Blog Science as substrate 22 October 2026 Innovation agencies face a dilemma of timing: back technologies early and risk premature bets, or wait and risk arriving late. By mapping 29,262 Innovate UK projects to the maturity of the underlying research, we show how open data can reveal whether funding choices match strategic intent. Read more about Science as substrate
Experimentation Webinar Series How Context Matters in Designing and Running Field Experiments 4:00, 3 November 2026 Read more about How Context Matters in Designing and Running Field Experiments
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Working paper IGL Working Paper No. 21/02: Evaluation of the Cavendish Enterprise ‘Business Boost’ Project 25 February 2021 Read more about IGL Working Paper No. 21/02: Evaluation of the Cavendish Enterprise ‘Business Boost’ Project
Policy report Boosting experimental innovation policy in Europe 23 February 2021 Read more about Boosting experimental innovation policy in Europe
Working paper IGL Working Paper No. 21/01 Impact Measurement based on Repeated Randomized Control Trials: The Case of a Training Program to Encourage Social Entrepreneurship 25 January 2021 Read more about IGL Working Paper No. 21/01 Impact Measurement based on Repeated Randomized Control Trials: The Case of a Training Program to Encourage Social Entrepreneurship
Working paper IGL Working Paper No. 20/05 Subsidized R&D Collaboration: The Causal Effect of Innovation Vouchers on Innovation Performance 7 December 2020 Read more about IGL Working Paper No. 20/05 Subsidized R&D Collaboration: The Causal Effect of Innovation Vouchers on Innovation Performance
Working paper IGL Working Paper No. 20/04 Evaluating the Impacts of WorkShop Access for Small-Scale Craftsmen in Kenya 28 February 2020 Read more about IGL Working Paper No. 20/04 Evaluating the Impacts of WorkShop Access for Small-Scale Craftsmen in Kenya
Working paper IGL Working Paper No. 20/03 Estimating the Demand for Business Training. Evidence from Jamaica 25 February 2020 Read more about IGL Working Paper No. 20/03 Estimating the Demand for Business Training. Evidence from Jamaica
Working paper IGL Working Paper No. 20/02 Increasing STEM Undergraduate Participation in Innovative Activities: Field Experimental Evidence 14 February 2020 Read more about IGL Working Paper No. 20/02 Increasing STEM Undergraduate Participation in Innovative Activities: Field Experimental Evidence
Working paper IGL Working Paper No. 20/01 Gender Gaps in Equity Crowdfunding: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment 7 January 2020 Read more about IGL Working Paper No. 20/01 Gender Gaps in Equity Crowdfunding: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment
Resource Experimental: Stories from the Innovation Growth Lab 20 May 2019 Read more about Experimental: Stories from the Innovation Growth Lab
Resource A guide to randomised controlled trials 23 May 2016 Read more about A guide to randomised controlled trials
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