Where Evidence Meets Practice
About us
Governments and parliamentarians are confronting many difficult policy and societal challenges, from climate change to inequality, and ensuring the economy keeps pace with demographic and technological change.
The Centre for Public Policy is a commitment from the University of Glasgow to play our part in working with the policy community - locally, nationally and internationally - to access expertise, evidence, and to devise the right tools to find solutions to the challenges they face.
Who we are
Our Mission
To build collaboration between the research and policy community, by sharing evidence, nurturing skills, creating space for fresh thinking and preparing the next generation of policymakers.
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Our Work
We bring together experts across disciplines, sectors and communities to help policymakers deal with the myriad of challenges they face.
We do this through research, engagement, policy labs and other collaborative projects.
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Our People
We offer a broad range of expertise in public policy across disciplines, sectors, governments and politics.
Latest news and insights
New Report: Westminster Rules? The United Kingdom Internal Market Act and Devolution
3 October 2024
This impartial analysis of the context, content and operational impact of the UKIMA brings together leading academics from the Universities of Glasgow, Liverpool, Stirling and Queens University Belfast and offers pragmatic policy ideas that could lead to a new, more consensual way forward.
New Report: Scotland and the Constitution: Agreeing a way forward
25 September 2024
Co-authored by Prof. Kezia Dugdale, Associate Director and Stephen Noon, Research Associate, this report marks both the 10th Anniversary of the Independence Referendum and 25th Anniversary of the Scottish Parliament.
How to Revise the UK’s Fiscal Rules to Avoid Under-Investment
24 September 2024
Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli sets out why our current fiscal rules in the UK penalise investment and will hinder the Labour Government's growth mission.
Spotlight Podcast
The University of Glasgow Spotlight podcast discusses public policy and the political process at a local, national and international level, through a Scottish lens.
It brings together insights from experts across the University of Glasgow and beyond, in an accessible and engaging way.
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The Centre for Public Policy works in collaboration with other organisations.
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