Developing novel research methods to establish and monitor impacts of user engagement in times of austerity

This report is drawn from a National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) Network for Methodological Innovation project, the key theme,‘Dancing with new partners’ examined methods for engaging non-academic users, especially with people who, in our experience, are often resistant to engagement – and for measuring the impact of research on policy and practice. This Report contains eight ‘think pieces’ (or position papers) which were commissioned for the Launch Conference of the Network.