Promoting sustainable growth in developing countries, focusing on what the centre has identified as the four key drivers of growth: state effectiveness, productive firms, liveable cities and reliable energy access.

A national team of experts pioneering successful place-based renewal to address the challenges facing towns and cities in left-behind regions of the United Kingdom.

Digital Pathways at Oxford explored the strengths and weaknesses of emerging practice around policy and regulation of digital technologies in developing nations, and provided concrete proposals to improve them, including the Digital Economy Toolkit.

Finding new ways for the public sector to commission services while achieving better social outcomes, and aligning the interests of local authorities and social investors and charities.

Putting people at the centre of government transformation.  A global, interdisciplinary research centre, focused on people and performance management in the public service.

The Lemann Foundation Programme is a comparative research programme with an emphasis on Brazil, which generates and disseminates knowledge to improve the public sector and its associated institutions.