In the week of the Irish general election, MPP student Eric Ehigie highlights the issues that have fueled tensions ahead of the election.

MPP student Shabnam Taghiyeva, a lawyer from Azerbaijan with a bachelor’s degree in political administration, reflects on Azerbaijan’s dual role at COP29: as an advocate for climate finance and as a nation demonstrating its commitment to renewable energy progress.

MPP student and co-founder of Saturday Art Class Chhavi Khandelwal highlights the pressing need for students to develop broader skills to prepare them for the future.

Ashima Gulati, a current MPP student with a law and policy background, reflects on the key issues for COP29 this year, which comes in the wake of extreme weather events across the world and a changing geopolitical landscape with a new US President.

João Pedro Caleiro, writer-researcher at the Lemann Foundation Programme shares his insights from a recent workshop bringing together twenty senior decision makers from two federal agencies in Brazil with Blavatnik School academics to discuss the risks and opportunities for using artificial intelligence in public administration.

Jess Reedy, Senior Policy Engagement Officer at the Government Outcomes Lab, argues that the government's new social impact investment vehicle, if well designed, is an opportunity to improve services to help the most vulnerable across the UK.