Voices

08 November 2023

Six months before the UK Covid Inquiry's public hearings, our report suggested lessons to be learned

COVID-19 tested the UK’s crisis structures to breaking point. We must act now to prepare better for the next crisis.

Hester Kan

COVID-19

Crisis preparation and response

Featured

Blog

06 November 2023

Optimists, doomers and securo-pragmatists: Reflections on the UK’s AI safety summit

For all the carping, the Prime Minister’s Bletchley Park jamboree moved the world forward on AI safety

Ciaran Martin

Digital technology

Blog

19 October 2023

Teachers, technology, and trajectories: New findings on improving systems of education

CGD's David Evans offers a handy round-up of the research presented at the final RISE Annual Conference. Read his summary of the latest evidence on effective education in the developing world.

David Evans

Education

Research on Improving Systems of Education Programme

An armoured vehicle in the Afghan desert

Blog

17 October 2023

Service provision in fragile and conflict-affected states: The role of outcomes-based contracts

The efficacy of overseas development spending in fragile states has been questioned. Could outcomes-based commissioning, where payment is contingent on measurable improvements for public service users, help?

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Focus on: AI governance

Blog

06 November 2023

Optimists, doomers and securo-pragmatists: Reflections on the UK’s AI safety summit

For all the carping, the Prime Minister’s Bletchley Park jamboree moved the world forward on AI safety

Ciaran Martin

Digital technology

Neural network AI Artificial Intelligence illustration

Blog

04 October 2023

Charting the path to global AI governance: potential and ethics

Paola Galvez Callirgos (MPP 2022) sets out her vision for the effective global governance of Artificial Intelligence.

Paola Galvez Callirgos

Blog

31 May 2023

How should government and business manage risks emerging from AI systems?

MPP student Bálint Pataki sets out the strategies needed to manage risks from AI

Bálint Árpád Pataki

James Manyika, Ngaire Woods and Eric Schmidt

Blog

04 November 2021

AI and the MPP: A conversation with Eric Schmidt and James Manyika

How can lessons from the MPP be applied to questions relating to AI and global security?

David Morrow

Digital technology

The School

Focus on: Climate crisis

How Africa can leverage trade and investment for a just transition

Kennedy Mbeva and Cherono Sego take us through how Africa could become a major hub for climate action.

Kennedy Mbeva

Cherono Sego

Climate and environment

Trade

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Africa

Blog

24 January 2023

Climate and legitimacy: Who is right in the Anthropocene?

Following the arrest of Greta Thunberg at a climate protest in Germany, MPP student Baudouin De Hemptinne asks if the climate crisis is forcing us to reimagine the legitimacy of actions by both state actors and protestors.

Baudouin de Hemptinne

Climate and environment

Europe

Blog

01 July 2022

More mining cooperation, not less, would be needed in the run up to carbon neutrality

Though phasing down the role of global mining industries may seem like a logical step in the journey to carbon neutrality, MPP alumnus Yanzhu Zhang argues that more mining cooperation will be needed in the first instance to produce the technology and capacity required for the clean energy transition.

Yanzhu Zhang

Global cooperation

Climate and environment

Focus on: Applications

Blog

14 July 2023

How to write an effective reflective policy essay

We seek a reflective policy essay as part of your application. Make sure yours is an effective one.

Mary Louise Culpepper

The School

Blog

13 July 2023

What should I include in my personal statement?

The personal statement plays a key role when our Admissions Committee are considering applications.

Richenda Gambles

The School

Image shows a budget document with a diary for finance planning

Blog

06 October 2022

Budget well, do your research and don’t give up! Thinking creatively to fund your year on the Master of Public Policy

Securing funding for your master's can be stressful. MPP alumna Nina Bengtsson (2021) explains how she obtained funding from a range of different sources and shares tips on how to navigate this process.

Nina Möger Bengtsson

The School

Latest articles

Blog

10 November 2023

What can MPP students learn from a journey to the North Pole?

Jasper Theodor Kauth, Case Writer at the Case Centre on Public Leadership highlights lessons from an Arctic expedition

Jasper Theodor Kauth

The School

Case Centre on Public Leadership

Dominic Cummings giving evidence at the UK's COVID Inquiry

Blog

08 November 2023

Six months before the UK Covid Inquiry's public hearings, our report suggested lessons to be learned

COVID-19 tested the UK’s crisis structures to breaking point. We must act now to prepare better for the next crisis.

Hester Kan

COVID-19

Crisis preparation and response

Blog

06 November 2023

Optimists, doomers and securo-pragmatists: Reflections on the UK’s AI safety summit

For all the carping, the Prime Minister’s Bletchley Park jamboree moved the world forward on AI safety

Ciaran Martin

Digital technology

Blog

24 October 2023

Take-aways from the first weeks at the Blavatnik School of Government

Erik Kucherenko (MPP 2023) reflects on his first weeks as an MPP student.

Erik Kucherenko

The School

Blog

19 October 2023

Teachers, technology, and trajectories: New findings on improving systems of education

CGD's David Evans offers a handy round-up of the research presented at the final RISE Annual Conference. Read his summary of the latest evidence on effective education in the developing world.

David Evans

Education

Research on Improving Systems of Education Programme

lemann-foundation-programme-workshop group

Blog

18 October 2023

In post-pandemic Brazil, a group builds momentum for regionalisation of health

João Pedro Caleiro explains how a two-day workshop could be a catalyst for improved public health in Brazil

João Pedro Caleiro