Webinar: Can AI Deliver for Policy Research? Evaluating Accuracy, Efficiency, and Insight
| Dates: | 17 June 2026 |
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| Times: | 12:00 - 13:00 |
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| What is it: | Webinar |
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| Organiser: | School of Health Sciences |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Current University students, General public |
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| Speaker: | Barbara Hanratty (Chair of the webinar session), Gemma Spiers, Soheila Ghasri , Daniel Lee |
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AI is increasingly being used in policy research, but how reliable is it in practice?
This session (jointly held between the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Healthy Ageing, and the NIHR Innovation Observatory) looks at how AI tools can help with policy research tasks like reviewing evidence, analysing documents, and extracting data. It shares findings from real studies comparing AI with human researchers, highlighting where AI works well and where it still falls short.
Chair: Professor Barbara Hanratty (Newcastle University)
This session will include talks on:
• How can AI support responsive and rapid policy research? An evaluation of Elicit: The AI Research Assistant
• Assessing the Validity and Utility of LLM-Supported Qualitative Analysis of Statutory Policy Documents: A Comparative Study Using Integrated Care Board Joint Forward Plans
• Is AI assisted data extraction as good as humans when it comes to accuracy, efficiency, cost, and types of errors?
The webinar will be held online via Teams, Register now to attend
Speakers
Barbara Hanratty (Chair of the webinar session)
Role: Professor of Primary Care
Organisation: Newcastle University
Gemma Spiers
Role: Principal Research Associate
Organisation: Newcastle University
Soheila Ghasri
Role: Research Associate
Organisation: Newcastle University
Daniel Lee
Role: Researcher
Organisation: Newcastle University
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