studies by developing Standards for Rapid Evaluation and Appraisal Methods (STREAM). This is an 18-month MRC-UKRI funded research project that will bring together expert knowledge from the literature and key stakeholders of rapid research to develop STREAM.  The overall goal is for STREAM to become internationally used as a guideline for the design and implementation of rapid evaluations and appraisal methods, as a reporting template, and as a quality assessment tool.  

Consultations will then be conducted with the end-users of the standards. Should you be interested in this topic or wish to contribute with your expertise, please do not hesitate to reach out to Prof Cecilia Vindrola: c.vindrola@ucl.ac.uk , Dr Norha Vera San Juan: n.verasanjuan@ucl.ac.u or Sigrún Clark: sigrun.clark@ucl.ac.uk

For more information visit our webpage - https://www.rapidresearchandevaluation.com/about-7