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A new civil service code

This report from UK think tank Re:State summarises the current Code and then provides a full, new draft Code to replace the existing one. Criticisms...

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Building skills

This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society examines the built economy skills crisis. The construction and built environment sector – which brings together...

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Fairer for all: Towards a centralised model of admissions and access at Oxford and Cambridge

This report from UK think tank HEPI argues that while the current collegiate model is central to student life, it can create confusion and inequality...

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Grayburn: The UK’s future small arms requirements

This report from UK think tank RUSI provides a comprehensive framework for selecting a new service rifle that will underpin the UK’s future fighting capability....

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Public speaking training for think tankers

30 April 2026
9.30am – 4.30pm

Do you want to speak more confidently? Do you want to understand more about nerves and how to control them? Do you want to find out more about how to craft and structure a message? Then this training is for you!

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Media training for think tankers

17 June 2026
9.00am – 4.30pm

Effective media skills are one of the most important think tank skills to develop. If you want to become more confident when speaking to the media, be better able to hone your message and to understand the media landscape then this training is for you!

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Latest membership news

New writing training

In April we ran our newly developed part 2 writing course. This is an intensive, half-day course, that specifically looks at how to collate and...

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Events Network lunch

Our Events Network met up over lunch in April to discuss plans for party conference, how to get more speaker diversity, events pricing, setting events...

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Devolution training with PolicyWISE

In March we welcomed the new and exciting think tank PolicyWISE to come in and run a session for members on how think tanks can...

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