For the second seminar in the Policy Fellows seminar series, we were joined by Dr Coco Newton, Research Fellow at UCL’s Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience; and Schmidt Science Fellow at the Engineering Design Centre, University of Cambridge.

Professor Jennifer Rubin, Chief Scientific Adviser at the Home Office, led a discussion for CSaP's Continuing Policy Fellows on evidence-based policy in a mission-led government.

The ‘Future Uses of Space’ project has tested whether narrative evidence, often neglected, can inform future UK space policy and strategy. The project was supported by the Capabilities in Academic-Policy Engagement (CAPE) project with funding from Research England and support from the Centre for Science and Policy.

We are delighted to announce the names of the successful applicants to the Policy Fellowship Programme for Lent Term 2025.

The Centre for Science and Policy is recruiting a new role to join the CSaP team and to manage communications and events.

Dimitri Zenghelis is an economist whose research focusses on the macroeconomics of climate change. He is Special Adviser at the University of Cambridge’s Bennett Institute for Public Policy. Here, he describes his present research and the role that CSaP has played in the process.

The Centre for Science and Policy Annual Reception welcomed policy professionals and researchers who have engaged and collaborated with the Centre during 2024.

A new report by researchers from the University of Cambridge and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) argues the UK government should invest in green infrastructure now or watch productivity lag behind China, the United States and other countries already running away with the benefits.

Dr Nikolai Kazantsev, Research Associate at the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), University of Cambridge, gave a presentation on the theme of 'Approaches to public policy' at an online seminar for our Policy Fellows.

CSaP’s Dowling Policy Fellowship met last month to listen to a series of talks designed to stimulate discussion around ageing and health. As life expectancy grows, age-related conditions such as neurodegenerative diseases, cancer and immune system disorders become more prevalent.