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.
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.
Our People
We offer a broad range of expertise in public policy across disciplines, sectors, governments and politics.
Latest news and insights
Scrapping Universal Credit’s two-child limit in Scotland: A small price to pay for those deepest in poverty
20 February 2025
The Scottish Government announced in December 2024 that it will mitigate the impact of the two-child limit, which according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation would lift 10,000 children out of poverty if implemented today. In this blog, Dr Sarah Weakley explores the policy in detail.
At a glance: Your guide to the 2025 German federal election
20 February 2025
With the federal elections in Germany days away and the rise of populist radical right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) dominating media reports, Dr Petar Bankov examines what might happen in the elections and what the incoming German government might look like after Sunday’s vote.
Marginal Tax Rates, Cliff-Edges and Devolution
18 February 2025
Professor Graeme Roy writes for the Centre for Public Policy blog, exploring the unintended consequences that overlapping devolved and reserved decisions on taxation and social security can have on individuals.
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.
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