Centre for the #Evaluation of #Complexity Across the #Nexus. Pioneering, testing and promoting innovative #policy #evaluation approaches and #methods.
University of Surrey
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Today we kick off the 2026/27 CECAN Fellowship Programme!
Over the next 4 months, our new Fellows will work with CECAN mentors to tackle key challenges in complex policy evaluation. Welcome to the cohort! 🎉
#ComplexEvaluation #PolicyEvaluation #SystemsThinking
Our latest CECAN newsletter is out now! Find out more about what we've been up to and details of our upcoming events at: mailchi.mp/d502ec1a784e/46i5…
#Evaluation #Complexity #Policy
Join us for our next CECAN Webinar: 'Place-Based Evaluation Is Missing the Point About Place'
🎙️ Presented by Matt Healey
⏰ 15 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Find out more & register free ⬇️
cecan.ac.uk/events/cecan-web…
#PlaceBased #SystemsThinking #Evaluation #Complexity
Missed the CECAN Conference 2026: Global Perspectives on Complex Evaluation?
Catch up on the discussions with policy evaluation experts from the US & Europe.
🔗 Head over to our videos page to watch the recordings: cecan.ac.uk/videos/
#PolicyEvaluation #Complexity
In case you missed our latest webinar: 'Testing, Learning and Adapting: Introducing the New Test and Learn Annex to the Magenta Book', presented by Dr Gloria Crabolu, a recording is now available on the CECAN website: cecan.ac.uk/videos/
*Registration Open* CECAN Webinar – Testing, Learning and Adapting: Introducing the New Test and Learn Annex to the Magenta Book
🎙️ Presented by Gloria Crabolu
⏰ 15 June, 1pm BST
Find out more & register free ⬇️
cecan.ac.uk/events/cecan-web…
#PolicyEvaluation #MagentaBook
🌍 CECAN Conference 2026: Global Perspectives on Complex Evaluation
📅 Tue 23 June, 10:00 - 16:00 BST | Online
Live interviews with top international policy evaluation experts from the US & Europe!
Free to attend, book at: cecan.ac.uk/events/cecan-con…
#PolicyEvaluation #Complexity
⏰ Applications close on 31 May!
There's still time to apply for the CECAN Fellowship Scheme 2026 - a bespoke program of individual consultations with experts from CECAN!
Details & Apply: cecan.ac.uk/cecan-fellowship…
#PolicyEvaluation #SystemsThinking #Complexity #Fellowship
Join us for our next CECAN Webinar – Policy Red Teaming: Uncovering Policy Risks Before It’s Too Late
🎙️ Presented by Linda Lammensalo
⏰ 1 June, 1pm BST
Find out more & register free ⬇️
cecan.ac.uk/events/cecan-web…
#PolicyMaking #Evaluation #RedTeaming
New Blog: 'Lessons from commissioning, implementing and evaluating a multi-site, complex system change programme using a developmental evaluation approach'
Written by: Hardeep Aiden, Joshua Butt and Louise Ashwell
Read the full post here: cecan.ac.uk/blog/lessons-fro…
New Blog: 'Where it lands: Developing a complexity-aware evaluation framework for integrated rainwater management'
By Hannah Muirhead – CECAN Fellow
Read the full post here: cecan.ac.uk/blog/where-it-la…
#Evaluation #WaterManagement #Complexity #Sustainability #SystemsMapping
*Registration Open* CECAN Webinar – Policy Red Teaming: Uncovering Policy Risks Before It’s Too Late
🎙️ Presented by Linda Lammensalo
⏰ 1 June, 1pm BST
Find out more & register free ⬇️
cecan.ac.uk/events/cecan-web…
#PolicyMaking #Evaluation #RedTeaming
*CECAN Fellowship Scheme 2026* - A bespoke program of individual consultations with experts from the CECAN network!
Application window open until 31 May. For details and to apply, see: cecan.ac.uk/cecan-fellowship…
#PolicyEvaluation #SystemsThinking #Complexity #Fellowship
*Registration Open* CECAN Webinar - Beyond the Ticking Clock: A New Way to Time Systemic Change
Presented by @LukeshRoberts
⏰21 April, 1pm
Find out more & register free ⬇️
cecan.ac.uk/events/cecan-web…
Our latest CECAN newsletter is out now! Find out more about what we've been up to and details of our upcoming events at: mailchi.mp/15fda521e862/46i5…
#Evaluation #Complexity #Policy
New Blog: Place-Based Evaluation Is Missing the Point About Place.
Written by Matt Healey – CECAN Fellow | First Person Consulting.
Read the full post here: cecan.ac.uk/blog/place-based…
#PlaceBased #SystemsThinking #Evaluation #Complexity
New Blog: From Data to Diagrams: Visual Approaches to Evaluating Marine Plan Systems.
Written by Rachel Holtby and Victor Owoyomi - CECAN Fellows
Read the full post here: cecan.ac.uk/blog/from-data-t…
#MarinePlanning #SystemsThinking #Evaluation #DataVisualisation
New Blog: Policy Red Teaming: Uncovering Policy Risks Before It’s Too Late.
Written by Linda Lammensalo, CECAN Fellow & Knowledge Broker at the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.
Available at: cecan.ac.uk/blog/policy-red-…
#Policy #SystemsThinking #Evaluation
New Blog: Beyond the Ticking of the Evaluation Clock: Navigating the Temporal Eco-System of Policy Change, written by CECAN Fellow, @LukeshRoberts
Available now on the CECAN website: cecan.ac.uk/blog/beyond-the-…
#Policy #Evaluation #Complexity #SystemsThinking
CECAN Webinar - Embedding Systems Thinking in the Government’s Net Zero Strategy, with Adam Mackenzie-Jones and Nick Woodroof at the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ)
⏰Thursday 13th Nov, 1 - 2pm GMT
Find out more & register free ⬇️
cecan.ac.uk/events/cecan-web…
