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CECAN Team

Since its launch in 2016, the CECAN team has comprised social scientists, policy makers, policy analysts and experts who all share a common goal to improve policy evaluations for the better.

Professor Nigel Gilbert (University of Surrey) is the Director of CECAN. Nigel has a long track record of successfully managing multi million pound projects using innovative computational methodologies, applied to socio-environmental issues.

Read more about the CECAN team, past and present, by viewing their profiles below.

⏰ Applications close on 31 May! There's still time to apply for the CECAN Fellowship Scheme 2026 - a bespoke program of individual consultations with experts from the CECAN network! Details & Apply: www.cecan.ac.uk/cecan-fellow... #PolicyEvaluation #SystemsThinking #Complexity #Fellowship

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Join us for our next CECAN Webinar – Policy Red Teaming: Uncovering Policy Risks Before It’s Too Late 🎙️ Presented by @lindalammensalo.bsky.social ⏰ 1 June, 1pm BST Find out more & register free ⬇️ www.cecan.ac.uk/events/cecan... #PolicyMaking #Evaluation #RedTeaming

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