Jul 20, 2020The PEI reports: new digital library of two decades of research into what worksQ and A with CES Data Curator, Ruth Geraghty — In December 2020, a major archiving project entitled the ‘Prevention and Early Intervention Research Initiative’ will complete. The Data Curator for this project, Ruth Geraghty, has been working with community and voluntary organisations and researchers in the children and youth sector since 2016 to preserve and share research data, reports…Early Intervention6 min read
Apr 7, 2020CES Leaders DigestFive actions for leaders during a crisis — Anne McMurray Anne McMurray looks to the evidence about effective leadership during a crisis. When faced with a crisis, most leaders are forced to think and behave in ways that feel unfamiliar. …Leadership5 min read
Feb 27, 2020We need to talk about educationTomás O Ruairc, Director of the Teaching Council describes how a new idea is changing how communities talk about education. — In September 2018, at a conference on creativity in education, a person put a split, emerging conker in my hand and said — this is a gift to remind you that when things appear to be breaking, something new and more beautiful is emerging. …Teaching Council5 min read
Sep 19, 2019What role can evidence play in divided societies? Learning from South AfricaIn March 2019, Majella McCloskey, CES Senior Manager was awarded a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship. — Majella leads CES’s work in Northern Ireland, as well as aspects of the organisation’s work on evidence informed policy making. Her Fellowship will enable her to explore how contested societies have used evidence to reconcile competing policy positions and to bring that learning back to the CES and the Northern…South Africa5 min read
Sep 9, 2019CES Leaders DigestTen questions to help you design a leadership programme — Leadership programmes come in all shapes and sizes. They are designed to meet various purposes and delivered in a wide range of formats. What do we know about effective design? Are there common features across them? CES is interested in leadership, as we know that it is essential to implementing…Leadership6 min read
Jun 24, 2019From ‘not invented here’, to ‘proudly found elsewhere’Eight insights about innovation in public services — “Innovation isn’t soft and fluffy. Innovators need data to prototype, to benchmark and to measure transformation.” Over the past two years, CES has been working with the Innovation Lab in the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland. The Lab aims to improve public services by creating new and ground-breaking innovations…Innovation4 min read
Jan 25, 2019An evidence informed round up of some of the most downloaded CES resources in 2018.An evidence informed round up of some of the most downloaded CES resources in 2018. Youth Mental Health in Ireland and Northern Ireland. In March we published the third resource in our Access Evidence Series. This included a literature review and animation on youth mental in Ireland and Northern Ireland. The report, aimed at teachers, youth workers, social…Mental Health3 min read
Aug 13, 2018Joining the Forces of ImplementationIn May 2018, four of the CES team presented at and attended the 2018 Nordic Implementation Conference (NIC) held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The theme for the conference was ‘Joining the Forces of Implementation’, with the aim of advancing the field of implementation science and practice, and effectively integrating research into practice and policy. …Innovation4 min read
Jun 26, 2018Six ways to share your research findingsKnowledge Translation is a skill that is becoming more and more prevalent in research, policy and practice. At a fundamental level, Knowledge Translation means making information more understandable and accessible to different audiences in order to increase the impact of research. It is about packaging your work in different ways…Research5 min read
Mar 9, 2018CES Leaders DigestSix Ingredients for Collaborative, Compassionate and Inclusive Leadership in Public Services “The core question or challenge we face is how do we create the conditions as leaders where the people in our organisations really provide the effort, the services, the experience, the knowledge, the abilities that help to foster the health and wellbeing and the functioning of [Ireland and] Northern Ireland?”…Government3 min read
