Our centre
Directors: Sandy Oliver, James Thomas and Alison O’Mara-Eves
Background
The EPPI Centre was created in 1995 by founding director Ann Oakley and is part of the Social Science Research Unit within the UCL Social Research Institute.
Our mission is to promote and support collaborative, rigorous evidence for a fairer world, by focusing on the following:
- Evidence synthesis methods: Developing state-of-the-art reliable evidence synthesis methods and tools, fusing optimised inputs from people, processes and enabling technologies.
- Participation: Employing meaningful and ethical approaches for people from diverse backgrounds to take part in generating and using evidence for the public good.
- Research impact: Supporting mobilisation of research knowledge so that it can be used to make a positive, meaningful and equitable difference to people’s lives.
- Capacity building: Developing skills, processes, structures and cultures conducive to research-informed policy and policy-relevant research.
News
How do we know if mental health support for people affected by humanitarian emergencies is working?
In this podcast we take a closer look at international development and global health research that shapes the way we respond during times of crisis.
22 Apr 2024
Education about domestic abuse improves knowledge and motivation to respond to victims
Education about domestic abuse equips and empowers friends, colleagues, and neighbours to respond in positive and helpful ways when someone discloses experiences of abuse, finds a new study by researc
04 Sep 2023
REF results highlight UCL’s research strength and power in Education
UCL’s submission to the Education Unit of Assessment (UoA23) has been ranked first for research strength and research power in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, according to the Elsevier R
12 May 2022
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Social Research Institute
IOE – Faculty of Education and Society
University College London
55–59 Gordon Square
London WC1H 0NU
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