The current Heywood Fellow, Lucy Smith, today set out a series of reforms to help government think long-term. These reforms, captured in the National Strategy Playbook, are needed to help prepare the UK for the major challenges – climate risk, demographic change, technological transformation and fraying social trust – that stretch beyond electoral terms. 

The six-month programme equips high-potential African public servants with the skills and values needed to foster excellence, effectiveness and integrity in their institutions through a blend of online and in-person learning. 

The Blavatnik School of Government and the Clooney Foundation for Justice launched the Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice. The new Institute, co-founded by Amal Clooney and Philippa Webb, is the first global initiative dedicated to harnessing the power of AI for justice.