IPR research

We aim to further the public good through research into issues of significant relevance to policy debate and decision-making.

IPR programmes

We offer postgraduate courses, a Policy Fellowship Programme for senior policymakers and practitioners, and an International Visiting Fellows scheme.

The IPR sabbatical scheme

Bath academics can apply to spend a semester at the IPR to work on an interdisciplinary research project with substantial policy and public engagement.

Coronavirus - the making or the unmaking of Universal Credit?

Blog: Fran Bennett examines the impact of COVID-19 on how Universal Credit works and what it stands for.

Is it time for an emergency basic income?

Blog: Dr Neil Howard examines the economic difficulties we face following COVID-19, and whether it is time for an emergency basic income.

After the lockdown: The biopolitics of COVID-19

Blog: Professor Nick Pearce examines life after lockdown, and the biopolitics of COVID-19.

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IPR offers virtual pairing scheme to help policymakers navigate coronavirus priority areas

People working in policy at local, national and international levels can now apply for the IPR virtual Policy Fellowship Programme.

IPR co-hosts House of Commons event on grammar schools and social mobility

An event which took place in the House of Commons weighed up the evidence behind the claim that grammar schools are good for social mobility in the UK.

MSc Public Policy scholarship

If you're looking to study MSc Public Policy, then you can apply for funding to support you.