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Join us on 20 Feb (18:00–19:30) for the launch of 'Student mental health in 2024: How the situation is changing for LGBTQ+ students', a new report by Michael Sanders & Julia Ellingwood exploring LGBTQ+ student mental health & implications for higher ed. Find out more and

🌎We're delighted to announce the continuation of the Ben Delo Commonwealth Leadership Programme, a scholarship for civil servants of Commonwealth member states, as well as officials of British overseas territories and Hong Kong SAR. Find out more➡️ kcl.ac.uk/news/scholarsh… 🧵⬇️

My wonderful colleague Michelle Clement has a new book coming out that promises to be a must read!

"This is a time for us to stand strong, and stand together, as a commonwealth with common values" 🎉This week we we celebrated the achievements of the Ben Delo Commonwealth Leadership Programme ➡️ Read Prof Michael Sanders' speech from the event: kcl.ac.uk/news/strengthe…

🎓 The Masters in Health and Social Care Policy at King’s College London is for anyone interested in health and social care policy in a local, national, or global context. ➡️ Join our online open day to find out more: kcl.ac.uk/events/postgra…

In our latest blog, Michael Sanders & Julia Ellingwood discuss our new report on rising student mental health difficulties & widening LGBTQ+ disparities. They suggest that universities must do more to provide targeted support. Read more: taso.org.uk/news-blog/trou…

"Where the network does consider inequality, it remains primarily in socioeconomic terms...not on the wider forms and structures of inequality in society" Michael Sanders argues the What Works movement should have a greater focus on reducing inequalities kcl.ac.uk/news/inequalit…

Environment secretary Steve Reed said Tamara Finkelstein "has done a fantastic job of leading the department over the last six years" civilserviceworld.com/professions/ar…

This quote from the Conservatives RE Reform suggests that at least sometimes, possible often, catchy solutions *are* the solutions to complex problems.

This is the difference between us - you have anecdote to support your position, I have systematic evidence to show that it is wrong - assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5f22cbd9…. Perhaps our different approaches explain why you support Reform UK and I don't? #EvidenceRules.

I’ve taken issue with The Rest Is Politics Rory Stewart ALASTAIR CAMPBELL’s criticism of HMT asking for RCTs - they are right to, but should put their money where their mouth is when it comes to evidence based prisons and probation l (with Julia Ellingwood)

Delighted to announce that we have several studentships to be awarded for this Autumn following last year’s eight winners MA Government Studies Deadline for applications 23 May: kcl.ac.uk/news/studentsh…

"the landscape of social policy is littered with ideas that should have worked but ultimately were found not to be (cost-) effective" ✍️ Michael Sanders & Julia Ellingwood on the importance of evidence when designing interventions to reduce recidivism ➡️ kcl.ac.uk/news/we-have-p…

"...it is quite clear that the agenda has been set by stakeholders on the evidence side, not those closest to practice." Tris Lumley writes about the need to decentralise the What Works movement for our series on the future of evidence-based policy kcl.ac.uk/news/what-work…

Last Friday we were delighted to host the launch of "The Anti-Racist Social Worker in Practice", the new book edited by Nimal Jude, Dr Tanya Moore and Glory Simango. Find out more about the book here ➡️ routledge.com/The-Anti-Racis…

This #PrideMonth, we want to highlight LGBTQ+ student mental health. Our report reveals: ▪️ 30% of bisexual & 29% of lesbian students report mental health difficulties. ▪️ Over 50% of non-binary & 40% of trans students report mental health difficulties. ▪️ Mental health is the

"...the lack of long-term follow up, particularly using administrative data, is an example of dollar bills being left on the sidewalk." ✍️ Michael Sanders & Julia Ellingwood on the need to not only assess the immediate outcomes of policy interventions kcl.ac.uk/news/we-must-o…

🎉 A huge congratulations to our visiting faculty member, Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang, Founder and Director of Lighthouse Pedagogy Trust, who has been awarded a Medal of the Order of the British Empire in the King's Birthday Honours for services to Social Enterprise and Young People. 🎉

"the rock solid scientific basis of the work just wasn't there in this case" Michael Sanders on the consequences of working with major behavioural science research that has since been found to be dishonest ➡️More in the The Times and The Sunday Times: thetimes.com/uk/science/art…

We’re heading to #CivilServiceLive in Cardiff tomorrow 🎉 Swing by our hub for: ✅ Policy quiz & prizes ✅ CPD tips to boost your skills ✅ ‘Ask me anything’ with senior policy leaders civilservicelive.gov.uk/csl/datesandlo… #CSLive #PolicyProfession #PublicServiceDay