The Policy Institute

Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy

London has fallen?

Misperceptions of crime, race and religion in the UK capital

The polarisation of trust in scientists

Trust is shaped by values, identity and politics

Featured research, news & comment

26 October 2026

'Relentless expansion' of regulation holding back growth, say John Kingman and Shriti Vadera

New paper argues government should at least hold total regulatory costs flat across this Parliament

14 October 2026

King's delivers its largest ever party conference programme

This year, King’s hosted its largest-ever party conference programme bringing together experts from…

6 October 2026

King's College London to help lead British Election Study

King's researchers will co-lead the UK's longest-running study of how Britain votes

29 September 2026

Policy Institute to evaluate new GCSE exam centre for young people outside mainstream education

The independent evaluation will test whether the model could help reduce NEET rates

Major projects

The UK Values Study

Tracking how values, attitudes and beliefs are changing in the UK

Culture wars in the UK

Our major ongoing research programme explores the drivers and features of cultural division in the…

The future of higher education

New research, analysis and events dissecting the pressing challenges facing UK universities

Generations

Selfish Baby Boomers? "Snowflake" Millennials and Gen Z? Our Generations website tackles the…

Our units

School for Government

Providing world-class education to civic leadership

UK in a Changing Europe

A leading academic think tank providing analysis of the critical issues facing the UK

The Strand Group

Examining the institutions of British Government through teaching, research and events

Health and social care workforce research group

Producing vital research in the health and social care workforce field

Our evaluation teams

Cash Lab

Study with us

Our Government Studies MA, run by the Strand Group, is the only course of its kind to go beyond the theory and apply an in-depth perspective to the personalities, policies and process involved in running the British state.

Students study modules developed with the likes of No. 10 Downing Street and HM Treasury and get the opportunity to learn directly from individuals who have worked at the heart of government, including former prime ministers and chancellors.

Find out more about our courses

King’s Parliamentary Research Internship Programme

The King’s Parliamentary Research Internship Programme is a unique opportunity for PhD and postdoctoral researchers to engage directly with the inner workings of parliament.

Established and overseen by Baroness Deborah Bull, in collaboration with the Policy Institute and King’s Careers & Employability, 10-month part-time internships support the work of parliamentarians in the House of Lords and are designed to give participants first-hand experience of how evidence and analysis can be used to inform policymaking, while peers gain valuable assistance from skilled researchers.

Find out more about the programme

Visiting faculty

The Policy Institute has built a network of visiting fellows and professors, including former civil servants, politicians, journalists and researchers, who give their time and expertise to the institute and wider King’s community. They are a valuable resource, playing a key role in strengthening the relationship between academia, policy and practice.