10 - 12 May 2012 - Aarhus University, Denmark

The theme of the 4th international conference in the 360° series is Encompassing Knowledge Mediation. In choosing this particular theme organisers have – like in the previous three conferences – deliberatively chosen a rather broad topic. This has been done in the explicit hope that this will encourage researchers from a wide variety of different research fields and communities to participate and join in the 360° exploration of phenomenon in question. Questions will include: Why do we mediate? What do we mediate? How do we mediate? Where do we mediate?  

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12 March 2012 - Institute for Government, London

That government needs effective research on which to base decisions is obvious. But the link between these two groups has been fragile and key disparities can limit how effective academic research can be for policymakers. Common problems raised are around communication, priorities and openness. Much is known about how the policy-making process happens, what actors are key at each stage and how politics can trumps evidence-based policymaking.

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26 March 2012 - City Hall, London

The past year has seen a number of significant policy initiatives to support the development and dissemination of evidence-based programmes in education and children's services. The UK government's recent review of Early Intervention, led by Graham Allen MP and widely endorsed across all political parties, sets out to identify and expand the implementation of evidence-based interventions that address issues such as early literacy, parenting and drug/alcohol abuse. At the same time, the newly formed Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) is planning to invest up to £200m for cost-effective programmes that improve outcomes for pupils in the most challenging circumstances.

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3 May 2012 - Wellcome Trust, London

The aim of this event is to explore the factors that make effective research-policy partnerships, and to identify what needs to be put in place to promote them. Using the highly regarded EPPSE project as an example, participants will have the opportunity to discuss the ideas in relation to their own particular context.

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18 - 21 June 2012 - Salamanca, Spain

The topic of the Conference, "Empires, Post-coloniality and Interculturality: Comparative Education between Past, Post, and Present", reflects some of the major scholarly issues in which academics, researchers, policy analysts and students in the field of comparative education are currently concerned and engaged with.

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