PERUPolicy Evaluation Research Unit

At PERU, we believe that evaluation and research play an important role in human flourishing. For us, relationships are a core research theme, and methodological innovation is our core expertise. We hold these in critical tension to ensure we remain true to the demanding nature of social reality.

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Implementing Innovative Social Investment


Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. The turn towards a Social Investment approach to welfare implies deploying resources to enhance human capital and mobilise the productive potential of citizens, starting in early childhood.

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Evaluating outcome-based payment programmes: challenges for evidence-based policy


We review the state of evaluation within outcome-based commissioning in the United Kingdom.

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Social Impact Bonds: More Than One Approach


A look at how social impact bonds differ between projects and geographies, and how those differences impact practical implementation.

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Research protocol: Evaluating the impact of Eedi formative assessment online platform (formerly Diagnostic Questions or DQ) on attainment in mathematics at GCSE and teacher workload


This paper describes a cluster randomised controlled trial designed to test the efficacy of Eedi, a formative question setting and diagnostic digital platform, on attainment in mathematics at GCSE as well as its impact on teacher workload.

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Homelessness and the Private Rented Sector


Homelessness has a devastating effect on those who experience it and is costly to the public purse.

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