UKRI AI Metascience Fellow - exploring how AI re-shapes the evidence-for-policy ecosystem Assistant Professor at the University of Birmingham More information: https://www.bandola-gill.com/https://bsky.app/profile/justynabandola.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/justynabandola.bsky.social/post/3mqzllaead22xWe should have never let them host19 Jul 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:ig7cknsn2kdwpvfcnelsjteb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzllaead22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/justynabandola.bsky.social/post/3mj622eglwc2gMy four-year-old said he wants to make YouTube videos about cutting open squishy toys when he grows up. Honestly, it seems like a more secure choice than pursuing a career in academia!10 Apr 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:ig7cknsn2kdwpvfcnelsjteb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj622eglwc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/justynabandola.bsky.social/post/3mj36hqukic2cNone believes in me the way LinkedIn does!09 Apr 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:ig7cknsn2kdwpvfcnelsjteb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj36hqukic2chttps://bsky.app/profile/justynabandola.bsky.social/post/3migkeou7zk2lTalking to people about their use of AI makes one reflect on how disruptive and soul-crushing technology can be. And that technology is *e-mail*. https://media.tenor.com/46CnZ6Y_rlYAAAAC/moss-it-crowd.gif?hh=270&ww=48001 Apr 2026 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:ig7cknsn2kdwpvfcnelsjteb/app.bsky.feed.post/3migkeou7zk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/justynabandola.bsky.social/post/3mhzzxlm7522sNew paper out in Research Evaluation! I ask why universities that position themselves as civic institutions still undervalue local impact in the REF. The short answer: because they operate across different valuation regimes, and the "global" one comes with prestige. https://academic.oup.com/rev/article/doi/10.1093/reseval/rvag003/8513196?login=true&guestAccessKey=27 Mar 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:ig7cknsn2kdwpvfcnelsjteb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhzzxlm7522shttps://bsky.app/profile/justynabandola.bsky.social/post/3mhycxudgyk2mConducting interviews with the same organisations after 6/7 years really made me realise the scale of the AI disruption. What used to be a cohesive organisational epistemology is now a set of tensions, conflicts or avoidance tactics.26 Mar 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:ig7cknsn2kdwpvfcnelsjteb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhycxudgyk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/justynabandola.bsky.social/post/3mgd6tz2jik2mMale loneliness epidemic!05 Mar 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:ig7cknsn2kdwpvfcnelsjteb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd6tz2jik2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/justynabandola.bsky.social/post/3mgclygrm7c2wWho gets to be the “loser” in policy stories? Narrative approaches in public policy often feel surprisingly (theoretically) thin on characters, so great to see this new paper by Rachel McGovern, Hilda Broqvist & Crystal Soderman in @psjeditor.bsky.social https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/psj.7010505 Mar 2026 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:ig7cknsn2kdwpvfcnelsjteb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgclygrm7c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/justynabandola.bsky.social/post/3mga4cnrwjk2i"One in five (22%) also supported it for non-white citizens whose parents were born in the UK" - this is shocking. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/03/half-reform-voters-believe-non-white-british-citizens-forced-encouraged-leave04 Mar 2026 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:ig7cknsn2kdwpvfcnelsjteb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mga4cnrwjk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/justynabandola.bsky.social/post/3mg3vwmzyj22a10/10 title! (And a really interesting paper as well!) [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Mar 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:ig7cknsn2kdwpvfcnelsjteb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3vwmzyj22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/justynabandola.bsky.social/post/3m3mr5e2rhs2yI am delighted to share that I have been awarded a UKRI AI Metascience Fellowship. 🌐 My project, Transforming Evidence Synthesis: AI and the (R)evolution of the Evidence Ecosystem, will investigate the implications of AI on the practice of evidence synthesis and the broader research ecosystem. https://media.tenor.com/VUwAmiXWcOoAAAAC/happy-happy-dance.gif?hh=242&ww=20020 Oct 2025 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:ig7cknsn2kdwpvfcnelsjteb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3mr5e2rhs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/justynabandola.bsky.social/post/3lzyi2dz2n22eSTS to International Relations concept pipeline takes 15 years. I do not have hard evidence, but I just know it's true. I even have a theory why this is happening.29 Sep 2025 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:ig7cknsn2kdwpvfcnelsjteb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzyi2dz2n22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/justynabandola.bsky.social/post/3lbtut6skc22j@ingaulnicane.bsky.social and I are planning a workshop on the role and uses of AI in evidence-based policymaking in spring 2025. Get in touch if you’re interested in joining us!26 Nov 2024 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:ig7cknsn2kdwpvfcnelsjteb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbtut6skc22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/justynabandola.bsky.social/post/3lb7z4ahdw22qWhy do advisory organisations approach evidence differently? My new @policysociety.bsky.social paper explores the concept of evidence culture and how it shapes organisations' evidentiary standards (what evidence is seen as legitimate, valuable and actionable). https://academic.oup.com/policyandsociety/advance-article/doi/10.1093/polsoc/puae028/7833201?login=true18 Nov 2024 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:ig7cknsn2kdwpvfcnelsjteb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb7z4ahdw22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/justynabandola.bsky.social/post/3lb63ogtt6s2kNow we need a starter pack with funny people and sh*tposters!17 Nov 2024 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:ig7cknsn2kdwpvfcnelsjteb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb63ogtt6s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/justynabandola.bsky.social/post/3kfzhiyqulm2dThis morning I’m presenting the findings from my study on narrative CV at the SRHE conference. Hope to see some of you there!08 Dec 2023 08:28 +0000at://did:plc:ig7cknsn2kdwpvfcnelsjteb/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfzhiyqulm2d