This report from UK think tank City-REDI supplements the West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator (WMHTIA) Pathfinder Report. This report supplements the West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator (WMHTIA) Pathfinder Report and provides updated information on enterprises engaged and supported over three years of the programme, new initiatives supported towards the end of year 2...

This report from UK think tank City-REDI unpacks HDRC community engagement and partnership working in London. A new report by Sophie Cloutterbuck for the Local Policy Innovation Partnership, based at City-REDI, University of Birmingham, examines how six London boroughs are using Health Determinants Research Collaborations (HDRCs) to strengthen community engagement, build research capacity, and improve...

This report from UK think tank Re:State examines international lessons for reforming sickness and disability benefits. Britain’s welfare system is failing working-age adults with a disability. It is not working for the people it supports and it is not working for those who fund it. Britain’s extra-cost benefit takes a one-size-fits-all approach that leaves those...

This report from UK think tank the Coalition for Global Prosperity examines lessons from Giorgia Meloni's plan for Africa. British international development policy has lost public support, and successive governments have responded by cutting the aid budget rather than addressing why. Two-thirds of Britons favoured cutting the budget in 2020, while in 2024 £2.8 billion...

This report from UK think tank the Policy Institute explores women's experiences of returning to employment later in life and rebuilding retirement security. Policies to extend working lives increasingly seek to support people over 50 to return to employment. Yet we know relatively little about the role of pensions in this return, especially for women...

This report from UK think tank the Policy Institute explores misperceptions of crime, race, religion and life in the UK capital. London has among the lowest violent crime rates of any region in England and Wales, tops a global ranking of best cities, and pays more in tax than it receives back in public spending...

This report from UK think tank the Policy Institute examines the role of values and moral and political identities in the UK. Trust in scientists in the UK is strong overall, with 63% indicating they have high trust in scientists in general – but a major new study finds this trust is closely shaped by...

This report from UK think tank City-REDI offers a lens through which to understand the landscape of university-based civic and policy engagement in the UK. A new report by Professor Bec Riley introduces a new typology for understanding how UK universities organise and deliver civic, policy and place-based engagement. Drawing on case studies from across...

This report from UK think tank City-REDI highlights effective practices for supporting businesses and accelerating system-wide sustainability transitions. This policy brief synthesises research on Net Zero business support within the UK Catapult Network and highlights effective practices for supporting businesses and accelerating system-wide sustainability transitions. The findings emphasise the importance of combining enterprise-level support with...

This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society makes the case for building democratic accountability into Britain’s pension system. Over recent decades, economic power in the UK has shifted away from democratic institutions and towards markets, corporations and financial actors. Governments remain accountable for economic outcomes, yet many of the decisions that shape wages,...