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  • 31 July 2025

    New CSaP Advisory Council members appointed

    We are pleased to announce the appointment of four new members to the CSaP Advisory Council: Professor Michael Kenny, Professor Anand Menon, Salma Shah, and Dr Hannah White.
  • 21 July 2025

    Supporting mental health and neurodiversity in young people

    This session at the 2025 CSaP Annual Conference explored the challenges of supporting children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders, neurodiversity and mental health conditions.
  • 18 July 2025

    Disinformation, security and democracy

    The 2025 CSaP Annual Conference brought together experts and stakeholders for a thought-provoking panel discussion on disinformation, security and democracy, held at the Royal Society.
  • 18 July 2025

    Networks and inclusive innovation: Experiences from Cambridge and Manchester

    Using the Cambridge-Manchester partnership as a case study, the 2025 CSaP Annual Conference brought together an expert panel to explore how human and informational networks can be intentionally designed to foster inclusive innovation.
  • 18 July 2025

    Navigating future pandemics

    Rob Doubleday (Executive Director, Centre for Science and Policy) chaired a discussion at the 2025 CSaP Annual Conference on navigating future pandemics. The panellists explored zoonotic risks, interdisciplinary approaches, and government response mechanisms, emphasising the need for proactive, data-driven preparedness.
  • 18 July 2025

    CSaP Annual Conference closing plenary: Resilience in a changing world

    The closing plenary session at the 2025 CSaP Annual Conference brought together three speakers from panels throughout the day to reflect on the key takeaways and to identify the ways different policy areas interact and inform each other.
  • 18 July 2025

    Critical minerals and net zero

    As a part of CSaP's 2025 Annual Conference, Nicola Buckley (Director for Fellowships and Networks, Centre for Science and Policy) chaired a panel on critical minerals and net zero.
  • 18 July 2025

    From permacrisis to possibility: Research and innovation in the NHS and life sciences

    Professor Lucy Chappell, Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and Lord James O’Shaughnessy, discussed the life sciences, healthcare and economic growth in the opening address at the 2025 CSaP Annual Conference.
  • 18 July 2025

    What can academic evidence and expertise contribute to the UK's housebuilding targets?

    Salma Shah (Director at Kraken Strategy and former government adviser) chaired a panel discussion at the 2025 CSaP Annual Conference that explored how research and evidence might contribute to the UK's housebuilding targets.
  • 2 July 2025

    Reducing violence in the UK by 50% in the next 10 years

    The theme of our recent Policy Leaders Fellows day was ‘Reducing serious violence and understanding what it means to feel “safer”’. Professor Manuel Eisner gave a talk on the key challenges and policy priorities for achieving the government’s Safer Streets Mission.