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
Why UK needs to treat asylum seekers like Ukrainian refugees to end hotels crisis
5 September 2025
In an opinion piece published by The Scotsman on Thursday 4 September, Dr Dan Fisher shares five ways the experience of Ukraine resettlement efforts could help build a fairer, more functional asylum system today, based on his recent research.
Scotland’s Future Policy Challenges: Insights from the Festival of Politics 2025
4 September 2025
The Centre for Public Policy partnered with this year’s Festival of Politics, hosting a forward-looking panel setting out some of the challenges likely to face the new intake of parliamentarians elected next May.
What could integration with refugees look like?
1 September 2025
Supporting the publishing of their new book, A Handbook of Integration with Refugees, Professor Alison Phipps, Dr Dan Fisher, and Dr Esa Aldegheri explain what refugee integration is and introduce the handbook, which aims to bring together academics, policymakers, and practitioners working in refugee integration.
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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