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    We are restlessly innovative in our thinking, our development of new technologies and our determination to continually improve outcomes for our clients and the communities they serve.  ​

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    About us

    Verian is a world leading, purpose-led and independent research, evidence, evaluation, and communications agency, providing services to government and the public realm. ​​

    We work with our clients to help solve the next generation of public policy challenges.​

    Global

    The Reykjavik Index

    The first measure of prejudice towards female leadership.
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    The Voice of Ukraine

    The evolving priorities, challenges and living circumstances of displaced Ukrainian citizens.
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    The Leader's Report

    The evolving future of government communication.

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    Public Sector Reputation Index

    Reputational trends for the public sector.

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    5 February 2025

    Election Talk: 2025 German Federal Election

    With Germany's snap federal election approaching on 23 February 2025, analysing the key trends in...
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    22 November 2024

    Launch of the 2023 OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) results

    Presented by the OECD in co-operation with National Foundation for Education Research (NFER),...
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    12 November 2024

    Ensuring value for money in government policy

    Why Value for Money (VfM) in public policy is important, and why evaluation is critical for...
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    14 August 2024

    Ensuring Value for Money in government programmes and public spending

    Ensuring Value for Money (VfM) in government programmes and public spending is a key priority for...
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    7 August 2024

    A guide to evaluation of Value for Money (VfM)

    Assessing Value for Money in the UK Assessing value for money (VfM) is increasingly important for...
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    5 April 2024

    Evaluation of transformational reforms to family help and children’s social care in the UK begins

    Verian is joining The National Children’s Bureau (NCB) and Alma Economics in a five-year...
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    15 November 2023

    Applications of data science in evaluation

    A decade ago, the United Nations declared that a data revolution was underway, enabling governments...
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    23 May 2023

    Adding flexibility to impact evaluations with synthetic controls

    Difference-in-differences (DID) is one of the leading quasi experimental methods used in policy...
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    23 May 2023

    What does it take to be a good evaluator?

    Many fellow evaluators tell me that when they go to a dinner party, they struggle to explain what...
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    23 May 2023

    What evaluators need to know about optimism bias

    Why do people get married when around a third of marriages end in divorce?
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    3 February 2023

    A simple explanation of Process Tracing and a tip for using it

    As evaluators, an ongoing challenge is balancing the provision of clear-cut findings to inform...
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    3 February 2023

    Applied learning to build evidence

    How do you “teach a man to fish” when it comes to evaluation? There’s a lot of scepticism about...
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