Bridging the Gap: evaluation to action
UKES2026
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UKES2026
Sheffield, UK
18 – 21 May 2026
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18 May
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19 May
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20 May
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21 May
Time zone:
Europe/London
09:00
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09:05
Online day - Welcome
09:05
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10:00
Online Keynote - Trussell (Barnard and Yarde)
10:05
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10:30
Online day - session 1
10:35
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11:00
Online day - session 2
11:00
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11:20
Online day - break
11:20
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11:45
Online day - session 3
11:50
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12:15
Online day - session 4
12:20
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12:45
Online day - session 5
12:45
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13:45
Lunch
13:45
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14:35
Those Three Words
14:40
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15:05
Online day - session 6
15:10
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15:35
Online day - session 7
15:35
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16:00
Online day - break
15:55
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16:20
Online day - session 8
16:25
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16:50
Online day - session 9
16:55
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17:00
Online day closing remarks - Nick Posford
14:00
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15:00
AI Masterclass (1)
Room 1
14:00
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15:00
From operational to strategic thinking as an evaluator 1
Room 2
15:00
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16:00
Launch of Early Career Evaluators' Toolkit (includes refreshments)
16:00
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17:00
AI Masterclass (2)
Room 1
16:00
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17:00
From operational to strategic thinking as an evaluator 2
Room 2
17:00
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20:00
Registration desk open for the conference
Please come to the reception desk in the foyer to check in and pick up your lanyard
07:00
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08:00
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08:30
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17:00
Registration desk open for the conference
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09:00
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09:05
Welcome from Conference Chair, Dr Fiona Larner
09:05
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09:50
Keynote: Hetan Shah, Chief Executive, The British Academy
09:50
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10:50
Panel: Evidence to action: views from different sectors
10:50
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11:30
Break
11:30
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11:55
Session 10
12:00
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12:25
Session 11
12:30
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12:55
Session 12
13:00
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14:00
Lunch
14:00
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14:45
Keynote: Sam Freedman, Fellow, Institute of Government
14:50
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15:15
Session 13
15:15
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15:40
Session 14
15:45
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16:10
Session 15
16:10
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16:30
Break
16:30
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17:15
Keynote: Isabelle Bourgeois, Ph.D, Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa, Canada
17:15
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18:30
Poster Session + Drinks sponsored by Verian
18:20
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18:30
Poster Awards sponsored by Technopolis
07:00
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08:00
Yoga
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08:30
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17:00
Registration desk open for the conference
Please come to the reception desk in the foyer to check in and pick up your lanyard
09:00
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09:45
The Evaluation Agency Tightrope
09:50
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10:30
AGM & Professionalisation Consultation Kick Off
10:30
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11:10
Break
11:10
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11:35
Session 16
11:40
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12:05
Session 17
12:10
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12:35
Session 18
12:35
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13:45
Lunch
13:45
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14:10
Session 19
14:15
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14:40
Session 20
14:45
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15:10
Session 21
15:10
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15:30
Break
15:30
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15:50
Session 22
15:55
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16:15
Session 23
16:20
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17:10
The State of Evaluation in the UK - exclusive Ipsos panel
17:10
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17:20
Closing remarks by Kirstine Szifris, President, UK Evaluation Society
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