Where Evidence Meets Practice
About us
Governments and parliamentarians are confronting many difficult policy and societal challenges, from climate change to inequality, and ensuring the economy keeps pace with demographic and technological change.
The Centre for Public Policy is a commitment from the University of Glasgow to play our part in working with the policy community - locally, nationally and internationally - to access expertise, evidence, and to devise the right tools to find solutions to the challenges they face.
Who we are
Our Mission
To build collaboration between the research and policy community, by sharing evidence, nurturing skills, creating space for fresh thinking and preparing the next generation of policymakers.
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Our Work
We bring together experts across disciplines, sectors and communities to help policymakers deal with the myriad of challenges they face.
We do this through research, engagement, policy labs and other collaborative projects.
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Our People
We offer a broad range of expertise in public policy across disciplines, sectors, governments and politics.
Latest news and insights
Centre for Public Policy academic appointed as Fellow to prestigious Scottish Parliament scheme
7 November 2024
Research Associate Dr Dan Fisher will explore Scotland’s response to the integration of people forced to flee Ukraine as a Fellow in the Scottish Parliament’s Academic Fellowship Scheme, based in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe).
The US Presidential Election and the potential for future Trade Wars
6 November 2024
University of Glasgow Principal and Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli writes about the results of the 2024 US Presidential Election, warns of the potential for future trade wars, and notes it is now imperative that the UK re-evaluates its alignment with the EU as a large trading bloc.
Westminster rules? The United Kingdom Internal Market Act and devolution
22 October 2024
In this blog, Nicola McEwen, Thomas Horsley, Coree Brown Swan and Lisa Claire Whitten outline the findings of their recent report on the operation and impact of the UK Internal Market Act, suggesting that changes will need to be made if Starmer wants to meaningfully reset relations with the devolved governments.
Spotlight Podcast
The University of Glasgow Spotlight podcast discusses public policy and the political process at a local, national and international level, through a Scottish lens.
It brings together insights from experts across the University of Glasgow and beyond, in an accessible and engaging way.
Partnerships
The Centre for Public Policy works in collaboration with other organisations.
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