We're looking for a Professor of Public Policy to join our senior leadership team. They'll play a leading role in teaching on the School's postgraduate courses, & make a significant contribution to research & research leadership in the new School. Apply by 9 February 2026: bit.ly/4j6UMQ4

In a new blog, @alwalker.bsky.social looks at Labour’s record on intergovernmental relations so far—where there have been improvements, where cracks are showing, and why devolved elections next year could mean a more challenging political environment for devolution. Read: bit.ly/4jbAR2r

In a new blog, Henry Midgley, Aileen Murphie & Laurence Ferry discuss the evolution of the National Audit Office & what accountability means in modern UK governance, how it shapes public sector reform, & the relationship between government & Parliament. www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/holding...

Busy wrapping presents? 🎁 🎙️Here's a good listen while you do: this month’s Crossing Channels podcast episode with @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social & César Hidalgo on whether intellectual capital is the key to future prosperity. 🎧 www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/is-inte...

Interested in shaping how AI & digital technologies are governed? Our new MPhil in Digital Policy is designed for early-career professionals looking to make real impact in government, tech, and the public sector. 1/5

New report pushes back on the “AI arms race” narrative. After analysing 327 official docs from APEC, ASEAN, the African Union & G20, @alturobov.bsky.social @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social & @verityharding.bsky.social show global AI security & compliance don’t need one-size-fits-all rules.

We’re growing our team at the Bennett School of Public Policy and are currently hiring a Professor of Public Policy, and a Research Assistant. Find out more on our website and apply: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/car...

New report by @alturobov.bsky.social, @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social & @verityharding.bsky.social challenges the AI arms race narrative & explores evidence-based strategies in non-Western regional forums for international cooperation in AI development. www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/publications...

Science has been pushed to the margins of policymaking — from funding cuts to rising conspiracy theories — but @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social @michaelkenny.bsky.social argue this is partly because evidence has been oversold, misunderstood, or detached from people’s lived experience. 1/3

We're looking for a Professor of Public Policy to join our senior leadership team. They'll play a leading role in teaching on the School's postgraduate courses, & make a significant contribution to its research & research leadership. Apply by 9 February 2026: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/profess...

If you’re involved in research impact, public engagement (in any form) then you really need to read this from @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social and @michaelkenny.bsky.social at @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🆕Start shaping the future of AI & digital governance Our new MPhil in Digital Policy is for early career professionals ready to lead in the digital era. Gain skills in digital economics, AI governance, data science, & ethical policymaking. More info👇 www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/study/mphil-...

It's time to get science back into policymaking Misunderstanding & hubris have broken public trust in governments’ use of science, but it can be restored. @michaelkenny.bsky.social & @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social discuss 'how' in their comment for @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

We're recruiting for a Research Assistant We're looking for someone interested in one or more of the following - institutions; governance; devolution; place-based policy; and public administration. 📆 Apply by 5 January 2026 🔗https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/research-assistant-fixed-term-jb48083

Are you an early career professional looking to progress your career in digital policy? Our MPhil in Digital Policy is a multidisciplinary, practice-oriented, evidence-based course that focuses on the knowledge & skills needed to engage with policy issues relating to digital tech & AI bit.ly/44LGTkl

In a new blog, @athenedonald.bsky.social & Nicola Padfield argue that government policies excluding the poorest families from vital nursery provision harms children's school readiness, and raises NEET risk—this is a morally wrong "false economy” that costs society far more later. bit.ly/4paxqex

Our flagship MPhil in Public Policy & new MPhil in Digital Policy give early career professionals access to premier teaching, leading research, & a global network of peers & practitioners. Apply by 2 Dec 2025 to be considered for any funding you may be eligible for www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/study/

🎙️Is intellectual capital the key to future prosperity? @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social & Cesar Hidalgo discuss how knowledge & intangible assets are becoming central to modern prosperity, & the skills, institutions & infrastructure needed to turn intellectual capital into growth 🎧https://pod.fo/e/35d291

Last night, MPhil in Public Policy students enjoyed listening to Michael Kenny chat to Bennett School affiliated researcher, Michael McNair, about his career, advice & top tips for pursuing a career in policy. Here are 3 top tips 👇

Watch this year’s Public Policy lecture with Prof Ricardo Hausmann, Harvard Kennedy School, on public policy in an age of disruption. He explores whether equitable, sustainable growth is achievable & offers actionable insights for governments, industry, & institutions. 👉https://bit.ly/4rgWDpc

Our MPhil in Digital Policy is a course for early career researchers with an interest in policy around digital transformation & AI. Apply by 2 Dec 2025 to be considered for funding, if eligible. Latest application deadline to start in Oct 2026 is 26 Feb www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/study/mphil-...

The recent Franco-German summit showed Europe still hasn’t agreed on what digital sovereignty really means. Tanya Filer & Paolo Turrini argue it must shift from a control-focused vision to one that drives resilience, innovation, & integrated digital–energy–defence growth. bit.ly/48mrB6G

Today, MPhil in Public Policy alumni chatted to current students about how the course has boosted their career & to share potential career pathways. Thanks to Adam Muhtar, Kate Owen, Tayyaba Iftikhar Butt, & Iris Lang.

Today, Halima Jibril—Warwick Business School—presented her research on the UK's challenges in commercialising emerging technologies. She discussed a new framework that analyses innovation infrastructure to identify barriers to commercialisation & opportunities for policy intervention. ircaucus.ac.uk

Productivity figures offer little reassurance for the Chancellor ahead of the Budget tmrw, writes @thomasaubreycca.bsky.social Private-sector productivity has stagnated since Q2 2019, & even with a 1.1% flash rise including the public sector, there’s still no real sign of a pickup. bit.ly/4p1nzYI

🧰Two days ahead of the 2025 Autumn Budget, Dimitri Zenghelis calls for a credible, growth-focused strategy—centred on better investment & a coherent, less distortionary tax system—to restore confidence & reduce the premium the UK pays on its debt. Read his blog: bit.ly/4ije1p7

Hear @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social discuss her latest book, The Measure of Progress, & explain why GDP increasingly fails to capture the reality of modern economies—& how we can measure real progress instead. 🎧Listen: buff.ly/7HrQ3Wi

Join @michaelkenny.bsky.social for an informal conversation & Q&A with @mikemcnair.bsky.social about his career, his advice & his top tips for creating a great career in policy. Thu 27 Nov 2025 6-7pm @fitzwilliamcollege.bsky.social All welcome—please register: www.tickettailor.com/events/fitzw...

Thank you to Prof Ricardo Hausmann for his sell out lecture on Public Policy in an Age of Disruption—including the secret to growth, the scrabble theory of economic development, & the value of knowledge capital, human capital & a school of public policy. View photos: www.flickr.com/photos/19547...

We're delighted to welcome Prof Ricardo Hausmann @harvardkennedy.bsky.social to deliver our annual lecture on Public Policy in an Age of Disruption - chaired by @terzibus.bsky.social

Nine years of G20 AI policy shows steady cooperation—not an ‘AI arms race’. In a new blog, @alturobov.bsky.social examines how the G20 has built a cooperative, sector-based AI governance model that avoids great-power tensions but ignores deeper economic power issues. Read: bit.ly/48pXbl6

The UK’s fragmented approach to AI sovereignty creates vulnerabilities, warn @cam.ac.uk experts. Only a fully integrated strategy—linking research, industrial policy & procurement—can secure the domestic AI capabilities needed to shape the nation’s economy, security & democracy. bit.ly/3XoJblH

Digitising transport = real productivity gains New study by Filip Mandys & Diane Coyle shows modest investments in ICT can boost labour & energy productivity in the transport sector—though the benefits aren’t always evenly shared over time. Read the blog www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/digitis...

New blog: Does investing in ICT boost productivity & energy efficiency in transport? Yes! Small ICT capital increases yield labour & energy gains; but those modest gains shift over time & aren’t evenly spread, writes Filip Mandys based on new research. www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/digitis...

Today, the @houseoflords.parliament.uk Home-based Working Committee released a report which repeatedly references research by an interdisciplinary team at @cam.ac.uk highlighting the need for better data on productivity & mental health in the workplace to inform policy on home-based working.

New paper: Digitisation & productivity in the transport sector by Filip Mandys & @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social explores how greater investment in information & communication technologies (ICTs) can lead to greater productivity & energy efficiency in the transport sector. Read: bit.ly/4qW42Kt

Applications are now open for our new MPhil in Digital Policy starting Oct 2026. The course will draw on the latest Bennett research & close collaboration with policymakers, business leaders, & civil society to address key challenges. Find out more: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/study/mphil-...

We're delighted to welcome Dr William Warr OBE as an affiliated researcher. William studied on the MPhil in Public Policy at Cambridge in 2014/15, and is currently Senior Vice President & Global Head of Health Strategy at BioNTech SE. Read more: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/per...

📝 New blog: Dr Dimitrios Panayotopoulos-Tsiros argues that community-led, non-clinical initiatives that support men’s mental health should be viewed as vital social infrastructure, with the Bennett School’s framework a useful tool for making them visible. www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/from-pi...

Tickets are going fast for this year's Public Policy Lecture w/ Prof Ricardo Hausmann @harvardkennedy.bsky.social discussing "Public Policy in the Age of Disruption", chaired by @terzibus.bsky.social 📅 Thu 20 Nov 🕠 17:30 – 19:00 📍 Jesus College 👉 Book now: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/events/annua...

🎙️In this month's podcast, @jacknewman.bsky.social, Angélique Acquatella & Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg discuss what really drives inequality — from technology & trade to health & local policy — & how institutions can bridge the gap between national goals & everyday realities. 🎧https://pod.fo/e/3497ac

Join us for the 2025 Public Policy Lecture with Prof Ricardo Hausmann @harvardkennedy.bsky.social on how today’s policymakers can drive growth & prosperity in an age of disruption. Thu 20 Nov 2025 | 17:30–19:00 | Jesus College, Cambridge Book your place www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/events/annua...

Join us at our virtual open day sessions this morning to find out about our two MPhil programmes running in 2026: 9am—MPhil in Public Policy w/ @terzibus.bsky.social 10am—MPhil in Digital Policy w/ @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social Register for the joining link: www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/openday

Looking to advance your career in public policy? Join our Virtual Open Day sessions on Tues 4 Nov to hear about our two MPhil programmes: 🕘 9:00 MPhil Public Policy w/ @terzibus.bsky.social 🕙 10:00 MPhil Digital Policy w/ @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social Register & ask your questions bit.ly/4ohV9ck

Check out the inaugural Bennett School of Public Policy e-newsletter! 📸 Launch event photos 🎓 MPhil programmes (2026 apps open) 💡 Research on start-ups & economic growth 🎧 Crossing Channels podcasts 📰 Latest blogs & more! 🗓️ Events 👀 Read: mailchi.mp/bennettschoo... 📨 Subscribe: bit.ly/4nB0Cdm

New Crossing Channels podcast for November @jacknewman.bsky.social, Angélique Acquatella & Pinelopi Koujianou debate what really drives inequality — from technology & trade to health & local policy — & how institutions can bridge the gap between national goals & everyday realities. pod.fo/e/3497ac

Looking to advance your career in public policy? Join @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social & @terzibus.bsky.social for our Virtual Open Day – Tues 4 Nov - to find out more about our two Masters courses: 🕘 9:00 MPhil Public Policy 🕙 10:00 MPhil Digital Policy Register & ask your questions: bit.ly/4ohV9ck

Millions now turn to AI for comfort, not just answers. Yet regulation still treats chatbots as code, not companions. In a new blog, Walter Pasquarelli argues: if AI acts like a therapist or caregiver, it should face the same standards. www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/ai-comp... @economist.com

We’re pleased to welcome Rupert Oliver Allen as an affiliated researcher at the Bennett School. Rupert is Head of Economics & Financial Analysis in the Cultural Affairs Sector at Canadian Heritage, leading work on the cultural economy, emerging technologies, & innovative financing. bit.ly/4hDr5FJ

Join our Virtual Open Day sessions to learn more about our postgraduate courses starting Oct 2026 with @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social & @terzibus.bsky.social 📅 4 Nov 2025 🕒 9am—MPhil in Public Policy 🕒 10am—MPhil in Digital Policy Register to attend online: www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/openday