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Supporting policy through research funding

How UK funders can use Areas of Research Interest to bridge evidence gaps

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ID12889011
AuthorsAnnette Boaz (0000-0003-0557-1294, King's College London, corresponding author), Kathryn Oliver (0000-0002-4326-5258, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
Year2026
Pages1-16
Publication date2026-01-19
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEvidence & Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1744-2648 • E-ISSN: 1744-2656
PublisherPolicy Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1332/17442648y2025d000000078
PMID41577342
OpenAlexW7125381264
LanguageEN

ARIs provide a systematic and transparent set of policy research needs which can be used to support cross-government discussions to inform funding processes, both in terms of new research investments and mobilising existing funded research. While funders were committed to knowledge mobilisation, they can lack the skills and capacity required to implement it effectively. That is not to underestimate the volume of time and work required to support this process. While technical developments are likely to help, we argue that this will need to be complemented by a significant amount of relational work to understand and engage with the research needs of government officials and to support the interpretation and use of existing research

Bridge (graph theory · Government (linguistics · Interpretation (philosophy · Set (abstract data type · Work (physics · Community Development and Social Impact · Educational Assessment and Improvement · Health Policy Implementation Science

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