UK in a Changing Europe

UK in a Changing Europe (UKICE) is a UK-wide network of academics and researchers coordinated from King’s College London. We promote high-quality and independent social science research on the broad theme of Brexit and its consequences. Our work includes research on politics and society, economics, law, governance and the constitution, the UK in the world, and UK-EU relations. We present research findings through events, workshops, debates, talks, briefing papers, reports, blogs, social media and via the press. Our work is tailored to be easily accessible to policy makers, businesses, journalists, civil society organisations, educational institutions and the general public.

UKICE is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, part of UK Research and Innovation.


Latest reports

Reviewing the Trade and Cooperation Agreement: potential paths

This report from UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe looks at the potential paths for the Trade and Cooperation Agreement On Christmas Eve 2020 the UK and EU finally agreed a treaty to regulate their relationship post Brexit. The Trade and Cooperation Agreement was provisionally applied from 1 January 2021 and formally ratified...

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The investment gap

This report from UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe looks at the UK’s efforts to replace the European Investment Bank. Following Brexit, the UK lost access to funding from the European Investment Bank. In this report, Stephen Hunsaker and Peter Jurkovic detail the impact this has had on the UK development finance landscape....

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Policy landscape 2023

This report from UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe looks at the public policy challenges confronting the UK. What are the public policy challenges confronting the UK? What plans do the parties have for addressing them? To what extent are these plans fit for purpose? As Parliament returns from its summer recess, Full...

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The British monarchy

This report from UK think tank the UK in a Changing Europe looks at what the monarchy does and how it does it. Given the coronation of King Charles III and the high levels of interest in the British monarchy that have been apparent since the death of Elizabeth II, UK in a Changing Europe...

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Immigration after Brexit: where are we going?

This report from UK think tank the UK in a Changing Europe looks at what has happened to immigration, immigration policy and public attitudes since Brexit. Immigration was a key, if not the key issue in the referendum of 2016. The last few years have seen the biggest shakeup in the UK migration system in...

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Where next? The future of the UK-EU relationship

This report from UK think tank the UK in a Changing Europe looks at both where we have got to and how the relationship might evolve. Six and a half years since the Brexit referendum, UK relations with the EU have still not settled into a coherent and consistent pattern. Partly, this is because the...

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Levelling up: what England thinks

This report from UK think tank the UK in a Changing Europe looks at the views of metropolitan boroughs, rural towns and coastal communities. For all the discussion there has been about ‘levelling up’ and the problem of regional inequality in the UK, little energy has been expended in finding out how people feel about...

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The state of the European Union

This report from UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe looks at the current state of members states, EU institutions and a number of policy areas. In ‘The State of the European Union’, some of the most respected scholars working on the EU provide their analysis of its current state, looking, in turn, at...

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Post-Brexit imports, supply chains, and the effect on consumer prices

This report from UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe looks at the decrease in imports following the UK's departure of the Single Market. This report documents the decrease in imports and shows how the patterns of imports vary across sectors following the UK’s departure from the Single Market and Customs Unit at the...

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Constitution and governance in the UK

This report from UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe looks at whether the norms and conventions of the UK's uncodified constitution are still fit for purpose. The UK constitution and system of governance have recently been subjected to unprecedented strain. Brexit and Covid-19, in conjunction with the governing style adopted by the Johnson...

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British Politics after Brexit

This report from UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe looks at public opinion in the UK on the UK's constitutional future. Drawing on the expertise of over 40 of the UK’s top experts on public opinion, British Politics after Brexit provides a comprehensive overview of public opinion in the UK. The landscape of British...

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Doing things differently? Policy after Brexit

This report from UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe looks at how policy and policymaking have changed in a range of sectors. Brexit is done, but what does it mean? Doing things differently? Policy after Brexit brings together a number experts in their respective fields to investigate how policy and policymaking have changed...

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Understanding the Red Wall: Politics and identity in new electoral battlegrounds

This report from UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe looks at focus groups based in Yorkshire and Humberside and their issues and priorities. The 2019 general election gave birth to a new term for understanding electoral geography, the Red Wall. This report, ‘Understanding the Red Wall: Politics and identity in the new electoral battlegrounds’, focusses...

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