Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom have been among the OECD countries with the strongest growth in international student enrolment over the last decade. This report examines the journey and challenges of international students. By comparing six major OECD study destinations, the report highlights both shared challenges and emerging policy responses.

This paper makes the case for narrative as a governing tool. It argues that a growing consensus over public service reform that is preventative and more relational is stalling for want of a story. The paper examines why reform stalls, then makes the case for putting respect at the heart of public service design and...

This report examines how employment support for people out of work due to ill health or disability in England can be redesigned to be more effective. It critiques failed centralised models, explores the opportunities and risks of devolving support to local government, and sets out eight recommendations to deliver a renewed, locally led approach to...

The politics of artificial intelligence (AI) is set to drastically change in 2026 as recent technical breakthroughs are implemented across the economy. This report draws reflections from work on AI policy and highlights next steps, with recommendations for governments seeking to demonstrate that they are intervening ambitiously in their citizens’ interests.

This report explores how social media has changed over the last 20 years in the United Kingdom (UK) to make people more isolated from each other online, and what needs to change. It examines how most people use and experience social media, and how newer patterns of use have shaped culture and politics in the...