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Kathryn Oliver

@oliver-kathryn.bsky.social
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Evidence, policy, systems Prof at LSHTM Co-Director of Transforming Evidence with Annette Boaz

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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
And they all miss the number one, evidenced barrier to research having an impact on the world which is: Relevance of research to Evidence needs from gov, society etc www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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What factors influence evidence use in policy? An updated systematic map - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - What factors influence evidence use in policy? An updated systematic map
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Phil Martin @philmartin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
TLDR; Factors most commonly reported: relationships between scientists & decision makers, evidence relevance & capacity of con orgs. Studies biased towards English-speaking Global North, often focused on marine ecosystems, & studied practitioners & researchers as actors. See 🧵for more details (2/12)
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Phil Martin @philmartin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'm super excited & proud to share our latest paper with you all, published today in @jappliedecology.bsky.social! The team put together a systematic map on the factors impacting the use of scientific evidence in biodiversity conservation decision making. (1/12) tinyurl.com/3c6x6vca
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Factors influencing the use of scientific evidence in conservation practice and policy: Insights from a systematic map
Researchers should move from characterising factors impacting scientific evidence use to identifying and testing interventions to facilitate its use by conservation decision makers. Since these facto....
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Environmental Information: Use and Influence (Dalhousie Univ.) @eiui.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Research on #EvidenceUse in #policymaking has a long history. Through a systematic map of research literature (2012-2022) @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social et al. found “growing recognition of the resourcing, work, time, & workforce required to embed evidence use” in organizations doi.org/10.1057/s415...
Title, authors’ names, and abstract from an in press article that is a systematic map of factors that influence use of evidence in policy
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Anyone thinking of writing a paper on the barriers and facilitators of evidence use in policymaking, please, please don't. Or at least read this first: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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What factors influence evidence use in policy? An updated systematic map - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - What factors influence evidence use in policy? An updated systematic map
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
How fortunate we have the Areas of Research Interest which do this already! ari.org.uk
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Alice Lilly @aliceolilly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
As we come to the end of this first post-summer back-to-reality week, a reminder that I am now officially freelance! Do get in touch if you think we might be able to worth together
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As a journal editor I seek peer reviews very often. There's one department, in one university, from which no researcher or faculty member has EVER accepted an invitation from me. 8 years and counting.
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The systematic review of barriers and facilitators (2014) is dead. Long live the systematic review of barriers and facilitators (2026)!
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Long Live The King - Godzilla Movie Scene
ALT: Long Live The King - Godzilla Movie Scene
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I might cry. 2022 finished this bloody paper.
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
To get through the heat, why not sign up to take part in our uplifting cool Northern Lights concert on 17 October? Join us for a Scandinavian musical feast, featuring Sibelius's glorious Symphony No. 1 alongside other inspiring Nordic rep. Get in touch at strings@sinfoniatamesa.org.uk
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Tsk tsk. End of August for getting financial and project signed off within universities. Dear me.
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David Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Your regular reminder that Ayn Rand, who was a stupid person with hateful and selfish ideas, died on public assistance that a government social worker helped her sign up for. In the real world, when Atlas shrugs, innocent people die.
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Interesting that this dynamic never discussed regarding the equally (even more?) drunkeness- and violence-prone England cricket team. Possibly the fans experience the highs of wins, but genuinely have no expectations to be dashed.
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Coleen Murphy @ctmurphy1.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
one anecdote: I was searching for a link to one of my old papers on Google, and the automated Gemini summary attributed all of my lab's work to my husband
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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
These are the 30 women killed since 2020 in Northern Ireland, all by white men 21 killed in their homes by men they knew. The youngest 20, the oldest 82 21 were mothers, 4 were killed with their children in the home. Two were pregnant Nobody rioted over their murders www.bbc.com/news/article...
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A picture of violence: The 30 women killed in more than four years
In at least 21 of the 30 deaths, the killers - or the suspects in their killings - were well-known to the women.
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Shobita Parthasarathy @shobitap.org · 04/06/2026
Over the last few days, there has been a lot of discussion about the proposed regulation to increase political oversight of grantmaking. Some have argued this represents increased politicization of science. As someone who studies the politics of science, I think that's the wrong argument to make. 🧵
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White House seeks to tighten political oversight of grantmaking
Sweeping proposed rule, now open for comments, would also restrict foreign collaborations and remove federal funding for open-access fees
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Michael Marks @drmichaelmarks.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
NIHR Clinical Lectureship in Primary Care @lshtm.bsky.social Post is open to fully qualified GPs with a PhD and an academic track record. 4 Years of funding to develop your portfolio at one of the UKs leading Public Health and Primary Care research institutions. Apply by 13th April 2026.
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Job Opportunity at LSHTM: NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Primary Care/ General Practitioner
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in...
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Chris Terry-Enescu @cjterry.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
You can tell London is a global city because you can get in a taxi in Bucharest and say you're from England and the driver will start telling you his opinions on ULEZ
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Fantastic incentive, should one be needed, for fewer, shorter online meetings
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Be interested to hear from the evidence synthesis community whether they think this differs from a standard quality appraisal tool routinely used in SRs
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Important! AHRC is looking for a new Executive Chair. A critical role for arts and humanities. £160k - £170k. Please share widely to help get the best possible field! fa-evzn-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
UK Research and Innovation
Arts and Humanities
Research Council
Executive Chair
Candidate Prospectus
January 2026
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
5 days in the office this week. Celebrating by reading Realising our ambition for science for the 5 billionth time and listening to Tchaikovsky 5
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research. We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
International Fellowships 2026
The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce.
Funding status
Open for applications
Career stage
Early-career
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Got another unpopular policy for @path-dependent.bsky.social here... naming and shaming that 3-4%...
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Very, very expensive dog ownership licences
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Great to be at the JRC in Brussels today talking about the skills and ethics of Knowledge Brokering
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
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 isn’t enough. What will work instead
To make real progress, antimicrobial communication needs to be grounded in people’s lived experiences.
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
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/... @annetteboaz.bsky.social
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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.
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
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-Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture Series, delivered by Hetan Shah, Chief Executive, The British Academy
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
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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Annette Boaz @annetteboaz.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Deadline approaching 😊
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Kieran Walshe @kieranwalshe.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
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 transforming-evidence.org/resources/op...
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
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... 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 — as individuals, organisations, and states. But is it worth it? Do we get bang for our buck? Who really benefits? And does research actually
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Harry Madgwick @hmadgwick.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
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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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
@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 @crukpolicy.bsky.social summary below transforming-evidence.org/projects/opt... With @abudur.bsky.social and @annetteboaz.bsky.social
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Optimising the value of clinical research for the UK
A CRUK commissioned project assessing the challenges and opportunities for clinical research in the UK, with an international comparisons approach
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 03/10/2025
Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
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 — as individuals, organisations, and states. But is it worth it? Do we get bang for our buck? Who really benefits? And does research actually
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
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.
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
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 — as individuals, organisations, and states. But is it worth it? Do we get bang for our buck? Who really benefits? And does research actually
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
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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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
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.
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
The adulation of Stokes! Honestly. A theist is unable to set a test their god can fail.
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
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
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Interesting bit of research from @ersatzben.bsky.social suggesting QR funding is really critical for supporting interdisciplinary research johnsonb.substack.com/p/what-actua...
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What Actually Counts as Interdisciplinary Research?
A data-driven look at which funders support knowledge integration
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
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 on.ft.com/3WSCN6h
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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
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
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....
ari.org.uk
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.
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Great to have Dame Angela McLean speaking about the humanities and social sciences in policymaking. ‘All problems in the end are human centred problems’
Dame Angela McLean speaking at the British Academy
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Kathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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...
ari.org.uk
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.
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