Kat Hart

How does evidence travel through global policy networks? - LSE Impact The COVID-19 pandemic saw an unprecedented mobilisation of new and existing research to support policy at the local, national and global scale. Drawing on evidence from the Overton policy citation dat...

👀ICYMI: "Perhaps the most striking finding: the vast majority of COVID-19 policy documents don’t cite anything at all."

@kat-hart.bsky.social (@overton.io) on how evidence moves through international policy circuits.

#SciComm #EvidenceBasedPolicy #ResearchImpact

How does evidence travel through global policy networks? - LSE Impact The COVID-19 pandemic saw an unprecedented mobilisation of new and existing research to support policy at the local, national and global scale. Drawing on evidence from the Overton policy citation dat...

💥New | How does evidence travel through global policy networks?

✍️ @kat-hart.bsky.social

#EvidenceForPolicy #ResearchImpact #Policymaking

At Overton, we work with a lot of policy citation data.

Along the way, we’ve noticed some interesting patterns about the type of research that gets cited in policy.

Check out the video below to hear what our very own founder and director @mrstew.bsky.social has to say about those patterns!

In the lead up to this year's STI-ENID conference in Bristol (3-5 September, 2025).

Thanks to our generous sponsors @wellcometrust.bsky.social, Digital Science, @clarivate.com, University of Bristol @soebristol.bsky.social, @overton.io, UKRN, @emeraldpublishing.bsky.social and @elife.bsky.social

NEW: An important paper just published by @rorinstitute.bsky.social identifies a new typology of national research assessment systems, bringing much needed clarity and insight to an important discussion. rori.figshare.com/articles/pre... 1/4

"Good grief! It's YOU!"

Ty @banquetrecords.com

We know that policy engagement (and impact) is relational - and subject to the politics of particular issues!

Fascinating paper on how different ideologies cite research by @alexanderfurnas.com @dashunwang.bsky.social @timlapira.bsky.social using O data. Check out our breakdown of the paper below 👇

Runners wait at the start line of Manchester Marathon

A brilliant day yesterday @manchestermarathon.bsky.social and to the Mancunians in general - support was fabulous. Special shoutout to those standing out with hoses to spray us on the way past 🫶😂

First marathon ticked off the bucket list (and if you can't plug on socials then where? Strava? Psht)

#OvertonHacks: Using Overton to enhance funding and grant applications Securing funding for research can be a challenging process, but tools like Overton can significantly strengthen your grant applications. In this blog, we’ll show how the Overton platforms can help…

Need some tips and tricks to show funders the real-world influence of your work?

Read our #OvertonHacks blog to find out how to use Overton to help your funding applications stand out! 👇

Yes, I am nearly out of google storage and most of it is variations of "our dog sleeps really weirdly"

Characteristics of Overton Index's data In this blog analyst Kat Hart and research support specialist Nathalie Cornee take you through the changes in Overton Index's coverage and scale, as well as exploring the updates to our metadata. Read...

My colleague @kat-hart.bsky.social Hart and I had fun recently reviewing how Overton has developed over the last few years (and it has grown a lot!) We published our findings in this blog post - check it out ⬇️ - www.overton.io/blog/charact...

Overton is transforming how you find policy documents! We’re excited to announce that we have now launched a new policy source taxonomy for Overton Index, and we wanted to give you a heads up on what this means for you. (Spoiler - it’s going to make it…

Calling Overton Index users—we've made some changes buff.ly/lSOZUJ7,

We've just launched a brand new policy source taxonomy. We've built a clearer, more consistent and detailed categorisation structure for policy orgs, that's going to make it significantly easier for you to find and analyse docs👇

1. @britishacademy.bsky.social call for UK-based early and mid career researchers to work for a year remotely with international partners on the environment, technology, health, cities or geopolitics

Deadline is 17.00 UK time on Wednesday 19 February

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/oda-...

Frozen floodwater on a cornfield

Bit nippy on this morning's dog walk, but ice/wintry landscape first thing is just gorgeous.

A green tile with a pink circle on it, overlaid with a hand giving another hand a 5 euro note. It says 'important announcement for grant applicants'

❗Important info for Overton grant applicants❗

Firstly, a huge thank you for your interest in the policy data grant. Due to the unexpectedly high volume of applications, we regret to inform you that the decision announcement has been deferred to the 31st January 2025. Thanks for bearing with us!

A picture of Bettys tea rooms in York

A picture of a festively decorated street in York

A picture of York's Shambles, festively decorated.

York at Christmas 🤌

Carol Concert @yorkminster.bsky.social this evening was also fantastic 👏

Riding the festive wave, I see 🤣

Apply to Overton's Policy Impact Grant 2024 Get information about applying to Overton's Policy Impact Grant

🗣️The application period for the Overton Policy Impact grants closes THIS FRIDAY.

If you're a researcher interested in policy then this is one for you! Get up to £5000 out of a total of £13000 for your policy focused research.

Apply now👇
www.overton.io/policy-impac...