The 2025 conference focuses on the vital role of data in delivering impactful evaluations that drive positive change. From commissioning to reporting, we will explore the data lifecycle in the evaluation process.
This hybrid event will be held in the vibrant city of Glasgow, Scotland, with online sessions on day 1, followed by in-person on days 2 and 3 - with keynote presentations and selected content streamed daily.
Conference theme
The 2025 conference focuses on the vital role of data in delivering impactful evaluations that drive positive change. From commissioning to reporting, we will explore the data lifecycle in the evaluation process.
The five core themes of the conference are:
- Exploring data types: Exploring rich and diverse sources of data, including surveys, experimental designs, numbers, words, images, attitudes, perceptions, behaviours, interviews, observations, case studies, and focus groups, document reviews, big data, and administrative data.
- Leveraging data (methodologies): Examining qualitative and quantitative approaches, triangulation and mixed methods, impact and process, alongside innovative and traditional methods.
- Data innovation and evaluation stages: Looking at infrastructure from commissioning to analysis, collecting and reporting data, monitoring/administrative data, data dashboards, and the pros and cons of AI data analysis.
- Data in context: Transforming raw data into meaningful insights, crafting reports, narratives and case studies to bring data to life, tackling the challenge of reporting timelines and reflective evaluation in a fast-moving environment, and implementing changes for continuous improvement.
- Data Integrity and ethics: Whose data is it anyway and what's your bias? Including data standards and processes, privacy, and data misuse.
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