Evidence, policy, systems Prof at LSHTM Co-Director of Transforming Evidence with Annette Boazhttps://bsky.app/profile/oliver-kathryn.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/oliver-kathryn.bsky.social/post/3mgnr4cg5g22yFantastic incentive, should one be needed, for fewer, shorter online meetings [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Mar 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:fbcgouurjpyqpqvrjatvvuvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnr4cg5g22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/oliver-kathryn.bsky.social/post/3mdygdf7ut22mBe interested to hear from the evidence synthesis community whether they think this differs from a standard quality appraisal tool routinely used in SRs [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Feb 2026 22:36 +0000at://did:plc:fbcgouurjpyqpqvrjatvvuvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdygdf7ut22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/oliver-kathryn.bsky.social/post/3md3vr7zcys2b5 days in the office this week. Celebrating by reading Realising our ambition for science for the 5 billionth time and listening to Tchaikovsky 523 Jan 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:fbcgouurjpyqpqvrjatvvuvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3md3vr7zcys2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/oliver-kathryn.bsky.social/post/3mccpda5d4k2fGot another unpopular policy for @path-dependent.bsky.social here... naming and shaming that 3-4%... [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jan 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:fbcgouurjpyqpqvrjatvvuvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mccpda5d4k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/oliver-kathryn.bsky.social/post/3mbvv6tnlok2zVery, very expensive dog ownership licences [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jan 2026 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:fbcgouurjpyqpqvrjatvvuvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbvv6tnlok2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/oliver-kathryn.bsky.social/post/3m7mvieh6rs2wGreat to be at the JRC in Brussels today talking about the skills and ethics of Knowledge Brokering10 Dec 2025 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:fbcgouurjpyqpqvrjatvvuvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7mvieh6rs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/oliver-kathryn.bsky.social/post/3m7hy52q2ts2zFINAL 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! https://www.nature.com/collections/ajechiaggg @annetteboaz.bsky.social08 Dec 2025 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:fbcgouurjpyqpqvrjatvvuvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7hy52q2ts2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/oliver-kathryn.bsky.social/post/3m62rzm7clc24Really interesting exercise showing some alarmingly poor AI performance - surely maps of Europe a question with reasonably large datasets to draw on [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Nov 2025 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:fbcgouurjpyqpqvrjatvvuvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m62rzm7clc24https://bsky.app/profile/oliver-kathryn.bsky.social/post/3m3oylgiagc22Come 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... https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/events/research-really-worth-it-professor-kathryn-oliver21 Oct 2025 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:fbcgouurjpyqpqvrjatvvuvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3oylgiagc22https://bsky.app/profile/oliver-kathryn.bsky.social/post/3m3esyt7bt22k@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 https://transforming-evidence.org/projects/optimising-the-value-of-clinical-research-for-the-uk With @abudur.bsky.social and @annetteboaz.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Oct 2025 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:fbcgouurjpyqpqvrjatvvuvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3esyt7bt22khttps://bsky.app/profile/oliver-kathryn.bsky.social/post/3lzyaea22h223Is research really worth it? Come and hear what I think about why we do what we do. https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/events/research-really-worth-it-professor-kathryn-oliver29 Sep 2025 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:fbcgouurjpyqpqvrjatvvuvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzyaea22h223https://bsky.app/profile/oliver-kathryn.bsky.social/post/3lzno6iz25c27Congratulations to all MoJ on their latest ARIs! https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-justice-areas-of-research-interest-202525 Sep 2025 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:fbcgouurjpyqpqvrjatvvuvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzno6iz25c27https://bsky.app/profile/oliver-kathryn.bsky.social/post/3lzj2j6wi322hCome and hear me talk about myself! Amongst other things. October 22nd, John Snow Lecture Theatre, 5.15-6.15 https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/events/research-really-worth-it-professor-kathryn-oliver23 Sep 2025 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:fbcgouurjpyqpqvrjatvvuvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzj2j6wi322hhttps://bsky.app/profile/oliver-kathryn.bsky.social/post/3lyzj2nlsn22nQuick 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 here17 Sep 2025 09:20 +0000at://did:plc:fbcgouurjpyqpqvrjatvvuvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyzj2nlsn22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/oliver-kathryn.bsky.social/post/3lxjx7ynjws2dPlease 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! 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=29 Aug 2025 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:fbcgouurjpyqpqvrjatvvuvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxjx7ynjws2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/oliver-kathryn.bsky.social/post/3ltomunogtk2rThe adulation of Stokes! Honestly. A theist is unable to set a test their god can fail.11 Jul 2025 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:fbcgouurjpyqpqvrjatvvuvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltomunogtk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/oliver-kathryn.bsky.social/post/3ltojcb33u225Am I being dim or is the allegedly live TMS link actually playing the post-tea session yesterday? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live/bbc_radio_five_live_sports_extra11 Jul 2025 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:fbcgouurjpyqpqvrjatvvuvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltojcb33u225https://bsky.app/profile/oliver-kathryn.bsky.social/post/3ltewnjvi722nGreat 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 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4998285 [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2025 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:fbcgouurjpyqpqvrjatvvuvw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltewnjvi722n