Kathryn Oliver
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Evidence, policy, systems Prof at LSHTM Director of Transforming Evidence
Great to be at the JRC in Brussels today talking about the skills and ethics of Knowledge Brokering
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Hetan Shah
23 days ago
Why does
@britishacademy.bsky.social
fund work on antimicrobial resistance? Because we need to understand people to have effective ways to change their behaviours
theconversation.com/telling-peop...
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Telling people to use antibiotics responsibly isnāt enough. What will work instead
To make real progress, antimicrobial communication needs to be grounded in peopleās lived experiences.
https://theconversation.com/telling-people-to-use-antibiotics-responsibly-isnt-enough-what-will-work-instead-269944
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FINAL CALL: Deadline 30th June 2026 Do you have research to share on the production, mobilisation or use of evidence? Consider submitting your paper to our themed collection on Making and Using Evidence Get in touch if you have any questions!
www.nature.com/collections/...
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Making and using evidence
This Collection explores the methods of making and using evidence in the process of policymaking, including empirical, methodological and theoretical work.
https://www.nature.com/collections/ajechiaggg
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Hetan Shah
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Are you worried about the devastating cuts we are seeing to arts, humanities & social sciences in UK universities? Last call for my lecture in Leicester this Thurs 27th Nov on the value of these subjects and how they support UK security, cohesion and prosperity
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shaping-a-...
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Shaping a Brighter Future
The first event in our Vice-Chancellorās Distinguished Lecture Series, delivered by Hetan Shah, Chief Executive, The British Academy
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shaping-a-brighter-future-tickets-1828670094479?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Really interesting exercise showing some alarmingly poor AI performance - surely maps of Europe a question with reasonably large datasets to draw on
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about 1 month ago
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Deadline approaching š
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2 months ago
Challenging and incisive report from the Transforming Evidence team on what needs to change in health R&D in the UK. Well worth reading. It's at
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Come along tomorrow to LSHTM, Keppel Street or online to hear me talk about why we do research, why it's not used, and how we might engineer the system to get better value for all of us...
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Is research really worth it? with Professor Kathryn Oliver | LSHTM
Research is something we spend a lot of money and time on ā as individuals, organisations, and states. But is it worth it? Do we get bang for our buck? Who really benefits? And does research actually
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/events/research-really-worth-it-professor-kathryn-oliver
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Harry Madgwick
2 months ago
We're pleased to have launched a funding round that will test 'Research Evidence Mobilisation' approaches - methods for supporting leaders to engage with and apply evidence to classroom practice. This blog gives some context around why. Closing date 5th November.
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@transformevidence.bsky.social
has put out a new report on how to optimise the value of the UK's clinical research system , commissioned by CRUK, accompanying
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summary below
transforming-evidence.org/projects/opt...
With
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Katie Martin
3 months ago
Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment
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Is research really worth it? Come and hear what I think about why we do what we do.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
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Is research really worth it? with Professor Kathryn Oliver | LSHTM
Research is something we spend a lot of money and time on ā as individuals, organisations, and states. But is it worth it? Do we get bang for our buck? Who really benefits? And does research actually
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/events/research-really-worth-it-professor-kathryn-oliver
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Congratulations to all MoJ on their latest ARIs!
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Ministry of Justice: areas of research interest 2025
This document sets out the high-level areas of research interest for MOJ with the aim of supporting ongoing and new engagement with the external research community.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-justice-areas-of-research-interest-2025
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Come and hear me talk about myself! Amongst other things. October 22nd, John Snow Lecture Theatre, 5.15-6.15
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
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Is research really worth it? with Professor Kathryn Oliver | LSHTM
Research is something we spend a lot of money and time on ā as individuals, organisations, and states. But is it worth it? Do we get bang for our buck? Who really benefits? And does research actually
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/events/research-really-worth-it-professor-kathryn-oliver
3 months ago
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Quick google to check the date of Ann Oakley's famous paper on Who's Afraid of the RCT? (1989 if you're interested). AI living up to its rep here
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Please join us on Tuesday 9th Sep at LSHTM for a seminar with Professor Mel Craike on what universities can do as organisations to maximise social impact. Should be a good discussion! Bring your lunch in person or see you online!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-i...
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Building Institutional Capacity for Societal Impact: Lessons from Victoria
Join us for a hybrid lunchtime seminar learning from Professor Melinda Craike about how to build universities' capacity to enable impact.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-institutional-capacity-for-societal-impact-lessons-from-victoria-tickets-1569677440479?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=
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The adulation of Stokes! Honestly. A theist is unable to set a test their god can fail.
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Am I being dim or is the allegedly live TMS link actually playing the post-tea session yesterday?
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Radio 5 Sports Extra - Listen Live - BBC Sounds
Listen live to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra on BBC Sounds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live/bbc_radio_five_live_sports_extra
6 months ago
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Hetan Shah
6 months ago
Interesting bit of research from
@ersatzben.bsky.social
suggesting QR funding is really critical for supporting interdisciplinary research
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What Actually Counts as Interdisciplinary Research?
A data-driven look at which funders support knowledge integration
https://johnsonb.substack.com/p/what-actually-counts-as-interdisciplinary?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=726856&post_id=167922475&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=44755&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
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Hetan Shah
11 months ago
Big piece on how the UK is not getting the data it needs and how this is affecting policymaking. A key issue seems to be that the shift from surveys to admin data has not worked well as govt departments have not allowed the ONS access to the data it needs
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How flawed data is leaving the UK in the dark
Trouble at the Office for National Statistics means policymakers cannot rely on key economic numbers, including on employment
https://on.ft.com/3WSCN6h
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Great to hear Angela talk about the huge strategic potential of ARIs to help research funders and researchers understand how to support government. Citing our work on the ARI database
ari.org.uk
and our analysis of the content/matching with UKRI grant activity
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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6 months ago
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Hetan Shah
6 months ago
Great to have Dame Angela McLean speaking about the humanities and social sciences in policymaking. āAll problems in the end are human centred problemsā
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Lots of discussion of the Areas of Research Interest at
#HSRUK
and
#Metascience2025
this week - if they're new to you check out the database which brings together uk gov ARIs
ari.org.uk
and our new 5m video guide on how to make the most of them
m.youtube.com/watch?v=K5ok...
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Search, browse or analyse Areas of Research Interest (ARIs) from UK governmental bodies.
Where can research make a difference? See how your research could help solve problems and inform government policy.
https://ari.org.uk
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Curious about the Areas of Research Interest but not sure where to start? See our new 5m video to explain what they are and how to use them
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Making the most of the Areas of Research Interest
YouTube video by Transforming Evidence
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K5okMcvpFn8&pp=0gcJCfwAo7VqN5tD
6 months ago
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@paulcairney.bsky.social
I started watching fringe. What a rollercoaster
7 months ago
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Evidence & Policy
7 months ago
'The challenge of sowing seeds of academic-policy engagement' The latest from the Evidence & Policy Blog, by
@petramakela.bsky.social
,
@annetteboaz.bsky.social
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evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/05/21/t...
@bupjournals.bsky.social
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Evidence & Policy
8 months ago
New from Evidence & Policy, with
#OpenAccess
: 'The Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement (CAPE) programme in England: a mixed methods evaluation' by
@petramakela.bsky.social
,
@annetteboaz.bsky.social
&
@oliver-kathryn.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1332/1744...
@bupjournals.bsky.social
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The Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement (CAPE) programme in England: a mixed methods evaluation
Background: Interventions to support engagement between academics and policy professionals have proliferated, yet little evidence is available to guide what works, how, or for whom. Aims andā¦
https://doi.org/10.1332/17442648Y2025D000000050
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Very pleased to say we have new resources available for anyone interested in starting, refreshing or learning about the Areas of Research Interest, all available here:
transforming-evidence.org/projects/are...
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Areas of Research Interest Fellowships
ESRC and GO-Science are supporting us to facilitate academic-policy engagement
https://transforming-evidence.org/projects/areas-of-research-interest-fellowships
10 months ago
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Oh dear
@theguardian.com
. Sexism as ever the acceptable prejudice
8 months ago
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Evidence & Policy
9 months ago
New from Evidence & Policy, with
#OpenAccess
: 'The Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement (CAPE) programme in England: a mixed methods evaluation' by
@petramakela.bsky.social
,
@annetteboaz.bsky.social
&
@oliver-kathryn.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1332/1744...
@bupjournals.bsky.social
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The Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement (CAPE) programme in England: a mixed methods evaluation
Background: Interventions to support engagement between academics and policy professionals have proliferated, yet little evidence is available to guide what works, how, or for whom. Aims andā¦
https://doi.org/10.1332/17442648Y2025D000000050
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Very pleased to say we have new resources available for anyone interested in starting, refreshing or learning about the Areas of Research Interest, all available here:
transforming-evidence.org/projects/are...
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Areas of Research Interest Fellowships
ESRC and GO-Science are supporting us to facilitate academic-policy engagement
https://transforming-evidence.org/projects/areas-of-research-interest-fellowships
10 months ago
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Transforming Evidence
10 months ago
Where does research get made? Who gets to make it? And what evidence does this create? šļø Geoff Marsh takes a deep dive with
@oliver-kathryn.bsky.social
and
@gemmaderrick.bsky.social
in this podcast episode "Making
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transforming-evidence.org/resources/tr...
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Bennett Institute for Public Policy
10 months ago
Cambridge University is looking for 2 Assistant Professors in Public Policy to work in the Faculty of Human, Social, & Political Science, starting August 2025. Scholars with research & teaching experience in public policy are encouraged to apply by 10 March 2025.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50248/
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Dr David Robert Grimes
11 months ago
Must-read from the founders of
@retractionwatch.com
- about 85% of science is research waste, less than 50% of preclinical cancer research is replicable, and predatory publishers thrive: science has a serious quality control problem, and we're all in trouble.
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
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The Scientific Literature Canāt Save You Now
You can cite peer-reviewed research in support of almost any claim, no matter how absurd.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/02/rfk-kennedy-vaccines-scientific-literature/681681/
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Matthew Salganik
10 months ago
Sloan Foundation/UKRI postdoc on metascience and AI. For researchers in the social sciences & humanities who are interested in building a career in understanding the implications of AI for the science & research ecosystem.
sloan.org/programs/dig...
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Call for submissions: Metascience and AI postdoctoral fellowship | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Our mission is to make the world a better place through the advancement of scientific knowledge.
https://sloan.org/programs/digital-technology/aipostdoc-rfp
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Chris Hewson
10 months ago
It will always blows my mind that so many people working in Higher Education have little or no interest in how the sausage machine actually works
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Sheryl Weikal, still saying Free Palestine
11 months ago
True story: a few years ago, I was being interviewed by a reporter for the New York Times. I mentioned the history of eviction statutes and how they tied into Jim Crow. The reporter asked "what's Jim Crow?" When I explained, the reporter didn't believe me and said the US wouldn't do that.
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Transforming Evidence
11 months ago
Levelling the field of academic-policy engagement? What we learnt from the evaluation of CAPE. š” promising approaches š mechanisms and processes š¤š¼ supporting stakeholder inclusion
@oliver-kathryn.bsky.social
@annetteboaz.bsky.social
@petramakela.bsky.social
https://transforming-evidence.org/ā¦
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Levelling the field of academic-policy engagement?
What have we learned from evaluating CAPE?
https://transforming-evidence.org/blog/levelling-the-field-of-academic-policy-engagement
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Some personal news, as the kids say...
www.nihr.ac.uk/people/profe...
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Professor Kathryn Oliver
Professor Oliver is a social scientist with interests in how evidence is made and used in public policy.
https://www.nihr.ac.uk/people/professor-kathryn-oliver?token=1d8e09dbceccebd2e19e7be9bb9645b958ebfc8a300e917a2eb17d8c2f5a719b
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Dr Roz Eggo
11 months ago
Senior post at LSHTM closes in 2 days (31st Jan). Do apply if you want to lead/join a department focussed on infectious disease epi and dynamics. Unrelated: the UK doesnāt have executive orders.
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Dez Holmes
11 months ago
So much of great practice leadership is about addressing siloes & creating connection across system boundaries. Weāre now offering a leadership development programme for colleagues *across both* childrenās & adults services. We are always
#BetterTogether
www.researchinpractice.org.uk/all/news-vie...
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Leading across boundaries ā purchase individual places on a dedicated leadership development programme | Research in PracticeFacebook_SimpleTwitter_SimpleLinkedInMailShare_Outline
A Developing Practice Leaders programme offers opportunities for professional growth. Aimed at those who lead practice - purchase one or more individual places.
https://www.researchinpractice.org.uk/all/news-views/2025/january/leading-across-boundaries-purchase-individual-places-on-a-dedicated-leadership-development-programme/
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Kevin Bird
11 months ago
Boy, itās a good thing science isnāt political
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Alex Thomas
11 months ago
For new arrivals - civil servants or those interested in the civil service
go.bsky.app/PFA8PcZ
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Phil Hutchinson
12 months ago
This story is always framed as if it's about lazy employees. Experience tells me it's about employers seeing the benefits to them of not providing facilities & offloading this onto their employees. I know of not 1 UK university that's provided lecturers with headsets & office equipment for home. 3/
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Siobhan McAndrew
12 months ago
Great to see
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's perspective here:
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/will-rise-and-rise-policy-institutes-crack-impact-ceiling
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Will the rise and rise of policy institutes crack the impact ceiling?
Ten years ago, just a handful of UK universities had policy institutes. Now, amid the drive for impact, they are ever more common. But are they really the golden ticket to policymakersā parlours? Are ...
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/will-rise-and-rise-policy-institutes-crack-impact-ceiling
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Joel Morris
about 1 year ago
Ebeneezer Scrooge. Arthur Dent. Jeff Lebowksi. Kevin from Time Bandits. Hereās to the heroes in dressing gowns who find themselves unexpectedly in a genre story.
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Transforming Evidence
about 1 year ago
Our co-founder
@oliver-kathryn.bsky.social
explains the origins of Transforming Evidence and how our work can help us 'listen to each otherās stories, and write new ones together' Happy holidays all!
https://buff.ly/3VNlHpP
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