Hi all! I’m Michelle. Usually I run Giving What We Can. Right now I’m on sabbatical to finish my PhD. It’s on how to extend QALYs/DALYs to questions involving creating lives as well as extending/improving them, and it has to be finished in two weeks time!
When I was at school I wanted to help charities, but never really got committed to one because I just didn’t know which it would be best to support. I was lucky enough to come across Will and Toby as they were setting up Giving What We Can, and through them the idea that you could do research to find which charities were the most effective. I was so excited to finally feel like I whole heartedly supported particular charities, knowing the good they did, and I was fascinated by all the information available on different charitable interventions.
My favourite part of working for Giving What We Can is how many lovely people I get to meet, chat to and work with. I’m ceaselessly impressed by how many people there are who care so much about others, and act on that in such a considered way. Being part of this community gives me the tools, support and inspiration to help others way more than I ever thought I could.
my PhD. It’s on how to extend QALYs/DALYs to questions involving creating lives as well as extending/improving them, and it has to be finished in two weeks time!
Ooo, sounds interesting! Could you post it when you’re done? (Does Oxford allow that?)
Yes, I think they do. Glad to hear it’s of interest! It will be a while though, because it’ll be a month before I defend/viva, and then there’ll likely be a couple of months of doing corrections.
Hi all! I’m Michelle. Usually I run Giving What We Can. Right now I’m on sabbatical to finish my PhD. It’s on how to extend QALYs/DALYs to questions involving creating lives as well as extending/improving them, and it has to be finished in two weeks time!
When I was at school I wanted to help charities, but never really got committed to one because I just didn’t know which it would be best to support. I was lucky enough to come across Will and Toby as they were setting up Giving What We Can, and through them the idea that you could do research to find which charities were the most effective. I was so excited to finally feel like I whole heartedly supported particular charities, knowing the good they did, and I was fascinated by all the information available on different charitable interventions.
My favourite part of working for Giving What We Can is how many lovely people I get to meet, chat to and work with. I’m ceaselessly impressed by how many people there are who care so much about others, and act on that in such a considered way. Being part of this community gives me the tools, support and inspiration to help others way more than I ever thought I could.
Ooo, sounds interesting! Could you post it when you’re done? (Does Oxford allow that?)
Yes, I think they do. Glad to hear it’s of interest! It will be a while though, because it’ll be a month before I defend/viva, and then there’ll likely be a couple of months of doing corrections.
Hey Michelle, I want to read this. Will you share the link?
Emailed you
Fantastic, glad to hear it. I hope your defense goes well.
Sorry, forgot about this Dale. If you give me your email address I’d be happy to send it to you.