Knowledge Mobilisation Research

Introductory resources for Knowledge Mobilisation and planning your pathway to impact

Please note these resources are not intended to be comprehensive or indicate any endorsement of these resources by the NIHR.

Introduction to Knowledge Mobilisation

• Webinar: NIHR Introduction to knowledge mobilisation for researchers
• Lamont T. Making Research Matter Steps to Impact for Health and Care Researchers - Policy  Press 2021 ISBN 978-1447361152

Theories, models, and frameworks

• Oliver, K., Kothari, A. & Mays, N. The dark side of coproduction: do the costs outweigh the benefits for health research? Health Res Policy Sys 17, 33 (2019)
• Sreenan, N. Impact by design: Planning your research Impact in 7Cs. Emerald Open Research 2019; 1 (18)
• Beckett, K., Farr, M., Kothari, A., Wye, L., & Le May, A. Embracing complexity and uncertainty to create impact: Exploring the processes and transformative potential of co-produced research through development of a social impact model. Health Research Policy and Systems. 16(1), 1-18 (2018)
• Lynch, E.A., Mudge, A., Knowles, S. et al. “There is nothing so practical as a good theory”: a pragmatic guide for selecting theoretical approaches for implementation projects. BMC Health Serv Res 18, 857 (2018)
• Ward, V. L. Why, whose, what and how? A framework for knowledge mobilisers. Evidence and Policy. 13, 3, 477-497 (21)  (2017)
• Nilsen, P. Making sense of implementation theories, models and frameworks. Implementation Science. 10, 53 (2015)
• Gill H, Kitson A . "PARIHS revisited: from heuristic to integrated framework for the successful implementation of knowledge into practice." Implementation Science 11.1: 1-13 (2015)
• Dopson S, Fitzgerald L (Eds) (2005): Knowledge to Action? Evidence-based health care in context. Oxford: Oxford University Press
• Rogers, E. (2003) Diffusion of Innovations Free Press: United Kingdom
• Wenger, E. (2002) Cultivating communities of practice: a guide to managing knowledge.  Harvard Business School Press, USA
• Kolb, D.  (1976) The Learning Style Inventory: Technical Manual. Boston, MA: McBer & Company, USA

Mobilising knowledge with practitioners

• Beckett, K., Deave, T., McBride, T., le May, A., Gabbay, J., Kapoulas, U., Long, A., Warburton, G., Wogan, C., Cox, L., Thompson, J., Spencer, F. and Kendrick, D. Using Forum Theatre to mobilise knowledge and improve NHS care: the Enhancing Post-injury Psychological Intervention and Care (EPPIC) study. Evidence & Policy, (2022)
• Grindell, C., Sanders, T., Bec, R., Mary Tod, A. and Wolstenholme, D. Improving knowledge mobilisation in healthcare: a qualitative exploration of creative co-design methods, Evidence & Policy (2022)
• Gabbay J, le May A. Evidence based guidelines or collectively constructed "mindlines?" Ethnographic study of knowledge management in primary care. BMJ. 30;329(7473):1013. (2004)
• Cowdell F, Ahmed T & Layfield C. Knowledge mobilisation: a UK co-creation study to devise strategies to amend lay and practitioner atopic eczema mindlines to improve consultation experiences and self-management practices in primary care. BMJ Open. 2020;10:e036520
• Webinar: Engaging practitioner mindlines: a relational approach to mobilising research knowledge

Mobilising knowledge with members of the public

• Webinar: Mobilising research knowledge with members of the public: the challenges and opportunities
  Knowles, S.E., Allen, D., Donnelly, A. et al. More than a method: trusting relationships, productive tensions, and two-way learning as mechanisms of authentic co-production. Res Involv Engagem 7, 34 (2021)
• Appleby B, Cowdell F, Booth A. Knowledge mobilisation in bridging patient-practitioner-researcher boundaries: A systematic integrative review. Journal of Advanced Nursing. Feb;77(2):523-536. (2021)
• Langley, J. ‘Collective making’ as knowledge mobilisation: the contribution of participatory design in the co-creation of knowledge in healthcare. BMC Health Services Research 2018. 18: 585.
• Salway, S., Chowbey, P., Such, E. et al. Researching health inequalities with Community Researchers: practical, methodological and ethical challenges of an ‘inclusive’ research approach. Res Involv Engagem 1, 9 (2015)

Mobilising knowledge with commissioners and policy makers

• Webinar: Engaging with policy makers: can your research influence policy?
• Wye, L. Cramer, H. Beckett, K. Farr, M. le May, A. Carey, J. Robinson, R. Anthwal, R. Rooney, J. and Baxter, H. (2020). Collective knowledge brokering: the model and impact of an embedded team. Evidence & Policy
• van der Graaf P, Cheetham M, Redgate S, Humble C, Adamson A. Co-production in local government: process, codification and capacity building of new knowledge in collective reflection spaces. Workshops findings from a UK mixed methods study. Health Research Policy and Systems. 2021 Jan;19(1):12
• Boaz A, Davies H, Fraser A and Nutley S (2019). What works now? Evidence-informed policy and practice, Policy Press
• Lynch J, West DC. Agency Creativity: Teams and Performance: A Conceptual Model Links Agency Teams' Knowledge Utilization, Agency Creativity, and Performance. Journal of Advertising Research. 1;57(1):67-81. (2017) 

Final reports from NIHR-funded research projects

• Marshall M, Davies H, Ward V, Waring J, Fulop NJ, Mear L et al. Optimising the impact of health services research on the organisation and delivery of health services: a mixed-methods study. Health and Social Care Delivery Research 2022. 10 (3)
• Burton C, Hall B, Williams L, Meacock R, Fisher D, Harris G, McBride A, Rycroft-Malone J, Parkinson J, Waring J, Makin M, Bucknall T. Theory and practical guidance for effective de-implementation of practices across health and care services: a realist synthesis. Health and Social Care Delivery Research 2021; 9 (2)
• Staniszewska, S. & Lilford, R.J. The capacity of health service commissioners to use evidence: a case study. Health Services and Delivery Research 2018; 6(12)
• Davies, H.T.O., Powell, A.E., Nutley, S.M. Mobilising knowledge to improve UK health care: learning from other countries and other sectors - a multimethod mapping study. Health Services and Delivery Research 2015;3(27)
• Greenhalgh T, Jackson C, Shaw S, Janamina T. Achieving research impact through co-creation in community-based health services: literature review and case study. Millbank Q. 2016;94:392–429.