Events

This event hosted by the UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe discusses the UK-EU summit one year on. The world has changed significantly since the inaugural UK-EU summit took place one year ago. Much lauded as ushering in a new era of relations between the two sides, the summit laid out a roadmap...

This event hosted by UK think tank the David Hume Institute discusses the results of our quarterly survey data collected just after the Scottish Parliament election. This event brings you the latest results from the David Hume Institute's economy tracker produced in partnership with the Diffley Partnership, and reflections from a fantastic panel. The new...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Joseph Rowntree Foundation discusses their new research on rent controls and tax reforms. Private renters' living standards have been under sustained pressure as rents have continued to squeeze incomes. Recent increases have driven insecurity, poverty and homelessness. Rent controls could help ease this pressure, but their success...

This event hosted by UK think tank Chatham House discusses why breaking the inequality-pandemic cycle is the missing link in global health security. The world today is marked by persistent inequality and increased risk of disease outbreaks and pandemics. Recent systematic analysis by the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics has demonstrated that the...

This event hosted by UK think tank Chatham House explores the competing ideas shaping American foreign policy. Since gaining independence, America’s relationship with global partners and its role in the international order have changed to meet the evolving geopolitical landscape and America’s strategic objectives abroad. From Washington’s warning against entangling alliances and Wilson’s failed bid...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Resolution Foundation discusses whether workers in precarious sectors can exert influence over pay and working conditions. Collective bargaining has long been crucial to worker power in Britain. But after decades of union decline, a collective voice is increasingly rare leaving workers to assert themselves individually in the...

This event hosted by the NCUB discusses the implications of the Scottish election outcome for university-business collaboration. The Royal Society of Edinburgh and NCUB are hosting a webinar to examine what the next Scottish Government’s agenda could mean for university-business collaboration, investment in R&D and skills, and long‑term economic competitiveness. What the webinar will explore  The headline...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Josepth Rowntree Foundation discusses important new evidence on disability and poverty in Northern Ireland. Around one in four people in Northern Ireland live with a disability or limiting long-term health condition. Disabled people experience significantly higher levels of poverty, material deprivation and financial insecurity than non-disabled people,...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society discusses how democracies can counter AI-driven information warfare without undermining their freedoms. As artificial intelligence transforms the information environment, the threat of AI-driven disinformation is becoming harder to ignore. From deepfakes to algorithmically amplified falsehoods, these technologies are reshaping how information is produced, consumed,...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Centre for Cities discusses the government's northern growth strategy with Tom Riordan, Northern Growth Envoy. Join Centre for Cities and Northern Growth Envoy Tom Riordan for this in-depth discussion on the Government’s Northern Growth Strategy. Working across HMT, MHCLG, DfT, mayoral and local authorities, Tom is responsible for coordinating...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, will discuss the findings of the IFS-Deaton Review. Inequalities in the UK - in education, health, income, wealth and political power, as well as across places, ethnicities and genders - matter to many people and are the...

This event hosted by UK think tank Chatham House reflects on how Ghana is navigating an increasingly multipolar world. As great-power rivalries intensify and middle powers across the Global South assert greater influence, Ghana is positioning itself as an important strategic actor in a fragmenting international order. Building on its tradition of positive non-alignment, the...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies takes stock of where AI is shifting the dial in global health. Artificial intelligence is moving rapidly from research labs into the hands of community health workers, clinics, and public health programmes that shape outcomes for billions of people. But, how do we...

This event hosted by UK think tanks NIESR and UK in a Changing Europe takes stock of what the evidence now tells us about Brexit’s economic effects. To mark the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum,  NIESR and the UK in a Changing Europe (UKICE) are organising a short series of public events to take...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Resolution Foundation explores the history and rules of trade, and asks how we prepare for what the future might hold. Trade wars are becoming a feature of the modern global economy and are being tied to actual wars too. Britain has played its part by voting to...