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
Flamingo Land: Another case of planning’s democratic deficit?
29 May 2025
After an announcement that a Scottish Government reporter intends to grant permission for the holiday park at Loch Lomond, Professor Mark Stephens writes about the democracy of planning decisions, reflecting on his role in a successful campaign against a quarry in New Lanark, and the question of whether planning is political.
Could Pakistan renew nuclear testing in South Asia?
28 May 2025
On May 14, 2025, Balochistan declared independence from Pakistan against the backdrop of geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan. Professor Jay Sarkar examines whether this could spur Pakistan on to renew nuclear weapons testing in the region, where Islamabad had tested six nuclear weapons in May 1998. What could be the causes and implications for such an action by Pakistan?
How do lived experience perspectives impact decisions in the Scottish Parliamentary process?
19 May 2025
As lived experience becomes an increasingly important part of the policymaking process in the Scottish Parliament, Dr Clementine Hill O'Connor writes about her current research which examines how this form of evidence is used in practice and how it influences policy decision making.
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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