Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 05/10/2026🤝 Are you collaborating with colleagues from different organisations on the same consultation projects? With Cobflow, you can work together seamlessly and efficiently in real time. 210
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026We're pleased to have worked alongside Verian and the National Children’s Bureau on the @departmentforedu.bsky.social evaluation of three pilots designed to reduce unnecessary delays in family court proceedings. 🧵 210
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 25/09/2026How do you measure the impact of investing in culture? Our evaluation for the Welsh Government assessed progress across 41 Welsh Cultural Capital Grant projects. This included 169 project documents, a portfolio-wide logic model, and stakeholder workshops to understand progress. 110
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Sut rydych chi'n mesur effaith buddsoddi mewn diwylliant? Asesodd ein gwerthusiad ar gyfer Llywodraeth Cymru y cynnydd ar draws 41 o brosiectau Grantiau Cyfalaf Diwylliant yng Nghymru. 110
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 25/09/2026How can schools tackle barriers linked to poverty and support educational attainment? Our evaluation for the Welsh Government explored two pilots: Attainment Champions and Poverty Proofing. 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Museums, libraries, and community centres bring people together - but the extent to which the economic case for investing in them captures the true benefit of this connection is largely uncertain. Our research for @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social has been published 🏛️ 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We’re delighted to announce that we have been commissioned by @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social to evaluate the new Creative Places Growth Fund. This is a £150m place-based fund supporting the growth of creative industries across six English regions. 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 17/09/2026🏠 £25.1bn in estimated net present social value. That’s one of the key findings from the newly published evaluation of the Help to Buy scheme. 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 14/09/2026🔍 You can now access our public consultation tool, Cobflow, and our research services through a pre-vetted, efficient route. As an approved supplier on the Bloom (NEPRO³) framework, Alma Economics helps public sector organisations across the UK bypass procurement bottlenecks. 100
Reposted by Alma EconomicsAPPG on Kinship Care @appgkinshipcare.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Cost‑benefit analysis by @almaeconomics.bsky.social for @familyrightsgp.bsky.social shows introducing kinship employment leave would deliver a net benefit to the Exchequer and society — returning £2.40 for every £1 invested. 101
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Scotland's No One Left Behind approach was designed to support people of all ages facing the greatest barriers to finding, keeping, and progressing in work. But can it be fully evaluated at a national scale? 🧵 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 07/09/2026📢 We’re delighted to share that we have been officially appointed to the evaluation team for the Department for Culture, Media & Sport's (DCMS) Local Covenant Partnerships (LCP) Fund, alongside our partners, IFF Research and Social Finance. 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 03/09/2026🚀 We're pleased to announce faster, easier data uploads in Cobflow. 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 26/08/2026📣 We are very excited to announce that Crisis, the UK's national charity for homeless people, commissioned us to estimate the cost of introducing new homelessness prevention duties in Scotland. 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Good to see our work with Cornwall Council featured in The MJ. 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 18/08/2026🐄 Scotland wants to lead the world in sustainable farming — but how far have genetic and performance improvements already taken the country’s beef sector in cutting methane, and where’s the next opportunity? Our research for @climatexchange.bsky.social digs into it. 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 10/08/2026What do photography, dystopian fiction and social research have in common? 🔍 Read Alma's very own Dimitra's Staff Spotlight to put the puzzle together. 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Looking back on the 2026 Student Social Mobility Awards, hosted by upReach at Drapers' Hall in London last month, we were delighted that our colleagues Nikita Sharma and Katrina Oliver could attend on behalf of Alma Economics. 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 04/08/2026How much should Scotland charge for shooting rights on private land — and is it worth collecting? Our research for the Scottish Land Commission has been published 🏴 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Understanding whether Welsh-language health and social care services are reaching the people who need them starts with the data behind them. Our research for the Welsh Government has been published 🏥 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Journalism carries real safety risks in the UK — abuse, threats, and legal intimidation that can affect wellbeing and, sometimes, the reporting itself. We were commissioned by DCMS to build an up-to-date, evidence-based picture of journalist safety. 🧵 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Alma Economics conducted a process and impact evaluation of the Creative Careers Programme (CCP) for DCMS, covering financial year 2025 to 2026. A thread: 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Alma Economics was commissioned by the Department for Education to analyse responses to the Curriculum and Assessment Review Call for Evidence: 7,021 respondents, 159,047 responses, 45 questions. 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Adult social care is one of the most significant sectors in Cornwall's economy — yet its true value is rarely fully understood. Our research for Cornwall Council on the economic and social value of the adult social care sector has been published🧵 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Our latest evaluation for DCMS looks at how the UK Games Fund is supporting growth across the UK's games industry, from graduate teams to studios ready to scale 🎮 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Earlier this month, our colleagues Pallavi Agrawal and Vidhyarth Natarajan ran a two-part outreach series for high school students at @royalholloway.bsky.social, University of London - exploring how economics shapes real-world policy. 101
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Rydym yn falch o fod wedi cefnogi Corff Adolygu Cyflogau Annibynnol Cymru ar ei Seithfed Adroddiad (2026), gan helpu i lywio argymhellion ar gyflog athrawon ac arweinwyr ysgolion yng Nghymru. 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 15/07/2026We’re pleased to have supported the Independent Welsh Pay Review Body on its Seventh Remit (2026), helping to inform recommendations on teachers’ and school leaders’ pay in Wales. 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 14/07/2026For many veterans, leaving the armed forces means leaving behind the housing security that came with service. The @CovenantTrust's Reducing Veteran Homelessness Programme was set up to change that. We've just published our Year 2 evaluation. 🧵 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Ukrainian visa holders in the UK got 12 weeks of free employment support + 10 weeks of intensive English training. Did the STEP Ukraine programme work? We evaluated its first phase (Aug 2023–Aug 2024) with RAND Europe, commissioned by MHCLG. 🧵 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 06/07/2026How much could the UK's Digital Economy gain if the barriers facing under-represented groups were fully removed? Alma Economics was commissioned by DSIT to model exactly that for a range of under-represented groups. The findings highlight substantial untapped potential. 🧵 110
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Research matters most when those it was written for put it to work. Our cost-benefit analysis of introducing a right to adequate housing in Welsh law, for #BacktheBill, underpins CIH Cymru's Wales housing strategy and its response to the Welsh Government's Supplementary Budget. 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 23/06/2026“Good technology delivers internal efficiency and external elegance." Meet Konstantinos, Head of Technology - building Cobflow, launching Webler & turning Alma's tech into market-ready products. Swipe to read his spotlight. #MeetTheTeam #Cobflow #Webler #CivicTech 000
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 19/06/2026The World Cup generates an est. 7.8M tonnes CO₂e. But what's the footprint of sport closer to home? 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Something's changed at Alma Economics. Not the team. Not the work. Not the standards we hold ourselves to. Just our London address: 41A Maltby Street, SE1 3PA, London. Not far from Tanner Street – but far enough to mark a new chapter for Alma. See you there (come and say hi). 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 10/06/2026⏰Consultation data doesn't have to take hours to analyse. Cobflow converts open-text & closed-ended responses into graphs & summary tables automatically, in minutes. 🔗Book a free demo here: cobflow.com/contact #GovTech #PublicConsultation #Cobflow 000
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 09/06/2026How should AI be used in public consultation - and how do we set the right standards? Yesterday Alma hosted a workshop putting Cobflow, our consultation analysis tool, under scrutiny with frontline practitioners and sector standard-setters. 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 05/06/2026No plan(et) B. So what does Plan A look like? Adverse weather already costs grassroots sport an estimated £320m every year. As the climate changes, that figure will keep climbing. Read the DCMS commissioned report here 👇 tinyurl.com/ClimateChang... #WorldEnvironmentDay #GrassrootsSport 000
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 01/06/2026 🏳️🌈In 2023, Wales set out to become the most LGBTQ+ friendly nation in Europe. We carried out an evaluability assessment of its LGBTQ+ Action Plan for the Welsh Government, helping build the evidence framework to measure whether it's working. 🔗Full report: tinyurl.com/LGBTQActionP... 000
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Many people involved in public consultations are sceptical about the use of AI. However, these new technologies are here to stay. Even the UK Government is harnessing the power of AI to transform the way public consultations are delivered and analysed. 110
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 21/05/2026"Remember your why." Solid advice from one of our upReach Experience Week interns & a reminder of why opportunities like this matter. 🎬Watch to hear what Poppy, Asees and Samran took away from their week at Alma. youtube.com/shorts/hV23K... #upReach #SocialMobility #GraduateCareersyoutube.comupReach Experience Week 2026YouTube video by Alma Economics 011
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Public spending on Wales's youngest children has been hard to track, until now. Commissioned by @nestauk.bsky.social 's Fairer Start mission, we mapped early years spending on children aged 0-4. Behind the numbers are real policy decisions - read the report here. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/AlmaNestaWG 010
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 13/05/2026✅Quality assurance in consultation analysis shouldn't slow you down. With Cobflow's new QA feature, it won't. Deploy AI to label open-text responses & review a sample to validate accuracy, keeping you firmly in control throughout. 🔗https://cobflow.com/ #Cobflow #AI #ConsultationAnalysis 000
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 08/05/2026What do we do at Alma? Our Head of Commercial, Valentina, put it simply: "We help governments & charities shape good policy that helps support people in vulnerable situations & invests in what works best for society." Hear why it matters to her👇 🔗https://tinyurl.com/AlmaLife 000
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 07/05/2026☀️ More people die of melanoma in the UK than in Australia each year. Yet nearly 9 in 10 cases are preventable — & sunscreen, taxed at the same rate as luxury goods, is one of the most effective tools we have. 100
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 30/04/2026This week, Alma's Rob Dutfield and Siddhartha Basu presented at the @creativepec.bsky.social Research Symposium, sharing Alma's research for DCMS on non-use values in culture & heritage - exploring how that value shifts depending on how far people live from an asset. Report: tinyurl.com/DCMSAlmagov.ukCulture and Heritage Capital: Applications of non-use valuesA report by Alma Economics conducting exploratory research into the application of non-use value in the context of UK culture and heritage. 010
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 30/04/2026🚼Early years are crucial for children's development & life chances, yet Scotland's early years spending has been hard to track. Commissioned by @nestauk.bsky.social's Fairer Start mission, we mapped spending on children aged 0-4 across welfare, healthcare, children's services & childcare. 🧵 110
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 28/04/2026⏰Tight interim reporting deadlines shouldn't derail your project. With Cobflow, they won't. Build presentation-ready reports from your consultation data in minutes & share them as websites. No formatting headaches or file chasing—just clear, accessible data when you need it. 🔗www.cobflow.com 000
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 27/04/2026⚽ What a weekend for the 'Almacticos'! We proudly took part in the #EconomicsAllStarCup over the weekend, in support of @cancerresearchuk.org , @pbe.co.uk @samaritans.bsky.social & @sheltercharity.bsky.social A huge thank you to everyone who donated and came out to cheer us on! 210
Alma Economics @almaeconomics.bsky.social · 24/04/2026When it comes to creating security measures that can adequately protect UK businesses against cyber-attacks, it’s essential to understand the degree & impact of the threat on their Intellectual Property (IP) & knowledge assets. But how do you quantify it? 👇That’s what we set out to discover. 🧵 100