Every UK government since 1992 has identified obesity as a major problem. There have been multiple strategies, policies, targets and institutional reforms – yet obesity has kept on rising. This report examines why efforts to date have not worked, and sets out what government should do differently, including policies regulating the food environment.

This report takes account of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) digital transformation policies in the APEC region, developing recommendations for measuring the effectiveness and impact of such policies, whilst delivering policy recommendations for the design of public policies on supporting SMEs.

In 2022, the British Academy commissioned six projects that examined various facets of environmental sustainability using a place-sensitive lens. This report synthesises this evidence base and brings together insights to help stakeholders better understand the role of place-sensitive policy-making and its application to environmental sustainability.

​​​​​​​This document introduces some of the main ideas around systems thinking to support leadership in public sector governance. It was produced following a masterclass conducted for public sector leaders in Scotland, run by Collective Leadership for Scotland (part of the Scottish Government).

This report considers the role that both the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments have in addressing the current housing crisis, and includes a policy review, private rental housing market analysis, and social housing needs analysis.