Tag: Knowledge Exchange
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Bridging the Gap: From Understanding to Action in Research and Policy
“Researchers are excellent at understanding things. But they are often very bad at distilling that understanding into precise recommendations for change. Policymakers, by contrast, have no time at all to understand anything. They are under constant pressure to decide what to do about it.” — Jackson (2025), The Care Economy This quote has stayed with…
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Becoming a Human Book: Reflections From Rathlin Island’s Human Library
Sometimes, as academics, our work takes us into unexpected spaces, both intellectually and geographically. One such moment arrived when I agreed to become a Human Book at a Human Library event on Rathlin Island. The gathering was hosted by the Rathlin Development and Community Association and the Ulster University Rathlin-Research Forum as part of the Northern Ireland…
