Our research strategy
We are the strategic commissioner of the prevention, early intervention and treatment of gambling harms in Great Britain. We commission research on:
This approach is in line with our charitable objectives and our organisational strategy.
Our research grants are awarded through open competition. Calls for proposals, including clear assessment criteria, are published on our website.
Funding decisions are made using assessment panels. Panels include independent external subject matter experts and individuals with lived experience. Panels score proposals against the published assessment criteria.
The gambling industry has no input at any stage of the research commissioning, delivery or publication process.
We work with a range of partners across the sector, including:
Multi-disciplinary collaboration is either encouraged or required for research programme grants. This approach:
Our research involves a variety of methods, both quantitative and qualitative, such as:
Because of the importance of addressing inequalities, a lot of our research focuses on the lived experience of communities who are more likely to be:
Our research is underpinned by a commitment to make sure those communities are meaningfully involved.
We are the leading commissioner of:
This research focuses on foundational evidence on the scale, nature and experience of gambling harms. It also includes programmes to build the capacity and infrastructure of the gambling lived experience movement. As well as providing public and social benefits, putting the lived experience community's voice and perspective at the centre helps to inform:
We have published guidelines on how to engage and involve people with lived experience of gambling harms.
We have an established review process for all published research outputs, to ensure rigour and quality. This includes external peer review by independent subject matter or methodological experts.
We have research funding opportunities available throughout the year. Our research funding helps us increase our understanding of gambling harms.
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