In the media The Independent Government urged to push ahead with climate plans amid growing net zero pushback Professor Thomas Hale is quoted in the Independent as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces calls to hold firm on green policies. Thomas Hale Climate and environment United Kingdom (UK)
News 15 September 2025 Jason Stockwood appointed Investment Minister Jason Stockwood, who was a Transformational Leadership Fellow across 2020-21, has been appointed Investment Minister in the UK Government. Economy Democracy and politics ... Trade United Kingdom (UK)
Blog 15 September 2025 Jaguar Land Rover to M&S: our cyber policy blind spot In the wake of a cyber attack that has halted Jaguar Land Rover’s computer systems and production lines, Ciaran Martin, Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organisations, argues that global cyber policy tends to prioritise data protection over safeguarding service provision – despite the greater threat to public safety. Ciaran Martin Digital, Cyber and AI Oxford Programme for Cyber and Technology Policy ... United Kingdom (UK)
News 08 September 2025 Alumnus appointed junior minister in UK Government Keir Mather, who completed his Master of Public Policy degree in 2021, has been appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the UK Government's Department for Transport. Democracy and politics United Kingdom (UK)
In the media LBC Home Office crackdown on social media adverts for Channel crossings only targets 'small players', experts warn Associate Professor in Global Security, Annette Idler, speaks to LBC as the UK government announces plans to make it illegal to promote Channel crossings on social media. Annette Idler Global security Minerva Global Security Programme: Contested Cross-border Spaces, Illicit Flows, and Order in the Contemporary World ... United Kingdom (UK)
Publication 17 July 2025 National strategy and place: A view from industrial transformation in Port Talbot This Port Talbot case study from the Heywood Fellowship shows fragmented strategy and poor coordination hinder long-term change, highlighting the need for place-based national strategy rooted in local identity and context. Zainab AghaDewi Knight Public sector United Kingdom (UK)
Publication 17 July 2025 National strategy and place: A view from the semiconductor sector in Cambridge This case study from the Heywood Fellowship highlights Cambridge’s semiconductor sector strengths to show how place-led strategies can drive success and regional collaboration through an identity-rooted national strategy. Zainab AghaDewi Knight Public sector United Kingdom (UK)
Publication 17 July 2025 Place: Thinking of national strategy from the ground up The Heywood Fellowship calls for a new place-sensitive national strategy, uniting government across the UK to address the long-term challenges of the country effectively. Zainab Agha Hamida AliDewi Knight Public sector United Kingdom (UK)
Publication 26 June 2025 Case study: España 2050 The Heywood Fellowship reviewed España 2050, Spain’s strategic vision. It highlighted expert input, ambition, and key lessons: government backing, explicit trade-offs, cultural change, and the need for broad consensus. Alex Downing Public sector United Kingdom (UK) ... Spain
