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Research Uptake: Wellcome Trust maximising the impact of the research we fund • to maximise the impact of the research we fund • to explore new ideas that enable the Wellcome Trust to support our funded researchers, and work with other stakeholders, to maximise the uptake of research evidence into policy and practice • to make research uptake an integral part of the work of the Trust and our currently funded researchers as well as new grants awarded • to reflect , in a responsive way, the changing context and external debates (i.e. systematic reviews) that influence this agenda • to achieve a clearer statement for grant holders on our approach and the support available – reflecting the Trust’s role as an enabler while promoting creativity amongst our grant holders. Research Uptake: Wellcome Trust what is already happening • Trust-funded researchers successfully engaging policy makers/practitioners (although largely without direct support from the Trust) eg. WHO malaria drug policy • Some small scale funding (Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research initiative & PhD policy internship schemes) • Previous work (2007 and 2013 reports) to map landscape and identify opportunities and barriers • Web page outlining our approach to increasing research uptake and links to recent examples of tools and website produced by other organisations: www.wellcome.ac.uk/ under Managing a Grant, Getting research into policy • Initial survey of grant holders seeking views at grant holders’ meetings • Ongoing discussions with other organisations (e.g. UKCDS, DFID) – possible collaborations, workshops and meetings • Possible Wellcome Trust meeting on use of research data/evidence in policy Research Uptake: Wellcome Trust next steps • To achieve this we need to : • define the Trust’s role: • work closely with external partners • support effective and collaborative working across the Trust Consortium for National Health Research http://cnhrkenya.org/ African Institute for Development Policy www.afidep.org/ Annual National Research to Policy Workshops