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The Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre (EPPI-Centre) is
part of the Social Science Research Unit (SSRU), Institute of Education, University of
London.
The EPPI-Centre was established in 1993 to address the need for a systematic approach to
the organisation and review of evidence-based work on social interventions. The work and
publications of the Centre engage health and education policy makers, practitioners and
service users in discussions about how researchers can make their work more relevant and
how to use research findings.
Founded in 1990, the Social Science Research Unit (SSRU) is based at the Institute of
Education, University of London. Our mission is to engage in and otherwise promote
rigorous, ethical and participative social research as well as to support evidence-informed
public policy and practice across a range of domains including education, health and welfare,
guided by a concern for human rights, social justice and the development of human potential.
The views expressed in this work are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the
views of the funder. All errors and omissions remain those of the authors.
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