The UCL Policy Lab is delighted to announce the appointment of Torsten Bell, Chief Executive of the Resolution Foundation, as an Honorary Professor

Launching next week, the new UCL Policy Lab aims to transform thinking by creating a space for collaboration and innovation.

The UCL Policy Lab is delighted to announce the appointment of Chris Giles, Economics Editor at the Financial Times, as an Honorary Professor of Practice

In this special series of Citizen Portraits taken in Birmingham and Liverpool by the photographer Jorn Tomter, we have sought to capture the hopes and fears of ordinary voters in a time of

The UCL Policy Lab is delighted to announce Paul Johnson CBE, Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, has become a Visiting Professor.

Launching next week, the new UCL Policy Lab aims to transform thinking by creating a space for collaboration and innovation.

Professor Wendy Carlin and Professor Imran Rasul on tackling inequality

It’s all very well knowing that inequalities start in childhood, but what should society do about it? That question is at the heart of economist Gabriella Conti’s career.

A new report from the UCL Policy Lab and More in Common sets out how we can reset our politics and rebuild faith in our institutions by prioritising respect for ordinary people.

Moazzam was recently Director General, Africa at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Moazzam is now Managing Director at the World Resources Institute and will be working with the

Lisa Nandy MP will deliver this year's Orwell Lecture on 'Wigan, the World and Everywhere in Between - How We Build a Country That Works'

Challenging inequality and promoting human rights requires us to understand the forces that drive our economic and political lives. That means research of the greatest sophistication. It also means

Paul Johnson, Director at the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) and Visiting Professor at UCL, and Xiaowei Xu, Senior Research Economist at the IFS

A discussion with Chris Giles (FT), Lucy Barnes (UCL), and Michela Tincani (UCL) about the current status of economic expertise.

Dame Clare was known in government for her ability to take on complex challenges. Now, as Chief Executive of Citizens Advice, she leads a team supporting millions of families and individuals through

Rethinking Economic Policy & Decision Making opens up the conversation, allowing researchers and decision-makers to collaborate with expert policymakers, businesses, charitable organisations and

Everywhere people gather - places of worship, at the school gate, on the shop floor - there are places for people to build connection with each other and begin to hold the powerful to account. Marc

Attila Lindner why it is possible to increase the National Living Wage during a time of high inflation and recession.

UCL Policy Lab partnered with the Orwell Foundation this year to host the annual Orwell Lecture. After the event, James Baggaley headed to Wigan to speak with this year’s lecturer Lisa Nandy MP

Speaking ahead of the announcement spoke of the vital role political storytelling plays in securing democracy and tackling our shared challenges

We talk constitutions, citizens assemblies and public expectations with Alan Renwick

The UCL Policy Lab is delighted to announce the appointments of Dr Dan Honig and Dr Gabriel Ulyssea as co-leads for the UCL Policy Lab’s Ensuring Sustainable Development research theme.

Dr Dan Honig is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at UCL and co-lead for the UCL Policy Labs Ensuring Sustainable Development research theme. Here he talks to us about how everyday solutions

We speak with Clare Moriarty, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice. Torsten Bell, Wei Cui, Alex Hartman, Lindsey Macmillan and many more in the second edition of the magazine.

Professor Jennifer Hudson explores the transformative power of empathy and collaboration

UCL & the Joseph Rowntree Foundation launch the “ordinary hope” project to help power the future of economic and social justice in the UK

Part of the UCL Policy & Practice seminar series.

Grimsby and Our Future are mobilising big ideas and everyday expertise to imagine a brighter future. Here are some lessons from a community doing the hard work of local renewal.

Dr Dan Honig is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at UCL and co-lead for the UCL Policy Labs Ensuring Sustainable Development research theme. Here he talks to us about how everyday solutions

Reflecting on his experience in Whitehall, Paul Kissack writes about how policymakers can’t ‘public service reform’ our way to better lives: instead we need to focus much more on the structural

We speak to the renowned economist Christian Dustmann about the events and experience that have shaped his life and work. And how as Founding Director of the Centre for Research and Analysis of

As local government and community leaders from across the UK meet at the annual Stronger Things conference, politicians of all parties are asking how we can unlock the energy and talent of our

Getting our future back: why Britain needs ordinary hope not extraordinary disruption

Torsten Bell talks with the Lab’s James Baggaley about the current drive for growth, the energy crisis and the shifting economic consensus.

UCL has been awarded the University of the Year 2024 by the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide.

A discussion with Chris Giles (FT), Lucy Barnes (UCL), and Michela Tincani (UCL) about the current status of economic expertise.

We spoke to Lukasz Rachel about how his early life shaped his interest in understanding how major shifts in the economy affected individual families and communities.

Lenders are making big profits as they delay increasing interest on deposits

Using the latest data analysis Dame Clare and the team at Citizens Advice are able to provide real-time insights into the challenges facing communities.

Confessing that I taught Liz Truss politics at Oxford University is not going to make me many friends in the self-consciously progressive political circles that

UCL Policy Lab | Launch

Uta Schönberg looks at what happened to women’s participation in the workplace in post-reunification Germany and reveals why culture matters so much when women choose whether or not to return to

Moazzam Malik is a Managing Director at the World Resources Institute, former British civil servant, diplomat, and Ambassador to Indonesia, ASEAN and Timor Leste, and Honorary Professor of Practice

The Provost and President of UCL, Dr Michel Spence, lays out why the UCL Policy Lab is uniquely placed to help society meet the challenges it faces.

How can we ensure economics is designing tools that answer the challenges facing communities today? We speak with a prominent UCL economist and a leading policy researcher from Citizen’s Advice.

Politicians have a natural instinct to want to politicise the civil service but it's important they understand the downsides, including the impact on government effectiveness

Before her visit to one of the Policy Lab’s special collaborative conversation sessions, we spoke to Tara McGuinness, former head of domestic policy in the Biden-Harris transition team, about why a

A world news podcast from the New Statesman, discussing the latest in global news and current affairs.

Lisa Nandy MP will deliver this year's Orwell Lecture on 'Wigan, the World and Everywhere in Between - How We Build a Country That Works'

We speak to former Chief Economist of the World Bank, Penny Goldberg, about the need to understand the importance of place and community when advocating for policy change.

Join us to launch Polly Toynbee's new book which explores the myth of mobility, the guilt of privilege, and class in Britain.

As the UCL Policy Lab’s first Visiting Professor, James Graham sat down with Communications and Engagement Manager James Baggaley to talk about the lack of inspiring narratives, the democratic