Annette Boaz
Professor of Health and Social Care and Director of the Policy Research unit for the Health and Social Care Workforce (https://www.kcl.ac.uk/hscwru), Kings College London, Co-lead https://transforming-evidence.org
- Reposted by Annette Boaz"Turning research into real-world care in health and disability" with Unit Director @annetteboaz.bsky.social Online 24 February 2026 17:00 to 18:00 #BRIResearch www.kcl.ac.uk/events/turni...
- Reposted by Annette Boaz📺 Catch our @annetteboaz.bsky.social speaking with the Bloorview Research Institute at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital about how research can make a real difference across health and disability services 📆 Tuesday 24 February ➡️ hollandbloorview.ca/research-edu...
- Reposted by Annette BoazUnit Director @annetteboaz.bsky.social involved in new NIHR Mental Health Research Group led by Lancaster University with a focus on Lancashire and South Cumbria www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-fun...
- Reposted by Annette Boaz🎉 Congratulations to Zenzo Sibanda, who won the award for best presentation at the first of our Solidarity Symposia, which focused on fighting the climate crisis! 📆 We'll be hosting four more symposia on a range of themes throughout 2026 ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/serie...
- Reposted by Annette BoazMeet our speaker🎤 Prof Chris Summerfield, @summerfieldlab.bsky.social, @ox.ac.uk, will explore how capable AI systems are of human influence & what risks they pose to society & to democracy in our forthcoming webinar on 4 Feb. Register now➡️ acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...
- Reposted by Annette BoazUK academia’s presence on X is reaching a tipping point blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
- In Oslo today for Kari-Elisabeth’s PdD defence - looking forward to discussing her interesting work on evidence use in policy in Norway
- Reposted by Annette BoazWhoa😲 "DHSC is standing down the NIHR Maximising Impact and Public Partnership contract. Teams across the NIHR Coordinating Centre and wider NIHR community will continue to embed Impact and Inclusion into everything they do": www.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/wha... #PPI #PublicInvolvement
- Reposted by Annette Boaz🚨 Application deadline: January 18th 🌎 In the second of our Solidarity Symposia – Keeping democracy strong – join Prof Peter John, @gsamaras.bsky.social, Dr Joseph Sherlock & like-minded researchers to explore how we can tackle developing risks to democracies ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/solid...
- Reposted by Annette BoazCome work with us! We're looking for an Senior Lecturer in Public Policy to contribute to the academic life of the School for Government. Apply by 15 January ➡️ my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
- Reposted by Annette BoazIn today's newsletter, we share the NNERPP Yearbook, Youth Voice program, new #edresearch from DC Ed Rsrch Collaborative, DetroitPEER, EPIC, GPL, @iwerc.bsky.social, @uchiconsortium.bsky.social, MERC, PRiME, REL Mid-Atlantic, & RANYCS, and more: us14.campaign-archive.com?u=ac4a754c92...
- Reposted by Annette BoazWe’re featured in the December issue of Care Talk Magazine. Our CEO Professor Oonagh Smyth reflects on the achievements and learnings for social care in 2025 and what she hopes 2026 will bring for the sector and workforce. Find us on page 34: bit.ly/4q105CO
- Reposted by Annette BoazAlexis Rockman Traces the Unsettling Evolution of a #Climate in Crisis #Art #Paintings Link for more eerie #climatecrisis paintings and info: www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/alex...
- Free to download - the @who.int global research agenda for KT/EIP slide deck and infographic 😊
- About to start our @who.int Global Research Agenda on Knowledge Transfer and Evidence Informed Policy Making webinar @transformevidence.bsky.social
- Reposted by Annette BoazThank you so much @pvandergraaf.bsky.social - also for an engaged and stimulating dialogue this morning. What company!
- Massive congratulations to @taralamont.bsky.social who passed her Viva this morning with only minor corrections! 🥳 She demonstrated the hard grafting of #knowledge #mobilisation in a thoughtful conversation with Gillian Harvey, Alison Richardson and me, … 1/2
- Reposted by Annette BoazFINAL 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
- Reposted by Annette BoazWant to hold a major academic conference in the humanities and social sciences? We offer up to £20k (and sometimes £25k) for a conference on any topic to be held between April 27/March 28. Apply by 29 Jan 2026. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
- Reposted by Annette BoazHave a look at the winners of this year's Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) Awards, including a Research award for ARC-supported work 👏 www.adph.org.uk/resources/ad... @arc-em.bsky.social @arcwessex.bsky.social
- 🎖️🎉We thoroughly enjoyed celebrating this year's ADPH Awards last week's during #ADPHConf25🎉🎖️ Details of the shortlist, winners & sponsors ➡️www.adph.org.uk/resources/adph-awards-2025/ PHJobsUK @fphuk.bsky.social @rsph.bsky.social @intelligenthealth.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social OHID Penna
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- Reposted by Annette Boaz🚨 Tonight Join us to hear Julia Gillard and expert speakers share insights on how social science can still have global impact in an era of political polarisation and widespread misinformation, public scepticism, political interference, and funding reductions ⬇️
- Reposted by Annette BoazWe're launching the refreshed uremethods.org Repository - a free database to share and find tools researchers use to conduct high-quality research into how evidence use made, mobilised and used. Great to be here @ebrnetwork.bsky.social
- At the fantastic @ebrnetwork.bsky.social conference in Bergen @transformevidence.bsky.social
- At the fantastic @ebrnetwork.bsky.social conference in Bergen @transformevidence.bsky.social
- Reposted by Annette Boaz"@bobbyduffy.bsky.social director of the Policy Institute at KCL, said the study showed a 'frightening increase' in the sense of 'national division' and decline in the UK" The Times on our latest culture wars study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social
- Reposted by Annette BoazNewly added to NNERPP Extra’s #ResearchRoundup: New #edresearch from Georgia Policy Labs, Office for Education Policy, and Stanford-Sequoia K-12 Research nnerppextra.rice.edu #ResearchRoundupMonday
- Reposted by Annette BoazAlcohol researchers at @arc-southlondon.bsky.social have evaluated a home- and neighbourhood-based treatment approach that improves outcomes for people with serious alcohol problems, while reducing #NHS costs and hospital admissions arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/research-and... 💫 #ARCimpacts
- Reposted by Annette BoazHow can different forms of literature can help us make sense of environmental change, reconnect with place, and imagine more hopeful ways of living? Book here for our Art Club event on Thursday which will include a poetry workshop run by Dr Yvonne Reddick www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/livin...
- Deadline approaching 😊
- Call for Abstracts! Special Issue: Strengthening Research Practice Partnerships in Social Care: Evidence, Impact and Policy Learning Deadline: 3 Nov 2025 Full details: evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/10/15/e... @bupjournals.bsky.social @annetteboaz.bsky.social @a-mtowers.bsky.social
- Kathryn did an awesome inaugural lecture yesterday 👏 @transformevidence.bsky.social
- 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...
- Reposted by Annette BoazChallenging 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...
- Reposted by Annette BoazCall for Abstracts! Special Issue: Strengthening Research Practice Partnerships in Social Care: Evidence, Impact and Policy Learning Deadline: 3 Nov 2025 Full details: evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/10/15/e... @bupjournals.bsky.social @annetteboaz.bsky.social @a-mtowers.bsky.social
- Reposted by Annette Boaz@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
- Patients will benefit from a healthcare system where research is better embedded in care and supported by clinical trials. 🆕With @transformevidence.bsky.social we analysed 200+ policy recommendations and explored countries excelling in clinical research. 👉Read the summary: bit.ly/4qgCv6g
- Reposted by Annette Boaz'My own “rip-off” degree in Old and Middle English led to my writing 100 Horrid Henry stories, millions of books sold worldwide and countless kids becoming readers.' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- Reposted by Annette BoazCall for Abstracts! Special Issue: Strengthening Research Practice Partnerships in Social Care: Evidence, Impact and Policy Learning Deadline: 3 Nov 2025 Full details: evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/10/15/e... @bupjournals.bsky.social @annetteboaz.bsky.social @a-mtowers.bsky.social
- Reposted by Annette BoazNext keynote at #CMHP25 is Dr Caroline Copeland from King’s College London who is speaking on: Medicines, Misuse & Mortality: Lessons for Mental Health Pharmacy. Her research exposes the human cost of medication misuse and how policy can sometimes make things worse. www.kcl.ac.uk/research/the...
- Reposted by Annette Boaz📢 Evidence & Policy journal SPECIAL ISSUE Call for Abstracts: "Strengthening research practice partnerships in social care: Evidence, impact and policy learning" Guest Editors: @annetteboaz.bsky.social & @a-mtowers.bsky.social Abstracts deadline 3 November. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/strengt...
- Reposted by Annette BoazOur Community First Responders work, noted here by Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care Karin Smyth MP, is available via: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/communi...
- It was a real pleasure talking to #CFRs for the study mentioned in the Minister of State’s letter @hscwru.bsky.social
- It was a real pleasure talking to #CFRs for the study mentioned in the Minister of State’s letter @hscwru.bsky.social
- In a heartfelt letter to #ambulance trust chief executives, Karin Smyth, Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care, has praised the indispensable work of ambulance #volunteers, particularly Community First Responders (#CFRs), across the UK. > aace.org.uk/news/uk-heal...
- What a beautiful evening to be cycling @denbies vineyard. Very lucky to have all this on our doorstep
- Reposted by Annette BoazAbsolutely intellectually spoiled these past 2 days! At ‘A New Odyssey for Public Engagement’ in London, leading thinkers in science, diplomacy & public engagement from 4 continents came together to explore how the ODESSI framework (doi.org/10.5281/zeno...) can guide global dialogues on science 🌍✨
- Reposted by Annette BoazHuge thanks to Shaofeng Hu (UNESCO) & @francoisefrancois.bsky.social for inspiring keynotes, and to our brilliant speakers & discussants for their transdisciplinary insights 🙏 @itswiggins.bsky.social @annettemarkham.bsky.social @annetteboaz.bsky.social @davidludwig.bsky.social @gsej.bsky.social
- Absolutely intellectually spoiled these past 2 days! At ‘A New Odyssey for Public Engagement’ in London, leading thinkers in science, diplomacy & public engagement from 4 continents came together to explore how the ODESSI framework (doi.org/10.5281/zeno...) can guide global dialogues on science 🌍✨
- Reposted by Annette BoazIf you are interested in universities policy I’ll be on a panel discussing this with @greenmirandahere.bsky.social @pollymackenzie.bsky.social @papiteide.bsky.social & Michael Spence on Monday 3.15pm in Liverpool
- Reposted by Annette BoazHouse of Commons Education Select Committee cites Unit work by Ian Kessler and @annetteboaz.bsky.social The Committee has published: 'Solving the SEND Crisis' www.kcl.ac.uk/news/house-o...
- Reposted by Annette BoazNew in British Journal of Social Work Visiting Professor Cheryl Regehr, with Reader in Social Care at the Unit Mary Baginsky and colleagues: Experiences of in-person violence and cyberviolence against child welfare workers in Canada. academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance...
- Reposted by Annette BoazIn our new project, we are exploring how NHS Nursing Associates are working in GP practices. What's their role in the wider healthcare team, the types of work they do and the factors that affect their development and integration? #PrimaryCare arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/how-are-nurs...
- Reposted by Annette BoazComing up on Wednesday at the Unit 👇
- Reposted by Annette BoazA huge thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for our Workshop Pathways to Inclusion: Engaging Underrepresented Voices in Open Research Your insights, challenges, and ideas are helping us build a more inclusive, impactful research system. #openresearch #publicengagement #inclusion
- Reposted by Annette BoazAs part of Open House we are opening up the home of @britishacademy.bsky.social next Sunday 21 Sept. It’s a gorgeous building with a lot of history www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/livin...
- Reposted by Annette BoazTwo recent Unit studies examined #volunteering with the ambulance service, and in adult social care The researchers reflect on the parallels and distinctions to be drawn- @annetteboaz.bsky.social - Alec Fraser - Kalpa Kharicha www.kcl.ac.uk/news/volunte...
- Reposted by Annette Boaz@hscwru.bsky.social Director @annetteboaz.bsky.social talking about what Careforce (care workforce) means this afternoon. Great to see a packed out room, despite the tube strikes.
- Reposted by Annette BoazNEW Community First Responders and the ambulance service Alec Fraser, Ben Hickman, Britt Regal, Tianne Haggar, & @annetteboaz.bsky.social examine the impact of CFR volunteers in report out today www.kcl.ac.uk/news/communi...
- Last days of the summer in the Lake District
- Reposted by Annette BoazHealth Services Research UK 2025 By Imelda McDermott The Health Services Research UK (HSRUK) conference is a must-attend annual event for those interested in health and care services research, policy, and practice in the UK and internationally. It brings together a diverse community including…
- Reposted by Annette Boaz📢New publication from our team: "The meaning of ‘quality’ of homecare for older people: a scoping review" bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
- Reposted by Annette BoazHow can we support good decision-making in adults social care? Hear a new open access podcast that introduces the recently updated good decision-making resources. ow.ly/4sBG50Wwwfc
- Reposted by Annette BoazColorful aurora looking south next to a spring-fed river near Fairbanks, Alaska
- Reposted by Annette BoazFrom our Editors' Choice Collection, with #FreeAccess until 31 July! '#Policy engagement as ‘empowered representation’: democratic mediation through a participatory research project on climate resilience' by @laurencepiper.bsky.social et al.: doi.org/10.1332/1744... @bupjournals.bsky.social
