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Breaking silos, barriers and bubbles – why can’t research and policy work together?

By Kathrin Lauber

10 July 2018

We recently spent two stimulating days at HSRUK 2018. Our colourful tablecloth, quirky leaflets and coffee maker attracted a lot of great people and we asked them all the same question: "What gets in the way of research, policy and practice working together?" The good news: people not caring is not the issue.
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Disseminating research like dandelions

By Allison Seeger

4 July 2018

I can't help but ponder the curious way we talk about and go about disseminating research: as dedicated but inexpert gardeners, and as children holding dandelion blossoms, respectively.
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Mind the gap: confessions of a boundary-spanner

By Judith Smith

30 January 2017

The NHS is one of the largest and most complex publicly funded health systems in the world and connects research and practice, theorists and managers. How do these communities interact and what can be done to enable more fruitful connections?

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Breaking silos, barriers and bubbles – why can’t research and policy work together?

Disseminating research like dandelions

Mind the gap: confessions of a boundary-spanner