On these pages you can find all the upcoming public events hosted by the think tanks. Think tank events are an opportunity to explore policy areas and topics in greater detail, listen to the leading experts convened as speakers and network with other like-minded people. The topics covered range from domestic policy areas such as reforming the health service to international topics including foreign policy, international relations and international development. Find the full range of think tank events available (both online and in person) and register for your place below.
Featured Event
Pension shock: The looming social and political crisis for Gen X
17 March 2026, 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Location: Westminster
Think tank: Social Market Foundation
This event hosted by UK think tank the Social Market Foundation will discuss the gap between people’s expectations of their retirement and reality. This Social Market Foundation panel event will launch new research on the looming ‘pension shock’ that those in their 40s and 50s are likely to face upon discovering the inadequacy of their...
16 March 2026
5:00 pm–6:00 pm
Location: Online
Cyber Monitoring Centre – The 2025 year in review
At this event hosted by UK think tank RUSI their Cyber and Tech team will host the Cyber Monitoring Centre for a review of its work during 2025. In 2025, the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC) completed independent assessments of two major cyber events, providing a clearer view of their scale, financial impact and recommendations to improve the UK’s cyber...
17 March 2026
4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Location: Online / Chatham House, 10 St James's Square, London SW1Y 4LE
Health literacy as an imperative to health inclusivity
This event hosted by UK think tank Chatham House discusses scaling health literacy initiatives to unlock inclusive growth, productivity and economic resilience. This panel event, hosted by Chatham House in partnership with Haleon and Global Health Partnerships, analyses health literacy as an imperative to health inclusivity and an economic and GDP driver in an increasingly...
17 March 2026
6:15 pm–7:15 pm
Location: Central Westminster
Hidden benefits: Counting the cost of extra welfare
This event hosted by UK think tank Onward explores the often overlooked additional schemes and freebies available to those on Universal Credit. Following the release of our report, The Hidden Benefits Bill, this event will explore the often overlooked additional schemes and freebies available to those on Universal Credit. We’ll discuss how today’s welfare system shapes work...
18 March 2026
12:30 pm–1:30 pm
Location: Chatham House, 10 St James's Square, London SW1Y 4LE
Tariffs and the global economy: What next for Trump’s trade war
This event hosted by UK think tank Chatham House reflects on Trump’s trade war and the prospects for the world trading system. President Trump’s second term tariff policies have upended long-standing global trade arrangements, caused market volatility and accelerated trends towards economic regionalism. Traditional trading partners are reassessing their economic and security relationships with the...
18 March 2026
2:00 pm–3:00 pm
Location: Online
Kazakhstan is rewriting its constitution. Is it an exercise in authoritarian modernisation?
This event hosted by UK think tank Chatham House explores what a new constitution means for Kazakhstan’s future. In late January, Kazakhstan unveiled sweeping constitutional amendments that would reshape the majority of its current constitution, introducing a vice presidency, dissolving the upper chamber of parliament and restoring a fully proportional party list system. While the...
18 March 2026
3:45 pm–4:45 pm
Location: Online / Chatham House, 10 St James's Square, London SW1Y 4LE
US-China: What are the two superpowers competing for?
This event hosted by UK think tank Chatham House examines what defines the US–China struggle for global influence – and what is at stake. As geopolitical competition intensifies, the United States and China are shaping a global landscape defined by strategic rivalry, technological ambition and a widening contest for influence. From trade and industrial policy...
18 March 2026
6:00 pm–7:00 pm
Location: Online
Kate Hamblin and Emily Kenway: The work of care
This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Policy Research discusses the realities of unpaid care and the urgent policy challenges it raises. Overview Join Kate Hamblin and Emily Kenway for a discussion about the realities of unpaid care and the urgent policy challenges it raises. About the event Millions of people throughout...
24 March 2026
10:00 am–11:00 am
Location: Online
Ludgate Lecture with Adrian Wooldridge
This event hosted by UK think tank Bright Blue discusses how centrists can change and win. We are delighted to invite you to join our next Ludgate Lecture, a series where we hear from prominent thinkers and decision makers on the biggest issues of our time. For our next event, we will be hosting Adrian Wooldridge....
25 March 2026
1:00 pm–2:00 pm
Location: Online
How satisfied are the public with the NHS and social care?
This event hosted by UK think tanks The King's Fund and The Nuffield Trust explores public satisfaction with the NHS and social care. Join us at an exclusive online event hosted by The King’s Fund and The Nuffield Trust to discuss this year’s British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey findings on public satisfaction with the NHS...
26 March 2026
12:00 pm–12:45 pm
Location: Online
Finish the job: How to complete local government reorganisation this Parliament
This event hosted by UK think tank Centre for Cities launches their new briefing on local government reform. Local Government Reorganisation will lay the foundation for devolution and stronger economic growth across the country. Following on from Centre for Cities’ Priority Growth briefing last year, this new briefing sets out how the Government can finish the reorganisation...
26 March 2026
5:30 pm–6:30 pm
Location: Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath, Claverton Down Bath BA2 7AY
Matt Sleat: Post-liberalism
This event hosted by UK think tank the Insitute for Policy Research discusses post-liberalism. Overview Professor Matt Sleat discusses post-liberalism: what it is, where it comes from, and why it has gained momentum. About this event Liberalism has long shaped political life across the modern West. But in recent years, post-liberalism has become one of...
31 March 2026
1:00 pm–3:00 pm
Location: Online / Chatham House, 10 St James's Square, London SW1Y 4LE
Leadership and representation in international relations: building on women’s legacy
This event hosted by UK think tank Chatham House explores the rich history of women’s contributions to international relations over the past century. Join us for a panel discussion and networking reception hosted by Chatham House’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Working Group, in collaboration with Women in International Security UK (WIIS UK) and LSE IDEAS,...