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

Migration to the UK after Brexit: policy, politics and public opinion

This report from UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe looks ahead at the choices for the next government. Immigration, while far less salient than it was in 2016, is becoming a key political and policy issue again. This report not only analyses what has changed in terms of both outcomes and public opinion...

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General election 2024: manifesto analysis

This report from UK think tank UK in a changing Europe analyses the manifestos of the Conservative and Labour parties. Manifestos provide an opportunity for political parties to lay out their plans for government. While not binding in any legal sense, a government is often judged, at least in part, by its success or otherwise...

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UK-EU relations 2024

This report from UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe is the second comprehensive UKICE stock take of UK-EU relations. UK-EU relations have not been a central issue in this election campaign. Yet this does not mean it will not be a major policy challenge following the election. This report is the second comprehensive...

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UK trade 2024

This report from UK think tank UK in a changing Europe sets out the key recent trends in UK trade, outlines where uncertainties lie and what the policy implications are. UK trade has, since the 2016 referendum, become a hotly debated subject. Which is not to say that it is simply a Brexit story; the...

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UK-India relations

This report from UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe assesses the state of UK-India relations. The emphasis on Global Britain which followed the referendum of 2016 led to a significant shift in British foreign policy. Alongside the quest for new trade deals, the Indo-Pacific tilt also marked something of a reorientation. And both...

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UK-EU foreign, security and defence co-operation

This report from UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe highlights how Labour and the Conservatives differ in their approach to foreign policy with the EU. With an election looming in the UK, war raging in Ukraine, and the prospect of another Trump presidency in the United States, the possible evolution of the foreign...

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The state of public opinion: 2023

This report from UK think tank UK in a changing Europe analyses both short and long term trends that have shaped public attitudes. A lot has changed since Boris Johnson celebrated ‘smashing’ the 2019 election. Since then, we’ve faced a global pandemic, two wars, and spiralling inflation and interest rates. Britain has lived through a...

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Exploring ‘Bregret’: public attitudes to Brexit, seven years on

This report from UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe explores public attitudes to Brexit, seven years on. Brexit refuses to go away. Over seven years since the referendum, and over three and a half since the UK finally left the European Union, the issue continues to generate headlines and spark furious debate. One...

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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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Upcoming events

27 March 2025

Location: Online

Think tank: UK in a Changing Europe

UKICE economics panel: Spring 2025

This event hosted by UK think tank Europe in a Changing Europe will analyse the Spring Statement and its consequences for the British public. Rachel Reeves will deliver the government’s Spring Statement on Wednesday 26 March.     How can the Chancellor reconcile commitments to increase defence spending with promises not to raise taxes or alter her...