In other countries, points-based systems which govern immigration for work have encouraged a culture of greater empiricism, a willingness to review outcomes, learn from them and adapt immigration policies accordingly. Will the UK have a similar experience?

High-stakes exams can provide measures of student quality that may be imprecise and damaging to individuals and the economy in the long-term, according to a new report by the University of Warwick’s Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE), published by think tank the Social Market Foundation (SMF).

A new “Minister for Competition” should be appointed as part of a post-Brexit overhaul of Britain’s competition laws, a think-tank says today.

Exposure to lead is likely harming our health and our economy. In this blog, Lee Crawfurd makes the case for greater screening, tracking and awareness to address the 'silent epidemic'.

Four in ten people who consume no- and low-alcohol drinks say their overall intake of alcohol has reduced as a result, new research shows today.

The latest instalment of our ESRC-sponsored ‘Ask the Expert’ series included panellists: Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice; Rt Hon David Gauke MP, Chief Executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform; Frances Crook, University of Glasgow’s Professor of Criminology & Social Work; Fergus McNeill and University of Nottingham’s Senior Research Fellow; Dr Philippa Tomczak.

Cross-party commission presents policies to tackle causes of educational inequality