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  • 27 July 2018

    CSaP Visiting Research Fellow receives ERC grant

    CSaP Visiting Research Fellow, Dr Alice Vadrot, has received a European Research Council grant for her work on the politics of marine biodiversity data.
  • 24 July 2018

    The future of Consent Education

    This Policy Workshop bought together academics, policy makers and representatives from national charities to discuss the future of Relationships and sex education in the UK curriculum.
  • 20 July 2018

    Debating the future of artificial intelligence

    This event brought together experts on AI from Cambridge and the Rhine-Main universities for a debate on how artificial intelligence will transform public services and business and what role policy makers can play in preparing society for the future impact of artificial intelligence.
  • 20 July 2018

    Policy Internships Scheme - call open

    The research councils organise the Policy Internships Scheme for current research council-funded PhD students to work at host partner organisations on one or more policy topics relevant to both the student and the host.
  • 20 July 2018

    New Policy Fellows announced - Michaelmas Term 2018

    Following a further competitive election process, the Centre has announced the names of the successful applicants to the Policy Fellowship for Michaelmas Term 2018. We look forward to welcoming the following newly elected Fellows when they make their first visits to Cambridge between October and December.
  • 17 July 2018

    Two cultures: can policy makers and academic institutions ever work together effectively?

    Two cultures: can policy makers and academic institutions ever work together effectively? CSaP founders lecture by David Cleevely.
  • 9 July 2018

    Behaviour change, nudging and the nanny state

    The first session at CSaP's annual conference was chaired by Dr Helen Munn, Director of the Academy of Medical Sciences, and included world leading experts on behaviour change from the University of Cambridge, UCL and Defra.
  • 9 July 2018

    Advanced manufacturing: the skills challenge

    The second session at CSaP's annual conference was chaired by Rosa Wilkinson, Communications Director for the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, and included experts from BEIS, Cambridge and the Institute for Apprenticeships.
  • 28 June 2018

    What is the significance of science to Government?

    Patrick Vallance kicked off the Centre for Science and Policy’s Annual Conference with a keynote speech, just eleven weeks after starting his new role as the Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser.
  • 28 June 2018

    Uncertainty, communication and trust in a data-driven world

    This session highlighted the importance of effective communication to ensure trustworthiness.