The Policy Institute
@policyatkings.bsky.social
Working to solve society’s challenges with evidence and expertise. Based at King's College London 🔗 kcl.ac.uk/policy-institute
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The share of the public who say they feel proud of their country has dipped below a majority, falling from 56% to 46% in the last five years.
National pride is now lowest among 16-24s at 29% (down 18 points) and ethnic minorities at 38% (down 16 points)
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/uks-sen...
National pride is now lowest among 16-24s at 29% (down 18 points) and ethnic minorities at 38% (down 16 points)
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/uks-sen...
November 17, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The share of the public who say they feel proud of their country has dipped below a majority, falling from 56% to 46% in the last five years.
National pride is now lowest among 16-24s at 29% (down 18 points) and ethnic minorities at 38% (down 16 points)
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/uks-sen...
National pride is now lowest among 16-24s at 29% (down 18 points) and ethnic minorities at 38% (down 16 points)
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/uks-sen...
The public think people arriving by small boats make up not only the largest share of asylum seekers, but the largest share of *all* immigrants. In fact, it's just 4% of the total number, write @bobbyduffy.bsky.social & @elielcohen.bsky.social
➡️ blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsand...
➡️ blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsand...
November 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The public think people arriving by small boats make up not only the largest share of asylum seekers, but the largest share of *all* immigrants. In fact, it's just 4% of the total number, write @bobbyduffy.bsky.social & @elielcohen.bsky.social
➡️ blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsand...
➡️ blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsand...
The government's main solution to the £5bn back hole in university research funding seems to be for unis to do less research – possibly a lot less – which could mean a significant cultural shift in HE, says @elielcohen.bsky.social
Read our report ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/universi...
Read our report ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/universi...
November 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The government's main solution to the £5bn back hole in university research funding seems to be for unis to do less research – possibly a lot less – which could mean a significant cultural shift in HE, says @elielcohen.bsky.social
Read our report ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/universi...
Read our report ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/universi...
Perceived tension between immigrants and people born in the UK has risen after previously been in decline.
But Brexit divides continue to heal – 52% feel there is tension between Leavers and Remainers, down from 78% in 2020
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/uks-sens...
But Brexit divides continue to heal – 52% feel there is tension between Leavers and Remainers, down from 78% in 2020
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/uks-sens...
November 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Perceived tension between immigrants and people born in the UK has risen after previously been in decline.
But Brexit divides continue to heal – 52% feel there is tension between Leavers and Remainers, down from 78% in 2020
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/uks-sens...
But Brexit divides continue to heal – 52% feel there is tension between Leavers and Remainers, down from 78% in 2020
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/uks-sens...
EVENT | Dame Tamara Finkelstein DCB: in conversation
Join @schoolforgovt.bsky.social, @michael-sanders.bsky.social and us to hear from one of the UK’s most experienced former civil servants, as she reflects on policymaking in an age of uncertainty
➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dame...
Join @schoolforgovt.bsky.social, @michael-sanders.bsky.social and us to hear from one of the UK’s most experienced former civil servants, as she reflects on policymaking in an age of uncertainty
➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dame...
November 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
EVENT | Dame Tamara Finkelstein DCB: in conversation
Join @schoolforgovt.bsky.social, @michael-sanders.bsky.social and us to hear from one of the UK’s most experienced former civil servants, as she reflects on policymaking in an age of uncertainty
➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dame...
Join @schoolforgovt.bsky.social, @michael-sanders.bsky.social and us to hear from one of the UK’s most experienced former civil servants, as she reflects on policymaking in an age of uncertainty
➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dame...
"People with severe mental illness face one of the greatest health inequalities of our time. Yet our findings show the public has little awareness of this mortality gap"
Catch up on our research with @kingshealth.bsky.social ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/life-exp...
Catch up on our research with @kingshealth.bsky.social ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/life-exp...
November 16, 2025 at 9:03 AM
"People with severe mental illness face one of the greatest health inequalities of our time. Yet our findings show the public has little awareness of this mortality gap"
Catch up on our research with @kingshealth.bsky.social ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/life-exp...
Catch up on our research with @kingshealth.bsky.social ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/life-exp...
NEXT WEEK: Truth and Trust: The Vital Role of Social Science in a Divided World
Join us and an expert panel, including Julia Gillard, to discuss how social science can still have global impact in an era of political polarisation
🎟️ Register for the livestream ➡️ acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...
Join us and an expert panel, including Julia Gillard, to discuss how social science can still have global impact in an era of political polarisation
🎟️ Register for the livestream ➡️ acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...
November 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
NEXT WEEK: Truth and Trust: The Vital Role of Social Science in a Divided World
Join us and an expert panel, including Julia Gillard, to discuss how social science can still have global impact in an era of political polarisation
🎟️ Register for the livestream ➡️ acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...
Join us and an expert panel, including Julia Gillard, to discuss how social science can still have global impact in an era of political polarisation
🎟️ Register for the livestream ➡️ acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...
"One has to worry when will this merry-go-round stop?"
Professor Shitij Kapur, Vice-Chancellor of @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, speaking at our event this week on how TRAC data may enable UK higher education institutions to increase financial sustainability
➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY0B...
Professor Shitij Kapur, Vice-Chancellor of @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, speaking at our event this week on how TRAC data may enable UK higher education institutions to increase financial sustainability
➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY0B...
November 14, 2025 at 11:51 AM
"One has to worry when will this merry-go-round stop?"
Professor Shitij Kapur, Vice-Chancellor of @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, speaking at our event this week on how TRAC data may enable UK higher education institutions to increase financial sustainability
➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY0B...
Professor Shitij Kapur, Vice-Chancellor of @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, speaking at our event this week on how TRAC data may enable UK higher education institutions to increase financial sustainability
➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY0B...
It's that time of year again... Policy Idol is back!
💡 Test your ideas
🎓 Convince experts
💵 Win cash prizes
Now open to all @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social students.
➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poli...
💡 Test your ideas
🎓 Convince experts
💵 Win cash prizes
Now open to all @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social students.
➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poli...
November 13, 2025 at 11:51 AM
It's that time of year again... Policy Idol is back!
💡 Test your ideas
🎓 Convince experts
💵 Win cash prizes
Now open to all @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social students.
➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poli...
💡 Test your ideas
🎓 Convince experts
💵 Win cash prizes
Now open to all @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social students.
➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poli...
"The key point is that no-one actually wins a culture war in the end, because they never fully end."
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social on the options available to counter growing cultural tensions and divisions in the UK ➡️ bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social on the options available to counter growing cultural tensions and divisions in the UK ➡️ bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
"The key point is that no-one actually wins a culture war in the end, because they never fully end."
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social on the options available to counter growing cultural tensions and divisions in the UK ➡️ bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social on the options available to counter growing cultural tensions and divisions in the UK ➡️ bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
"People with severe mental illness face one of the greatest health inequalities of our time," said Professor Matthew Hotopf CBE of @kingshealth.bsky.social
Read the research in full ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/life-ex...
Read the research in full ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/life-ex...
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
"People with severe mental illness face one of the greatest health inequalities of our time," said Professor Matthew Hotopf CBE of @kingshealth.bsky.social
Read the research in full ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/life-ex...
Read the research in full ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/life-ex...
And while a majority of the public see mental and physical health as equally important, they’re less convinced the healthcare system treats them this way – even if there has been a notable increase since 2019 in the belief that the two have parity
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
And while a majority of the public see mental and physical health as equally important, they’re less convinced the healthcare system treats them this way – even if there has been a notable increase since 2019 in the belief that the two have parity
More generally, mental health and cancer are now tied as the biggest perceived health problem facing the nation, with 45% and 44% respectively listing it among their top three concerns
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
More generally, mental health and cancer are now tied as the biggest perceived health problem facing the nation, with 45% and 44% respectively listing it among their top three concerns
However, public opinion is more mixed on whether this is achievable or a priority for the healthcare system, with younger people particularly sceptical
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
However, public opinion is more mixed on whether this is achievable or a priority for the healthcare system, with younger people particularly sceptical
There is broad support for improving healthcare for those with SMI, with two-thirds (67%) saying more needs to be done to improve life expectancy among this group
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
There is broad support for improving healthcare for those with SMI, with two-thirds (67%) saying more needs to be done to improve life expectancy among this group
And just 14% of the public correctly recognise the prevalence of SMI is higher among Black African and Black Caribbean British communities
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
And just 14% of the public correctly recognise the prevalence of SMI is higher among Black African and Black Caribbean British communities
Another misperception is that suicide is the most common factor reducing the life expectancy in those with SMI.
Half the public (50%) believe this to be the case, when it in fact accounts for roughly 9% of excess mortality among this group
Half the public (50%) believe this to be the case, when it in fact accounts for roughly 9% of excess mortality among this group
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Another misperception is that suicide is the most common factor reducing the life expectancy in those with SMI.
Half the public (50%) believe this to be the case, when it in fact accounts for roughly 9% of excess mortality among this group
Half the public (50%) believe this to be the case, when it in fact accounts for roughly 9% of excess mortality among this group
The public's median guess is that severe mental illness (SMI) reduces lifespans by just seven years on average, when the true figure is 15 to 20 years – cutting lives shorter than diabetes, severe obesity and even smoking
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The public's median guess is that severe mental illness (SMI) reduces lifespans by just seven years on average, when the true figure is 15 to 20 years – cutting lives shorter than diabetes, severe obesity and even smoking
You can also join us, @hepi-news.bsky.social, and a panel of expert guests – including Professor Shitij Kapur, Professor Jackie Labbe, Professor Baroness Alison Wolf DBE, Richard Salter and Nick Hillman – at 1pm today as we dive deeper into this research
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/broke...
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/broke...
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
You can also join us, @hepi-news.bsky.social, and a panel of expert guests – including Professor Shitij Kapur, Professor Jackie Labbe, Professor Baroness Alison Wolf DBE, Richard Salter and Nick Hillman – at 1pm today as we dive deeper into this research
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/broke...
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/broke...
"The TRAC data shows a £5bn black hole in academic research funding. The government acknowledges that publicly funded research may need to be resourced at a higher rate, but its main solution seems to be for universities to do less research"
@elielcohen.bsky.social, co-author of the paper
@elielcohen.bsky.social, co-author of the paper
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
"The TRAC data shows a £5bn black hole in academic research funding. The government acknowledges that publicly funded research may need to be resourced at a higher rate, but its main solution seems to be for universities to do less research"
@elielcohen.bsky.social, co-author of the paper
@elielcohen.bsky.social, co-author of the paper
"There is an opportunity for a step-change in the sector's data maturity to enable financial sustainability to be more effectively measured, monitored and managed – which will benefit all stakeholders."
Richard Salter, co-author of the paper
Richard Salter, co-author of the paper
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
"There is an opportunity for a step-change in the sector's data maturity to enable financial sustainability to be more effectively measured, monitored and managed – which will benefit all stakeholders."
Richard Salter, co-author of the paper
Richard Salter, co-author of the paper
📺 "It's actually quite easy to compromise on economic things... but on cultural issues... that compromise is much more difficult"
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social spoke to Times Radio about the political dynamics accelerating culture war divisions identified in our new study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social spoke to Times Radio about the political dynamics accelerating culture war divisions identified in our new study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
📺 "It's actually quite easy to compromise on economic things... but on cultural issues... that compromise is much more difficult"
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social spoke to Times Radio about the political dynamics accelerating culture war divisions identified in our new study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social spoke to Times Radio about the political dynamics accelerating culture war divisions identified in our new study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social
NEXT WEEK: An emerging divide? Young people's attitudes to gender and the challenges facing both women and men
Join us to discuss findings from our upcoming research w/ @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social & @giwlkings.bsky.social and the future of gender relations in the UK
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/an-em...
Join us to discuss findings from our upcoming research w/ @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social & @giwlkings.bsky.social and the future of gender relations in the UK
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/an-em...
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
NEXT WEEK: An emerging divide? Young people's attitudes to gender and the challenges facing both women and men
Join us to discuss findings from our upcoming research w/ @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social & @giwlkings.bsky.social and the future of gender relations in the UK
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/an-em...
Join us to discuss findings from our upcoming research w/ @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social & @giwlkings.bsky.social and the future of gender relations in the UK
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/an-em...
TOMORROW: Broke and broken? What TRAC data tells us about higher education finances
With nearly half of UK universities in deficit, join us, @hepi-news.bsky.social and an expert panel to explore how TRAC data can guide more sustainable funding and policy decisions.
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/broke...
With nearly half of UK universities in deficit, join us, @hepi-news.bsky.social and an expert panel to explore how TRAC data can guide more sustainable funding and policy decisions.
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/broke...
November 10, 2025 at 9:17 AM
TOMORROW: Broke and broken? What TRAC data tells us about higher education finances
With nearly half of UK universities in deficit, join us, @hepi-news.bsky.social and an expert panel to explore how TRAC data can guide more sustainable funding and policy decisions.
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/broke...
With nearly half of UK universities in deficit, join us, @hepi-news.bsky.social and an expert panel to explore how TRAC data can guide more sustainable funding and policy decisions.
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/broke...
📺 "We've amplified and given more space to more extreme views than we would even a couple of years ago"
💬 @bobbyduffy.bsky.social speaks to BBC News about the drivers behind some of the growing culture war divisions identified in our new study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social
💬 @bobbyduffy.bsky.social speaks to BBC News about the drivers behind some of the growing culture war divisions identified in our new study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
📺 "We've amplified and given more space to more extreme views than we would even a couple of years ago"
💬 @bobbyduffy.bsky.social speaks to BBC News about the drivers behind some of the growing culture war divisions identified in our new study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social
💬 @bobbyduffy.bsky.social speaks to BBC News about the drivers behind some of the growing culture war divisions identified in our new study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social