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Hannah Durrant serves as a Senior Research Fellow at the Wales Centre for Public Policy within Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University. Her work bridges academic research and practical policymaking through specialized knowledge mobilization frameworks.
Her research focuses on knowledge mobilization in public policy, examining how evidence informs decision-making across government levels. Key areas include boundary organizations, policy entrepreneurship, and multisector collaboration for community wellbeing. During the pandemic, she led critical loneliness research in Wales analyzing demographic patterns, health impacts, and technological mitigation strategies. Her work demonstrates consistent emphasis on translating academic insights into actionable policy frameworks through systematic reviews and empirical studies.
Durrant's publications reveal evolving research trajectories: early work on skills governance (2014-2018) transitioned into data ethics and public engagement (2018-2019), then pandemic-related social policy (2020-2021), culminating in current focus on knowledge broker competencies and evidence utilization metrics. Her systematic approach integrates qualitative and quantitative methods across public health, data governance, and policy implementation domains.
As a core member of the Wales Centre for Public Policy, she contributes to evidence-informed policymaking through:
- Leading the loneliness research program during COVID-19
- Developing frameworks for knowledge mobilization in subnational governments
- Designing evaluation tools for policy impact assessment
- Mapping the UK university policy engagement landscape
