This report provides practical ideas for investments to improve the quality and use of evidence in policy design, implementation, and evaluation. It highlights the opportunities and challenges ahead, as the demand for and supply of evidence continue to grow in a world with complex policy challenges.

This report reviews the evidence on policies and approaches in other countries and regions concerning a local authority-led transition to net zero. It focuses on: how local authorities can prioritise action on climate change; and innovative financing solutions to support local authorities to transition to net zero.

Effective collaboration between community and public sector organisations is vital to support community action and increase community wellbeing. This project explored what makes multisector collaboration effective and how it can be developed and enhanced in specific contexts. The findings have been developed into a ‘Framework for Action’ identifying tangible actions that can be taken in...

This report focuses on the relationship between the management of new technology and productivity, in particular, the extent of education and training in the West Midlands that might support managers in the region to better lever the potential productivity gains of this new technology.

This paper summaries the discussions that emerged from a conference exploring the impacts of COVID-19 and related responses on the mental health of young people in disadvantaged, marginalised and vulnerable groups in the United Kingdom.