Roll up, roll up to the IpsosUK sponsored #ukesconf22. The 3 day event is jam packed with a fantastic line up of the #evaluation profession’s brightest and best. And stay tuned to hear more about the launch of an exciting collaboration between IpsosUK & UK Evaluation Society

And here is the big #evaluation announcement - IpsosUK and UK Evaluation Society have launched two £500 evaluation prizes to celebrate the fantastic achievements of the eval profession. Application process is easy…we look forward to hearing from you! #ukesconf22 #EvalTwitter

Great day of inspirational #evaluation presentations & discussions at the IpsosUK sponsored #ukesconf22 with significant emphasis on handling complexity in policy evaluation & an introduction to lots of great visual tools and approaches to support this. Can’t wait for day 2!!

On route to the in-person and final day of the fantastic IpsosUK sponsored #ukesconf22. Can’t wait to get together with other members of the #evaluation profession and to attend some great sessions. evaluation.org.uk/event/uk-evalu…

And it begins…great opening speech from the UK Evaluation Society President, Bridget Dillon #ukesconf22 #evaluation IpsosUK #EvalTwitter

Thought provoking round table discussing whether the eval profession is ready for the data revolution and the immense potential that could be brought about by marrying together #evaluators and #DataScientists. #ukesconf22

NEXT HOT TOPIC: What is the role of an evaluator? And does and indeed should the role be viewed as sitting somewhere on a spectrum between an independent interrogator of evidence, a change agent and a deliberative advisor…🤔 #ukesconf22 #evaluation

AND MORE: ‘An evaluator can never be nobody’ and must put ethics at the heart of all that the profession does…🤔 #ukesconf22 UK Evaluation Society #evaluation

NEXT: To what extent has and will the recent work undertaken by the National Audit Office influence the ways in which Government embeds #evaluativethinking and #evaluation literacy across the policy development cycle…🤔 #ukesconf22 UK Evaluation Society

NEXT, SOME BIG QUESTIONS: How can we as an eval community support the building of #evaluation capabilities in different sectors and contexts? And how can we as evaluators retain our ‘integrity’ as professionals? 🤔 #ukesconf22 UK Evaluation Society

PENULTIMATE SESSION: Great and refreshingly honest talk from the #ukesconf22 keynote speaker Ruth Boaden ‘If we want evaluation to be useful, we have to think hard about how we do it and what it is that we want it to achieve?’ UK Evaluation Society

‘Do we tell enough stories in evaluation?’ Ruth Boaden #ukesconf22 UK Evaluation Society

GRAND FINALE: President’s closing speech…’these are important times for organisations like ours and the #evaluation profession’ so let’s all make the best of it! 🥳 #ukesconf22 UK Evaluation Society

Thank you for a fabulous 3 years IpsosUK. It’s been an immense privilege co-leading the amazing Policy & #Evaluation Unit through the pandemic and a period of very rapid growth. Next up, a period of exciting exploration and lots of chats to find something a little different 😊

Thank you! I’m really excited to take up the part-time role of Executive Director UK Evaluation Society. It presents a fantastic opportunity to bring together two of my passions - #Evaluation and #OD - and to work alongside the UKES Council to drive a new chapter for the organisation 😊

LAUNCH OF CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - UK EVALUATION SOCIETY CONFERENCE 2023, #RisingtoChallenges More info about #ukesconf2023 and the abstract submission process can be found here 👇 evaluation.org.uk/event/uk-evalu… We'd love to hear from you!

We are delighted to welcome Amber Fritz-Hewer to The Society's secretariat team! Amber starts this week as our new Virtual Business Manager and will work alongside our Executive Director, Meera Craston. She will play a key role in managing the smooth operations of The Society.

We are delighted to partner with RSM UK and IpsosUK to launch three £500 evaluation prizes to celebrate the fantastic achievements of the evaluation profession. Application deadline - 26th of July 2023. For more information, please visit our website: evaluation.org.uk/launch-of-2023…

🎉 🚀 DELEGATES AND SPEAKERS ARE YOU READY!! Our 3-day #ukesconf23 kicks off tomorrow at 9am (BST) with our online day and we can't wait!!

Excited to listen to Dan Corry’s opening presentation at my 1st #NPCignites as a #trustee. Sadly not present in person, but still very much there in spirit!