Events

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

14 May 2026

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Location: Online

HEPI / TechnologyOne webinar: 20 years of the student experience

This event hosted by UK think tank HEPI discusses the overarching themes and key differences in the student experience throughout the last 20 years. Join HEPI and TechnologyOne for a webinar to mark the launch of a new report looking back over the last 20 years of results from the HEPI / Advance HE Student Academic...

14 May 2026

5:30 pm–6:30 pm

Location: University of Bath campus (Room 0.18, 10 East building), Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY

Leah Ruppanner:The mental load

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Policy Research explores the unequal distribution of the ‘mental load’ and the policies that could help rebalance it. Sociologist Leah Ruppanner examines the persistent imbalance of the ‘mental load’, the often invisible cognitive and emotional labour required to keep households functioning and thriving. She explains...

19 May 2026

5:30 pm–6:30 pm

Location: School of Management building (10 East), Room 0.18, University of Bath BA2 7AY

Danny Sriskandarajah: Can this be the century of the citizen?

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Policy Research discusses citizen power and shares ideas for how people can reclaim power. Danny Sriskandarajah discusses citizen power in action and shares ideas for how people can reclaim power and change the world. Civic space is under attack in many parts of the world,...