UCL Policy & Practice seminar series 2024 In June 2019, the May Government legislated the goal of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Since then, the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine have wrought havoc on energy markets, while the US, with its landmark Inflation Reduction Act, made decarbonisation an industrial policy priority. In this context, the Sunak Government commissioned the Hon. Chris Skidmore MP to conduct an independent review into the government's approach to net zero. The review reiterated the opportunities and benefits to the UK of transitioning to net zero. Yet, in the 12 months since the review was published, the Government's commitment to net zero has weakened amid intensifying right-wing populist attacks. In this event we consider what the transition to net zero demands of the UK in terms of infrastructure, technology and behaviour change, the major parties' policies, and the changing political dynamics that are shaping those policies.

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1/26/2024

Find out more about the MSc Data Science and Public Policy degree jointly run by the Departments of Economics and Political Science.

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1/27/2022

The Legal and Political Theory Forum have assembled a panel of four experts from the fields of philosophy, social epistemology, international relations and journalism to share their thoughts about how recent advancements in technology have changed the way we consume media, and how to deal with some of the challenges to democratic discourse that these changes have produced. Through this discussion we hope to shed some light on the ways in which we can productively disagree in an era where truth seems to be increasingly subjective, and tailored to preference and dogma James Ball, Journalist (currently special correspondent at BuzzFeed UK. Previously special projects editor at The Guardian) Professor Steve Fuller,Auguste Comte Chair in Social Epistemology, Department of Sociology, University of Warwick. Dr. Michael Hannon, assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Nottingham. Dr. Elke Schwarz, Lecturer in Political Philosophy at Queen Mary, University of London.

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6/11/2019

In this episode of UCL STEaPP Chat: Dr Ellie Cosgrave (Director of Urban Innovation and Policy Lab, Department of Science Technology Engineering and Public Policy) and Dr Tim Moonen (Managing Director of the Business of Cities) chat about the challenges that cities are facing. They discuss how their works support city leaders to manage these challenges and how these works contribute to the training of the future policy makers within STEaPP MPA programme. STEaPP Chat’ is our new format of short chats with researchers, educators, and policy advisors, showcasing the work we do at the Department of Science Technology Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP) of University College London (UCL). The 20-30 min long chats will not only demonstrate how academic work ties into the world of policymaking, attempting to improve peoples’ lives, but also shows why we teach what we teach. Join in for future episodes and keep an eye out for ‘STEaPP Chat’.

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5/2/2019

In this episode of STEaPP Chat: Dr Irina Brass and Dr Alex Chung chat to our CryptoKitties from UCL STEaPP: Isabella Manghi, Simon Turner, Zoey Tung and Clementine Blanchier, about their participation in Cyber 9/12 and how they apply their learning from the MPA Programme at the semi-final of the competition. STEaPP Chat’ is our new format of short chats with researchers, educators, and policy advisors, showcasing the work we do at the Department of Science Technology Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP) of University College London (UCL). The 20-30 min long chats will not only demonstrate how academic work ties into the world of policymaking, attempting to improve peoples’ lives, but also shows why we teach what we teach. Join in for future episodes and keep an eye out for ‘STEaPP Chat’. You can also follow @UCLSTEaPP @AndyPKopp and @aseatwo on twitter.

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3/7/2019

‘STEaPP Chat’ is our new format of short chats with researchers, educators, and policy advisors, showcasing the work we do at the Department of Science Technology Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP) of University College London (UCL). The 20-30 min long chats will not only demonstrate how academic work ties into the world of policymaking, attempting to improve peoples’ lives, but also shows why we teach what we teach. In this episode, our host Andreas Kopp talks to Florence Greatrix (Policy Advisor), Prof. Arthur Petersen (Prof. of Science, Technology, and Public Policy) & Dr Chris Tyler (Director of Public Policy) about the way Science Advice works in practice. They also reflect on how we link research to higher education and policy works in STEaPP. Join in for future episodes and keep an eye out for ‘STEaPP Chat’. You can also follow @UCLSTEaPP @flo_greatrix @cptyler @ArthurCPetersen @AndyPKopp and @aseatwo on twitter. The video is available in three video streaming platforms: •

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1/17/2019