Where Evidence Meets Practice
About us
Governments and parliamentarians are confronting many difficult policy and societal challenges, from climate change to inequality, and ensuring the economy keeps pace with demographic and technological change.
The Centre for Public Policy is a commitment from the University of Glasgow to play our part in working with the policy community - locally, nationally and internationally - to access expertise, evidence, and to devise the right tools to find solutions to the challenges they face.
Who we are
Our Mission
To build collaboration between the research and policy community, by sharing evidence, nurturing skills, creating space for fresh thinking and preparing the next generation of policymakers.
Our Work
We bring together experts across disciplines, sectors and communities to help policymakers deal with the myriad of challenges they face.
We do this through research, engagement, policy labs and other collaborative projects.
Our People
We offer a broad range of expertise in public policy across disciplines, sectors, governments and politics.
Latest news and insights
How might young people be affected by the cuts to welfare
28 March 2025
Following the Chancellor’s Spring Statement this week, the Centre for Public Policy’s Dr Thomas Rochow examines how proposed cuts to health-related benefits might acutely impact young people, writing that more should be done to recognise that it is increasingly difficult for young people to enter meaningful employment.
Public debt and child poverty crisis addressed at national conference
26 March 2025
Scotland’s public debt crisis and its impact on child poverty was addressed at a national conference on Monday 17 March 2025, hosted by Aberlour Children’s Charity and the University of Glasgow’s Centre for Public Policy.
UK Government going full steam ahead with AI but left the people behind
24 March 2025
As Prime Minister Kier Starmer announces an increase in artificial intelligence (AI) use in the civil service, Dr Mark Wong examines the UK's approach to AI. Drawing on his research, he reflects that UK policy lags behind in developing responsible AI – a missed opportunity and a risk of potentially ‘dire consequences’, if it does not centre the voices, needs, and actions of people most impacted by AI harms.
Spotlight Podcast
The University of Glasgow Spotlight podcast discusses public policy and the political process at a local, national and international level, through a Scottish lens.
It brings together insights from experts across the University of Glasgow and beyond, in an accessible and engaging way.
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The Centre for Public Policy works in collaboration with other organisations.
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