This edition has been expanded to include videos and digital posters from the First Global Conference on Research Integration and Implementation held in September 2013. Drawing from the digital posters presented at the conference, two methods for assessing evidence to underpin policy and practice change are detailed: 1) ‘Formulating and Testing Propositions’; and 2) ‘A Critique of Tools for Grading Evidence’.

The September/October 2013 I2S News has been published and this edition features a short discussion on the recently completed First Global Conference on Research Integration and Implementation, with a particular focus on future networking via the conference LinkedIn group: “Global Network for Research Integration and Implementation”. Free resources from the conference are also highlighted; covering videos of the conference proceedings, PowerPoint presentations from the plenary talks, and digital posters.

This is a further update on the First Global Conference for Research Integration and Implementation.

Update on the First Global Conference for Research Integration and Implementation.

• Dates: September 8-11, 2013, with significant pre-conference activity
• Venue: Manning Clark Centre, The Australian National University, at co-conferences globally and online

Find out about our innovative program at [LINK REMOVED] i2sconference.org.

Announcing the First Global Conference for Research Integration and Implementation.

• Dates: September 8-11, 2013, with significant pre-conference activity
• Venue: Manning Clark Centre, The Australian National University and online

Find out about our innovative program at [LINK REMOVED] i2sconference.org.

The conference is about…

Linking networks:

The January/February 2013 I2S News has been published and this edition features links to the e-booklet; (1) ‘Public Dialogue and Deliberation: A Communication Perspective for Public Engagement Practitioners’; and the article, (2) ‘Guidance for Evidence-Informed Policies about Health Systems: Assessing How Much Confidence to Place in the Research Evidence’; and highlights the book ‘Converging Disciplines: A Transdisciplinary Research Approach to Urban Health Problems’.

The November/December 2012 I2S News has been published and this edition features links to two reports; (1) ‘A Compendium of Modelling Techniques’; and , (2) ‘Policy Engagement: How Civil Society can be More Effective’; and highlights the book ‘Interdisciplinary Research: Case Studies from Health and Social Science’.

The September/October 2012 I2S News has been published and this edition features links to: (1) Mapping Political Context: A Toolkit for Civil Society Organisations; and, (2) the Team Science Toolkit, which provides a collection of resources supporting the practice and study of team science. There is also a book, the Handbook of Transdisciplinary Research, that describes 21 cases organised via a heuristic of transdisciplinary research.

The July/August 2012 I2S News has been published and this edition features links to: (1) a Framework for Analysing Knowledge Co-production; and, (2) SUPPORT Tools for Evidence-Informed Health Policymaking; and a web-resource listing cases from a variety of diverse projects using system dynamics. It also features the journal “Small Group Research” and the Theory of Change network.

The May/June 2012 I2S News has been published and this edition features links to the (1) Collaboration Success Wizard; and, (2) ADOPT: A Tool for Exploring How Farmers Take Up Innovations; and a book with a number of best practice cases in health social science titled “Applying Health Social Science in the Developing World”. It also features the journal "Science Communication: Linking Theory and Practice"; and the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) Knowledge Brokering Network (KBN).