Networks of evidence and expertise for public policy

13 March 2018, 4pm

Goal posts or judging panels?

A policy workshop to explore the challenges of performance measurement for government in the context of innovation, life sciences and UK plc.

7 March 2018, 4pm

How can behavioural insights research help reduce demand for products of illegal wildlife trade?

A two-day workshop to explore the opportunities and challenges of delivering campaigns to reduce demand for Illegal Wildlife Trade products.

25 October 2017, 4pm

How can research in the arts and humanities make a greater contribution to the work of government?

24 October 2017, 4pm

Civil Society Futures: Public policy perspectives on civil society

This policy workshop will address a series of questions on the connections between policy and civil society, including the definition of civil society, and future possibilities for effectively utilising civil society in policy making.

13 September 2017, 4pm

Monitoring the global food system: building trust and resilience for UK citizens and consumers

A CSaP Policy Workshop organised in partnership with the Cambridge Global Food Security Initiative.

15 June 2017, 4pm

Innovative climate risk assessment

The purpose of this workshop is to explore the potential for longer term research initiatives at Cambridge to develop data science methods for more useful climate risk assessments.

20 April 2017, 4pm

Towards a British Ecosystems Services Policy

This roundtable discussion will bring together policy professionals from government with representatives from farming associations and industries, academic experts and other relevant stakeholders to discuss this important issue.

2 March 2017

What will the internet of the future look like?

Join us for this one-day workshop. The future internet will no longer just be smart phone apps and the Cloud, largely deployed in the richest 20% of the world for knowledge, fun and profit. It will be the Internet of drones, the Internet of AIs, the Internet of the developing world. It will also be the Internet of truth, lies and mixed realities.

22 February 2017

Future of mobility

The Government Office for Science, is undertaking a Foresight Project on the Future of Mobility. This project will bring together cutting-edge academic research, industry expertise and policy making to consider the future transport landscape. The project will work with policy makers to consider what this evidence base means for policy development in this area. Further to this, by assessing and prioritising key trends in mobility, a set of future scenarios wil be developed and their consequences analysed. Among other themes, the project will examine the social and demographic drivers changing the future transport landscape.

14 February 2017, 12:45pm

Devolution and inclusive economic growth (Manchester)

Devolution offers new opportunities for inclusive economic growth. This workshop will bring together academics from the Universities of Cambridge and Manchester with policy professionals from local government to explore working together in city areas to enhance economic opportunities across the population.