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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.