Welcome to our Resources section. Here you will find a collection of tools, guides, videos, teaching resources and research materials to support effective implementation science. Whether you are a researcher, lecturer, practitioner or policy maker, you’ll find valuable resources to enhance your understanding, teaching and application of evidence-based strategies for implementation. Additional resources are constantly being developed and are added regularly.

CIRcUL resources

Videos

We invite you to use these videos for your own learning journey, and feel free to reuse them, for example, if you are providing teaching or training. We just ask that you cite the Centre as the original source.

'What is Implementation Science?' In this video, we present a short introduction to Implementation Science, stressing its importance and why it is needed. 

‘What Type of Research Questions Does Implementation Science Answer?’ In this resource, we explored some key research questions that Implementation Science seeks to answer. 

'A Whistle-stop Introduction to Implementation Science'. This video covers what is Implementation Science (IS), its importance, what are implementation plans, enablers, barriers and strategies, theories, models and frameworks and evaluating implementation.

Seminars

May 2025, “Implementation science: bridging the gap between knowledge and practice.’ Seminar chaired by Dr Laura Keyes, we welcomed three of the world's most influential experts in Implementation Science. You can view their presentations at the following links:
Prof. Geoff Curran, Director of the Centre for Implementation Research, University of Arkansas, presented the topic of Fidelity and Adaptation.
Prof. Allison Metz, Director of Implementation Practice, University of North Carolina, introduced Implementation Practitioners’ Skills. 
Prof. Laurence Taggart, Professor of Implementation Science, Queen’s University Belfast, presented a real-life scenario to develop the topic of Organisational Readiness.

 

May 2024, “Implementation Science in Practice”, seminar by Professors Alice Coffey, UL Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Seán Redmond, UL School of Law, and Jane Lewis, Managing Director of the Centre for Evidence Implementation (CEI) UK. Follow this link to access the video recording of the seminar.

External Resources