About Science and Technology
Scientific research is subject to increasing accountability. Research funders, particularly in the public and charitable sectors, face mounting scrutiny from stakeholders to demonstrate outcomes. This trend has led to a greater need for an evidence base on which to make research funding decisions.
RAND Europe's research in the area of science and technology policy is aimed at examining the effects of scientific research and understanding the translation of research into outcomes for users and society as a whole.
In 2006 the UK's Department of Health (DH) awarded a 5 year grant to enable RAND Europe to be a designate R&D unit on health research.
RAND Europe research in this area can be divided into three mutually compatible streams:
Strategy development: working with clients to develop their research strategies by analysing past practice and performance and structuring processes to engage stakeholders in discussions with the aim to effect change and improve outcomes.
Policy analysis: using analysis of current research systems to build performance management frameworks and develop key performance indicators to assist research management.
Evaluation: evaluating past performance to develop an evidence base for future decisions in science funding. RAND Europe has an on-going partnership with a group of researchers at the Health Economics Research Group (HERG) at Brunel University.
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