Alex Pollitt

Director of Research, Policy Institute at King's College London. Views my own. RTs not endorsements.

[Alex Pollitt @pollittalex]

Worth catching up on tonight’s @BBCPanorama if you missed it. It discusses new @policyatkings research on conspiracy theories about terror attacks - as well as the impact they have on the lives of survivors.

[The Policy Institute @policyatkings]

NEW: For tonight’s #BBCPanorama – on now, with @mariannaspring – we’ve conducted research into the UK public's views of conspiracy theories relating to terror attacks.

Using data from @SavantaComRes, we found the following... 🧵
https://t.co/VZbukrahIT

[Alex Pollitt @pollittalex]

@KerrynPennell @KingsCollegeLon @orygen_aus Really good to see you and catch up on the exciting policy developments at @orygen_aus. Great to be involved in such important work!

[Alex Pollitt @pollittalex]

Come and work with us!
We’re looking for a Research Associate in policy and mental health - really exciting role based in @policyatkings and working with @kcsamh on how social, economic and cultural change affect mental health.

Apply by 6 July ➡️ https://t.co/M44o4biwZU

[Susannah Hume @SusSumHum]

Job alert! We've got a cool Research Associate role: if you're a mixed methods researcher into research on research and evaluating HE provision and practice, please take a look! £38-45k pa, 2 year FTC, part-time (0.6FTE+) considered. Closes 7 July. https://t.co/8u0m8blt00

[Alex Pollitt @pollittalex]

Come and work with us!
We’re looking for a Research Associate in policy and mental health - really exciting role based in @policyatkings and working with @kcsamh on how social, economic and cultural change affect mental health.

Apply by 6 July ➡️ https://t.co/M44o4biwZU

[Alex Pollitt @pollittalex]

Briefing note from our first Policy Lab of the @NHSCHECK1 project, looking at how we can better support the mental health and wellbeing of NHS staff. Thanks to everyone who participated!

[NHS CHECK @NHSCHECK1]

We've been working closely with @policyatkings to shows how effective use of early findings from NHS CHECK can support NHS staff.
Read the briefing in full here:
https://t.co/8tAnYtDDfj

[Jonathan Grant @jonathancgrant]

Glad to see our review of the Australian Research Council’s Engagement and Impact Assessment is out:
https://t.co/Uw12Vfnzxr

@policyatkings @pollittalex

[Andrew Leather @AndyLeather1]

This is very serious and has prompted my first tweet in 7 years! We must see a reversal of this decision by government as soon as possible
https://t.co/aRbFjzSOmL

[The Policy Institute @policyatkings]

NEW: The public have significant misperceptions about some aspects of the NHS, which risk undermining how sustainable it is seen to be.

In our study, supported by @HealthFdn, we looked at perceptions of the NHS in more normal times #REALCentre
https://t.co/XGZgQWQCbL

[The Policy Institute @policyatkings]

NEW: By international standards the British public are particularly concerned about geographical inequalities – but among the least likely to be worried about gender inequality, according to our new 28-country study with @IpsosMORI

https://t.co/Hy91XSDK4P

[Alex Pollitt @pollittalex]

@JoshMcFayden @royalsociety @jonathancgrant Thanks, Josh - glad you enjoyed it!

[Alex Pollitt @pollittalex]

@jonathancgrant Same day for me, just minus the cricket angst! Although last night’s football was pretty miserable...

[Alex Pollitt @pollittalex]

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[Jonathan Grant @jonathancgrant]

Been reviewing some referee comments for a grant application that I have in with @pollittalex ... apparently we "have a reputation for under-promising and over-delivering” - I think that is a compliment but it may also be poor grantsmanship ....

[Alex Pollitt @pollittalex]

@hashimi_bashir @KingsNMS Thanks - glad you enjoyed it!

[Tim Spector MD (Prof) @timspector]

3 Data analysts urgently needed to help our KCL ZOE team with #Longcovid research w skills in big data, epidemiology, genetics, omics - look on https://t.co/rW2SQRIW0F or contact @DrClaireSteves . We have plenty of data - need the skilled people to turn them into discoveries.

[The Policy Institute @policyatkings]

Come work with us! We're recruiting for a Director of Policy Impact to develop new funded research and consultancy programmes.

The role would suit someone with significant experience in policy research and designing and delivering complex projects.

➡️ https://t.co/2D1TeaaTzF

[Ben Bleasdale @Ben_Bleasdale]

The promised BEIS R&D bureaucracy paper has landed, to offer us all some Thursday afternoon reading:

https://t.co/z63K8NcII4

"TRAC and research costing" - BEIS know how to reel me in. 👩‍🔬

[The Policy Institute @policyatkings]

NEW: The UK is getting used to wearing face masks, but they've been a source of tension for some, and notable minorities believe conspiracy theories about them.

Study with @IpsosMORI just before masks became mandatory in shops but after new rule announced https://t.co/Ji1KBmwXR9

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

NEW with @AndyBounds, @sarahnev & @Laura_K_Hughes:

The UK government’s published numbers of new cases at local authority level only include pillar 1 and *not* pillar 2 cases, meaning as many as 90% of new cases are missing from the data

https://t.co/xGydQLHWjX

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[King's College London @KingsCollegeLon]

Major new @policyatkings @IpsosMORI study finds the public say they are sticking to the #StayAtHome advice, reflecting their real caution at lifting restrictions and continued focus on the #health impacts over effects on the #economy and #education >