What lessons can we learn from furlough for managing future social shocks?
The furlough scheme was useful in protecting mental health, but not without its drawbacks, UCL researchers find.
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Closing the Close the Gap between Science Push and Policy Pull
Read moreCovid-19 and other global crises are forcing us to the rethink the relationship between science and policy.
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Who suffered the most during homeschooling? Parents of young kids and older children
Read moreNew research shows that teenagers and the parents of young children was hardest hit by the strain of homeschooling during lockdown
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Two Years On: Cities Policy Roundtable Event Report
Read moreTwo years after the UK went into lockdown, IPPO held a day-long series of sessions on March 24, 2022 to examine what lessons we must learn for future policymaking. The video of the special Cities Policy Roundtable is below, with further reflections from IPPO Cities’ Jeremy Williams. City and regional leaders from across all four UK nations set out their strategic approach to the day’s theme of “not wasting a good crisis”, and shared their insights on how they were using their recovery plans as an opportunity to confront structural issues. Economy,...