Evidence for Policy & Practice Information Centre (EPPI Centre)
Better evidence for better decision-making: robust and responsive reviews informing policy and practice.
Directors: Sandy Oliver, James Thomas and Alison O’Mara-Eves
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.
The EPPI Centre’s mission is to promote and support collaborative, rigorous evidence for a fairer world, by focusing on:
- 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.
Courses
The EPPI Centre provides various short courses, seminars, tailored training and support.
It also offers the following Masters programmes:
- Social Policy and Social Research MSc
- Social Policy and Social Research (with Systematic Reviews) MSc
Additionally, the EPPI Centre supports MPhil and PhD students carrying out their own research project within a multidisciplinary and multi-method environment.
For more information
Please see the EPPI Centre website for details on our people, projects, publications, training, resources and more…
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EPPI Centre, Social Science Research Unit, UCL Social Research Institute, 10 Woburn Square, London WC1H 0NS