UK Evaluation Society

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The UK Evaluation Society (UKES) was founded in 1994 and is the principle professional organisation for evaluation, e.g., of social policy and programmes, in the UK. [1] [2] [3] It is a member of the UK Academy of Social Sciences. [4] Its president is Dr Kirstine Szifris (December 2023 until November 2026) [5] [6] and Executive Director is Nick Posford. [7]

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Activities

Membership

The most recent membership figures (up to June 2022) are presented in the table below. [16]

UKES membership figures
26 May 202026 May 202122 June 2022
Individual members117183206
Student members11413
Institutional members (org)223340
Total number of members247642930

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  2. Wond, T. (2020). United Kingdom. In R. Stockmann, W. Meyer, & L. Taube (Eds.), The Institutionalisation of Evaluation in Europe (pp. 249–269). Springer International Publishing.
  3. UKES is listed under major professional organizations in a highly cited text on evaluation by Peter H. Rossi, Mark W. Lipsey, Howard E Freeman (2003). Evaluation: A Systematic Approach (7th edition). SAGE Publications.
  4. Sciences, Academy of Social. "Societies". Academy of Social Sciences. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  5. "President-Elect: Dr Kirstine Szifris". UK Evaluation Society. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  6. "Dr Kirstine Szifris | SHiFT". shiftuk.org. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  7. "New Executive Director". UK Evaluation Society. February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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  9. "Sponsors & Supporters". UK Evaluation Society. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  10. UK Evaluation Society (2018). Guidelines for Good Practice in Evaluation.
  11. UK Evaluation Society (2023). Quality of Evidence Rubrics for Single Cases.
  12. Evaluation Task Force and Modernisation and Reform (2022, July 4), Evaluation training courses
  13. HM Treasury (2020). The Magenta Book.
  14. Department for Business and Trade (2023). Driving our performance: DBT’s monitoring and evaluation strategy 2023 to 2026 (web version).
  15. Evaluative Practice (formerly known as The Evaluator).
  16. "UKES Annual Report 2022" (PDF). Retrieved 23 January 2024.