EA - EA Landscape in the UK by DavidNash

Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: EA Landscape in the UK, published by DavidNash on December 13, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum.SummaryIn this post I’m attempting to give an overview of what EA looks like in the UK, including communities and organisations with a range of affiliation with EA.EA Hubs in the UKMost of the people working at EA related organisations are in London, Oxford or Cambridge (sometimes known as Loxbridge), with some remote workers around the UK. It’s quite easy to get from London to Oxford or Cambridge, being about an hour by train, and people regularly travel between them.LondonLondon probably has the largest number of people interested in EA. There are roughly 150-250 people working at EA related organisations although the majority of people interested in EA are working in the private sector, government, academia or (non EA) nonprofits. There are also four EA university groups in London at Imperial College London, King's College London, University College London and London School of Economics.There isn't one main EA community in London, there are quite a few subgroups based around different causes, workplaces and interests. There are also people who have an interest but attend an event or get involved with a relevant opportunity once every few years.SubcommunitiesWorkplace/Cause CommunitiesCharity Entrepreneurship are near Queens Park and with each new cohort there are more organisations set up that work from the CE office, mainly on global health & development, health security or animal welfareThe Centre on Long-Term Risk are near Primrose Hill and there is a community there for people working on suffering risksConjecture are close to London Bridge and support the SERI-MATS fellowship nearby, both focusing on AI SafetyProfession communitiesThe civil service has people interested in EA working there and they have regular meetupsEA Finance has quite a few members in London and they have meetups every few monthsEA Tech have meetups every month or twoThere is also a group for people who are interested in politics and EAThere are usually 1 or 2 meetups a year for entrepreneurs and consultantsUniversity groupsThere are 4 quite active groups, roughly 20 volunteer organisers as well as the London EA Hub (LEAH) supporting students interested in EAICLKCLUCLLSEInterest communitiesEA for Christians have had meetups in London every few monthsThere are also meetups for people to play football, dance, go to gigs, stitch and climbThere are now quite a few EA related organisations in London, in 2015 there was just Founders Pledge and some Givewell recommended charities.EA MetaCharity Entrepreneurship80,000 HoursFounders PledgeImpactful Government CareersLet’s FundSoGiveNon-trivialEA UKLEAH - supporting EA groups in London. They are also running a co-working space for students and professionals working on EA projectsEffective GivingRethink Priorities ~18 people based in UKBetter MattersSocial Change LabGlobal DevelopmentAgainst Malaria FoundationSchistosomiasis Control InitiativeMalaria ConsortiumGiveDirectly - London OfficeSuvitaCanopieLead Exposure Elimination ProjectAnimal Welfare - Most of these are the UK based teams for international orgsThe Humane LeagueAnimal EqualityOpen CagesThe Good Food Institute EuropeAnimal Advocacy CareersAnimal AskFish Welfare InitiativeCellular Agriculture UKAI AlignmentConjectureThe Cooperative AI FoundationDeepmind Safety teamSafe AI LondonLong Term Future/Existential RisksLongview PhilanthropyLondon Existential Risk Initiative (aimed at students)All-Party Parliamentary Group For Future GenerationsThe Centre for Long-Term Resilience1Day SoonerCenter on Long-Term RiskThere are some remote staff in London for various EA related organisations, such as Animal Charity Evaluators, Centre ...