Thousands of Year 12 pupils are receiving letters from @KingsCollegeLon students encouraging them to see university as an option✨ The project – partially funded by TASO with @educationgovuk support– aims to show that higher education is for everyone. Read more:

We’ve got a brilliant new group of visiting professors joining us at @kcl_sfg - delighted to have them join us!

Continuing my month of having methods beef with people, this time in conversation with @CNN

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 https://t.co/gmGl11I2iN #CSLive #PolicyProfession #PublicServiceDay

"the rock solid scientific basis of the work just wasn't there in this case" @mike_t_sanders on the consequences of working with major behavioural science research that has since been found to be dishonest ➡️More in the @thetimes: https://t.co/AaJdUlU9nP

🎉 A huge congratulations to our visiting faculty member, Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang, Founder and Director of @lp_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 lack of long-term follow up, particularly using administrative data, is an example of dollar bills being left on the sidewalk." ✍️ @mike_t_sanders & @JuliaEllingwood on the need to not only assess the immediate outcomes of policy interventions https://t.co/16rAIjib91

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

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 ➡️ https://t.co/nte6ZLpR10

"...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

"the landscape of social policy is littered with ideas that should have worked but ultimately were found not to be (cost-) effective" ✍️ @mike_t_sanders & @JuliaEllingwood on the importance of evidence when designing interventions to reduce recidivism ➡️ https://t.co/Z4EQGcWts8

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: https://t.co/gBYxpROADv

I’ve taken issue with @RestIsPolitics @RoryStewartUK @campbellclaret’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 @JuliaEllingwood)

This is the difference between us - you have anecdote to support your position, I have systematic evidence to show that it is wrong - https://t.co/DtANoJmanE. Perhaps our different approaches explain why you support @reformparty_uk and I don't? #EvidenceRules.

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

Environment secretary Steve Reed said Tamara Finkelstein "has done a fantastic job of leading the department over the last six years" https://t.co/3qjCHHbJlZ

"Where the network does consider inequality, it remains primarily in socioeconomic terms...not on the wider forms and structures of inequality in society" @mike_t_sanders argues the What Works movement should have a greater focus on reducing inequalities https://t.co/HDa94xOKZ6

In our latest blog, @mike_t_sanders & @JuliaEllingwood 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:

🎓 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:

"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: https://t.co/waIXRl21zn