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Welcome to the
Centre for the Evaluation of Complexity Across the Nexus
CECAN is a £3m national research centre hosted by the University of Surrey, bringing together a unique coalition of experts to address some of the greatest issues in policy making and evaluation, with the goal of improving Nexus based policies for future generations.
Since the project began in March, the CECAN team have been setting up the centre, recruiting and welcoming new staff, designing and launching a website, crafting a seminar series, planning silo breaking workshops, exploring training opportunities, starting a reading group, launching a Fellowship Scheme and PhD Programme, devising a high profile event in September and much more!
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CECAN Fellowship Scheme
As part of its aim to develop and spread innovative methods of policy evaluation, CECAN has established a Fellowship Scheme enabling academics, evaluators, policymakers and evidence analysts to spend time within CECAN’s research teams.
Find out how to apply.
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CECAN Workshop:
Complexity in Evaluation
CECAN will be hosting a 2 day residential workshop in September, bringing together evidence teams, policymakers, complexity scientists, evaluation experts and experts in Nexus subjects to foster innovative thinking across boundaries and develop new ways to frame policy evaluation in terms of complexity.
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CECAN Reading Group
We've hosted the first of a series of virtual reading group discussions, on the topic of "Complexity theory in applied policy worldwide" by Yaneer Bar-Yam.
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Who are CECAN?...
CECAN's team combines 'real world' complexity and evaluation expertise in applied social settings. Many of us are already embedded in the evaluation and Nexus communities and we have a shared desire to significantly improve the evaluation of public policy.
Read about us!
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We're looking forward to working closely with the evaluation community, policy makers, policy analysts, scientists, academics and experts this year. We encourage you to engage with us over the coming months, be it virtually or in person, to help shape CECAN's agenda and ensure continuous maximum impact of this unique centre.
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CECAN Event: "Policy Evaluation For A Complex World"
This VIP event will entertain, engage and excite anyone with an interest in improving methods of policy evaluation across the Nexus. 13th September 1.30-6pm, Central London. Registration Opening Soon. Read more...
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JOIN CECAN
We are offering a variety of opportunities for researchers to join the CECAN team. We've just launched our PhD Programme which stretches across 5 partner institutions. The studentships will focus on specific topics agreed with the principal investigator.
We also have a vacancy for a Research Fellow in Systems Dynamics Modelling at Cranfield University
See all CECAN opportunities
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CECAN Seminar Series
Revaluation:
Measuring Paradigm Shift
In this first of the series of CECAN Methods Seminars, Andrew Darnton and Andrew Harrison will introduce the concept of 'Revaluation', a new innovative method for measuring change in complex systems, making plain its theoretical underpinnings, and leading practical exercises to help participants get a feel for the new method.
Read more...
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