🎉Congratulations to the four appointments to the UK Evaluation Society Board: Andi Fugard Sarah Parks Cormac Quinn (re-elected) Charlotte Turner Thank you to everyone who put themselves forward, and to all our members who voted. Read full announcement: evaluation.org.uk/new-trustees...

⭐ The full programme for this year’s UK Evaluation Society conference is now live! The programme brings together keynote speakers, presentations, and panel discussions exploring this year’s theme, Bridging the gap: evaluation to action. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/4p2xmj4z #UKEval26

Join us in Sheffield for our 2026 conference - Bridging the gap: evaluation to action. Day 1 keynotes include Helen Barnard and James Yarde, from @trusselluk.bsky.social. Virtual: 18 May Sheffield: 19–21 May Early bird tickets until 31 March: tinyurl.com/4p2xmj4z #UKEval26

🎥 Did you miss the recent panel discussion with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on repositioning monitoring and evaluation as a catalyst for greater impact? Watch the live event recording: evaluation.org.uk/watch-panel-... #Evaluation @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social

If you want to strengthen your ability to make defensible, well-reasoned causal claims, book your place today: lnkd.in/ekF3hnKU 🎓 Course: Contribution Analysis 📅 Date: 25 - 26 March Time: 0930-1330 GMT (Delivered over two half-days)

This @ukevaluation.bsky.social blog reflects on applying developmental evaluation in two different programmes at @healthfoundation.bsky.social. Our conclusion? That developmental evaluation is as much a mindset shift than a mere approach to evaluation. Link: evaluation.org.uk/applying-dev...

February news for evaluators 👀 Free events this month, upcoming training, fresh reads on AI in evaluation and explaining evaluation to the public, plus new jobs and tenders across the sector. Take a look 👉 evaluation.org.uk/february-new...

What happens when a commissioner and a consultant sit down for an honest, open conversation about AI in evaluation? Our latest blog tackles the practical, awkward, & important questions AI is raising between commissioners and consultants evaluation.org.uk/ai-in-evalua... #Evaluation #AIEvaluation

👏 @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social announced as headline sponsor—UK Evaluation Society 2026 Conference >> evaluation.org.uk/ipsos-announ... #EvaluationExcellence #UKEval26 #EvaluationToAction

💬 What happens when we look at evaluation not just as a process, but as a relationship? 🎥 Watch the recording of our Relational Evaluation Mini-Conference with PERU: youtu.be/ALbx4Ez5o9g?... #Evaluation

Sponsorship opportunities are now open for our 2026 Conference: Bridging the Gap: Evaluation to Action. Curious? Take a peek at the brochure >> mailchi.mp/evaluation/c...

Last week, our Senior Research Associate Molly Blackwell attended the @ukevaluation.bsky.social Conference at @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social (21st-22nd May), sharing a poster on the 2-year independent evaluation of the @theqcommunity.bsky.social. [1/2]

There is a real collaborative buzz at the @ukevaluation.bsky.social conference this week, bringing together a diverse community from across the UK and beyond to re-connect, build new links, share learning, highlighting the importance of evaluation in all its forms and inspiring innovation.

Day 2 of our conference, Data in Focus, is well underway. It’s a jam packed programme today. It’s been great meeting so many of our members and wider evaluation community in person in sunny Glasgow!! #UKEval25

Join us on 22 May at 09:50 for the panel discussion “Participation or Pretence?” at @ukevaluation.bsky.social Conference. Chaired by Joanne McLean, this session will explore the challenges of mainstreaming participatory methods in evaluation design. natcen.ac.uk/events/data-...

The biggest UK cross-sector evaluation conference is now under way! 🎉 We’re kicking things off online today—with a packed programme of brilliant speakers, big ideas, and timely conversations. 👉 Use #UKEval2025 to join the conversation

🧠Transforming complex systems starts here. Join Dr Luke Roberts for our free webinar to explore practical tools and real-world insights for evaluating complex social systems >> shorturl.at/CNt1W #FreeWebinar #Evaluation #SocialSystems

We're thrilled to have National Centre for Social Research as a sponsor of our 2025 conference, Data in Focus: Driving Evaluation Excellence. In just 83 days, join us to take a deep-dive into what makes evaluations truly insightful: high-quality data >> tinyurl.com/3cfvzhf3 #Evaluation #Data

🧐 What's your prediction for the future of evaluation? Join us in May to discuss data at the biggest UK evaluation conference of the year >> lnkd.in/e9HJ-kva #DataInFocus #Evaluation #Data #EvaluationExcellence

The Treasury Committee has published a report on The Office for Value for Money. @nickpos.bsky.social, Executive Director of the UK Evaluation Society, said: “We welcome the recommendation from the Committee to evaluate the Office for Value for Money project.." Read more >> tinyurl.com/mvu89ckj

⏳ Today's the FINAL day to grab your early bird tickets for the UK's biggest evaluation conference in 2025 - Data in Focus: Driving evaluation excellence. Secure your place now >> yve.eventsair.com/evaluation20... #DataInFocus #Evaluation2025 #Evaluation

🗝️Announcing Data in Focus keynote speakers - Dr Ailsa Cook & Dr Sarah Morton 🎤 Read Ailsa and Sarah's full bio here tinyurl.com/mryub83r ⏳ Early bird tickets available until 6 January 2025! 📝 Submit your abstract by 13 January at 1200 GMT #UKES2025 #DataInFocus #Evaluation #Conference2025

‼️Free webinar - Will AI change the world? Evaluating A.I in the public and private sector. Registration closes today at 1400 GMT Explore how policy-makers, researchers and evaluators should think about evaluating the causal effects of AI in policy-making and business. tinyurl.com/5n6umj43

So excited about this, partly the theme - data - which is surely at the heart of all evaluations and yet a damn tricky thing! But, also pleased with our ticket pricing, generally a bit cheaper than last year and special offers for charities and students.

Thinking of growing your evaluation skills? Take a look at our latest training courses - we've recently added Process Tracing, and Qualitative Comparative Analysis training. Learn more, see the full schedule and book you place >> lnkd.in/deHss3sk #Evaluation #Training

📢Conference 2025 - Early bird tickets and abstracts portal - now live! Join us to take a deep-dive into what makes evaluations truly insightful: high-quality quantitative and qualitative data. Find out more and buy tickets >> tinyurl.com/2np4h7pu #Evaluation2025 #FirstPost