Now the Bennett Institute for Public Policy is the Bennett School of Public Policy, follow us on our new Bluesky account where we've just posted about our latest podcast episode on #migration bsky.app/profile/benn...

Today, the Bennett Institute for Public Policy has expanded to become the Bennett School of Public Policy, @cam.ac.uk The Bennett School will continue to conduct leading public policy research, teaching & engagement, for the right kind of growth fairly shared. Please now follow our work here.

The English devolution bill marks a major shift in how England is governed, with more powers for mayors & local areas—but concerns remain over accountability & local voice. @alwalker.bsky.social explores this big moment for the governance of England. www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/english...

Populist politics is on the rise—from Trump to Reform UK. Why? It's not just economic hardship or distrust in elites. In a new blog, Rosa Marks argues something deeper is at play: the collapse of social & cultural infrastructure. 🧵 www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/social-...

. @michaelkenny.bsky.social recently visited the Nanyang Centre for Public Administration (NCPA) at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Highlights included: 🌐 A keynote at the Lien International Conference 📚 A talk to NCPA Executive Master students 🤝 Productive dialogues with NCPA scholars

🎙️What’s the value of speaking other languages? In this month’s Crossing Channels, Wendy Ayres-Bennett points out a major AI issue: big languages dominate training data, so smaller languages & dialects get left behind. That’s a problem. 🎧 pod.fo/e/2fb7e1 #AI #Multilingualism #podcast @iast.fr

Congratulations to Lord Chris Smith—former chair of the Bennett Institute's Advisory Council—on being elected as the new Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. He is the 109th Chancellor & will hold the post for 10 years. Lord Smith says he is thrilled to be elected & to serve the University.

From pubs to populism: what the decline of community space means for democracy Rosa Marks explores how rebuilding social & cultural infrastructure can help reverse the UK’s slide into distrust, division & populist politics? www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/social-... @britishacademy.bsky.social

At our latest Brown Bag, affiliated researcher Helen Johnson shared new work on social clustering & its impact on disease risk. Clustered unvaccinated groups are driving measles risk. A UNICEF-backed model shows ignoring this can underestimate outbreaks 10-fold. Targeted strategies are essential.

New blog: As trust in government wanes, devolution must empower citizens & their neighbourhoods. Without tackling deep-rooted inequalities with real local powers & investment, initiatives like the Plan for Neighbourhoods may fall short. www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/making-...

Devolution must empower citizens & neighbourhoods—but without addressing spatial inequalities via stronger local powers, investment & accountability, efforts like the Plan for Neighbourhoods may fall short, write Geoff White, Colin Warnock & Peter Tyler www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/making-...

. @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social writes how a well-functioning legal system is essential for economic trust, trade, & growth, but chronic underinvestment is eroding UK civil justice — & unless addressed, this erosion will undermine the economic environment. www.nuffieldfoundation.org/research/our...

In the latest episode of the @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk's podcast series, Crossing Channels, Benjamin Pitt & I discuss the value of speaking other languages: pod.fo/e/2fb7e1. @benpitt.bsky.social explains how language & culture shape the way people think & the value of cultural/linguistic diversity

Have you seen our @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk work on the measurement of social and cultural infrastructure? Might be of interest . . . www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/research/res...

New blog on how the Renters’ Rights Bill could improve private renters’ mental health Private renters face mental health risks due to tenancy uncertainty. Marco Felici explores how banning "no fault” evictions in the UK’s Renters’ Rights Bill could help www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/renters...

🎙️What is the value of speaking other languages? "We're in a current geopolitical situation where we need to be able to speak other languages... & that works through things like soft power & diplomacy as well social cohesion, conflict resolution."— Wendy Bennett 🎧https://pod.fo/e/2fb7e1 #podcast

. @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social calls for new frameworks to better measure & manage data’s role in innovation, AI, & economic development, to inform policy & ensure fair value distribution at @wipo.int conference in Geneva. Watch: www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/rethink...

NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!! A Rally for Democracy? #Authoritarian #Resurgence, #Ukraine, & #Global #Democratic #Allegiance By Roberto Stefan Foa & Xavier Romero-Vidal doi.org/10.1017/S153...

🎙️New episode of Crossing Channels out today! What’s the value of speaking other languages? Wendy Ayres-Bennett & Benjamin Pitt join Richard Westcott to explore how the languages we speak shape our identity, thinking, relationships—& even our economies. 🔗https://pod.fo/e/2fb7e1 #podcast @iast.fr

We at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk have coordinated a letter in @thetimes.com today in which numerous individuals and organisations call on the government to withdraw its mistaken rules which are having a serious chilling effect on civil servants speaking in public…

While the US & China race for AI supremacy, ASEAN is quietly offering a radical alternative: governance as power. A must-read new piece from AIxGEO, my research group at Cambridge, on Southeast Asia’s approach of collaboration, not competition, as forming the basis of AI power.

Calling all university administrators! We're looking for a Teaching & Learning Coordinator to work at the new @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk 💻Lead teaching & course operations 👩🏽Manage a team ⚙️Help shape academic policies & processes Apply by 9 July 2025 www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vac...

Watch @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social deliver a keynote speech on “Rethinking Progress in an Intangible Economy” at the launch of @wipo.int's World Intangible Investment Highlights 2025 — 9 July, 8:40am-8:55am (CET), online. View here: webcast.wipo.int/home

While Washington and Beijing race for AI supremacy, Southeast Asia is turning the art of governance into a source of geopolitical power. New AIxGEO analysis, led by @verityharding.bsky.social, reveals how ASEAN has transformed the bloc into a pivotal force in global AI policy. 🧵1/4

Thank you to our Advisory Council for meeting yesterday & offering valuable guidance as the Bennett Institute prepares to become the Bennett School of Public Policy—expanding our teaching, research & engagement to address today’s pressing public policy challenges in an increasingly turbulent world.

We're hiring a Teaching & Learning Coordinator to join the @bennettschool.bsky.social You'll lead teaching & learning support, manage admissions & course operations, & help shape the policies & processes behind our academic programmes. Apply by 9 July www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vac...

📸 A productive & inspiring team away day! Team Bennett is hard at work planning for the exciting opening of @bennettschool.bsky.social this October 2025 - under the leadership of @michaelkenny.bsky.social & @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social #Research #Teaching #Engagement #Impact

✨NEW BLOG✨ As the US & China battle for AI dominance, @alturobov.bsky.social examines how ASEAN is executing a patient & collaborative grand strategy that is transforming Southeast Asia into a pivotal force in international AI policy. ➡️ www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/aseans-...

This links with ESCoE work in partnership with @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk & @productivity.bsky.social on how productivity & economic considerations can help develop & deploy AI from an ethical and legal standpoint. @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social

Congrats to @beamishmuseum.bsky.social, winners of Art Fund's #MuseumOfTheYear A great example of how social & cultural infrastructure supports communities & economies Our framework can help capture that value👇 🔗https://www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/value-of-social-and-cultural-infrastructure/

Tune in today to watch @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social in a panel discussion on "The future of philosophy and economics in the age of AI". Hosted by @unibayreuth.bsky.social 🕒3.15pm (GMT) 👀Online Watch here: mms.uni-bayreuth.de/Panopto/Page...

🧵1/ Artificial Intelligence could transform UK public services — but it must be introduced responsibly to avoid damaging public trust, experts warn. A new report by @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social & Wendy Hall calls for urgent action. 👇 www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/publications...

AI could transform UK public services - but responsible use is key to keeping public trust. Dame Wendy Hall's report with @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social ‪and @nuffieldfoundation.org explores how we can harness #AI for a better quality of life. Read more 👉 tr.ee/lNup3O

📢 New report from the Bennett Institute & the Web Science Institute, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org, explores how AI can serve the public good—covering admin justice, place, public health & market failure. Based on 4 cross-sector workshops in 2024. www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/ai-for-...

📣Calling all university administrators We're looking for a Teaching & Learning Coordinator to oversee all teaching & learning support for the Bennett School of Public Policy's growing academic programmes. 📅See job details & apply by 9 July 2025 www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vac...

Read more about the first panel session at our recent conference in this Office for Statistics Regulation blog: tinyurl.com/56tkspuw The session featured @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social (@bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk), @chrisgiles.ft.com (@financialtimes.com), Richard Heys (ONS) and Ed Humpherson (OSR).

🚨Job Alert: We’re looking for a dynamic Teaching & Learning Coordinator to support established & newly developed postgraduate programmes at the new Bennett School of Public Policy. 🗓️ Apply by 9 July 2025 🔗 www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vac...

Coming up this week at @unibayreuth.bsky.social, Germany @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social presenting the Wittgenstein Lectures 2025 on “Automating the economic style of reasoning". www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/wi...

A superb line-up of experts including @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social discussing pro-productivity policy across government - not to be missed ⬇️

This is what I'm up to next week: www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/wi...

Also good to see some of the themes from our work at the @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk coming through: - social infrastructure as infrastructure, - the need to think holistically about infrastructure provision, and - the importance of data. Still more to be done, but a good starting point. 2/2

Very encouraging to see social infrastructure featuring prominently in the government's 10 year infrastructure strategy. 1/2 www.gov.uk/government/p...

Hope: AI can foster inclusive, sustainable growth if its benefits are broadly shared through thoughtful policy & investment in skills & institutions. Fear: Without deliberate governance, AI may deepen inequalities & concentrate economic power, undermining social cohesion & fair opportunity.

Next week (June 23–27), the Wittgenstein Lectures 2025 will take place. The lectures will be given by Prof. Diane Coyle (University of Cambridge) on the topic: "Automating the Economic Style of Reasoning." The timetable is shown in the poster. More: www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/wi...

Can tomorrow's Council of Nations & Regions meeting navigate the big and small 'P' politics of national and local #devolution? Watch our webinar with @michaelkenny.bsky.social @alwalker.bsky.social & Dewi Knight www.youtube.com/watch?v=tru3... Read our report www.policywise.org.uk/about/inter-...

We’re looking for a teaching and learning coordinator to join us as @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk becomes U of Cambridge’s Bennett School of Public Policy: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51735/

Looking forward to reading @paulanderson88.bsky.social and Tom Arnold's report on intergovernmental relations in England Looks like a lot of common ground with our work on the Council of Nations & Regions, particularly the need for a clear purpose for new forums www.liverpool.ac.uk/heseltine-in...

🚨Job alert: We’re hiring a Teaching & Learning Coordinator at the forthcoming Bennett School of Public Policy at @cam.ac.uk Be part of building a world-class School from day one—supporting established & new postgraduate programmes. Apply by 9 July 2025 www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vac...

Congrats to @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social who today is being awarded an honorary degree for her contribution to society by the @uofglasgow.bsky.social Diane is a strong supporter of the University, taking part in public events & student-based activities. www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/diane-c...

Excellent seminar by Duncan Cook today on his PhD work covering local decision-making for cultural infrastructure bids to the Levelling Up Fund, with a high calibre audience including his two supervisors, Dennis Grube & John Aston.