Impact and knowledge mobilisation: What I have learnt as Chair of the Economic and Social Research Council Evaluation Committee

Contemporary Social Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 176-190

  Buchanan, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ESRC; impact; knowledge mobilisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889646300     PISSN: 21582041     EISSN: 2158205X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21582041.2013.767469     Document Type: Article

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