How can you solve the world’s most pressing problems?
We’re a group that aims to help those in Bristol make a big, positive difference in the world!
What is Effective Altruism?
Effective altruism is a research field that aims to find the best ways to improve the world, through the use of evidence and careful reasoning. It’s also a movement of people who strive to take action on that basis, to make the biggest difference we can.
At EA Bristol, we try to apply the principles of effective altruism to help interested people in Bristol have a large positive social impact with their lives, whether that’s by pursuing a high impact career that tackles a pressing global problem, or through donating to effective charities.
Your career
Your career is one of the biggest tools you have in effecting social change. You’ll spend around 80,000 hours of your life working in your career. How can you best use those hours to help solve the world’s most pressing problems?
Find out more here.
Your Giving
With the right approach, you can make a major difference to the lives of others just by donating generously. See GiveWell’s top recommended global health charities. If you are up for it you can decide to take the Giving What We Can Pledge.
Your community
Joining a community can be one of the best ways to increase your impact. First, it can enable you to make hundreds of connections in one go. Second, a group of people working together can achieve more than they could individually through coordination.
Getting involved in the global effective altruism community, or the EA Bristol City/Student Group, is a great way to meet like-minded people and have fun.
Find out what events the City or Student Group is running.
Your Learning
We think the most important single factor determining the expected social impact of your work is probably the issue you choose to focus on.
There are lots of things one could potentially focus on: climate change, education, technological development, or something else. Choosing the right area to work on is really important, so we aim to help you actively think through what the most pressing problems in the world are.
If you’re a student at University of Bristol, come along to one of our Fellowships we run each term! This is a great way for you to be surrounded by like minded people who want to do the most good. Sign up here to find out when applications open up.