The joys and frustrations of life as an embedded researcher: Findings from a diary study of researchers embedded within local authority public health teams in England.

ABSTRACT: Embedded researcher interventions endeavour to facilitate culture changes in the production and use of research, so that research is contextually relevant for informing local policies and practices. However, the daily life of embedded researchers is poorly understood, as is their perceptions of working in a role intersecting research with local government settings. An embedded researcher intervention across English local authority public health teams provided an opportunity to understand what happens within these roles and which activities are undertaken. We describe the findings from a daily diary survey completed by embedded researchers for one week over two waves, comprising open-ended and closed questions (Nine participants in wave 1, of which five completed wave 2). Free-form entries

SUBMITTER: Stansfield C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12303328 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature