On Thursday 26th March, PolicyBristol and Bristol City Council’s Policy, Strategy and Public Affairs team held a joint workshop for University of Bristol researchers. The session aimed to help researchers gain an understanding of how local government works, a sense of council priorities, and practical tips for engagement.
On Thursday 26th March, PolicyBristol and Bristol City Council’s Policy, Strategy and Public Affairs team held a joint workshop for University of Bristol researchers. The session aimed to help researchers gain an understanding of how local government works, a sense of council priorities, and practical tips for engagement.
On Monday 12 January 2026 Dr Sam Power was invited by the National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) to give evidence as a part of their Defending Democracy Inquiry, in particular to comment on vulnerabilities of foreign interference through political financing.
On 18 September the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit and PolicyBristol welcomed a diverse line up of speakers from across sectors to Bristol. Our aim: to identify priorities for obesity policy & epidemiological research, when new treatments are changing the landscape fast. The Obesity forum showcased the synergies and differences in perspectives around tackling obesity from across discovery & health research, clinical practice, public health, industry, policy, public involvement and advocacy.
On Thursday 18th September, PolicyBristol hosted an Areas of Research Interest Workshop with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
PolicyBristol have collaborated with REPHRAIN (the National Research Centre on Privacy, Harm Reduction and Adversarial Influence Online) to produce a response to Ofcom’s consultation on ‘Protecting Children from Harms Online’.
On Friday 6th July, researchers from the University of Bristol, along with the Cabinet Office, hosted a workshop on modelling for policy.
A life-sized model of a suffragette named Hope, who is built out of 32,327 LEGO bricks, has gone on display at the University of Bristol. Hope's visit has been facilitated by the PolicyBristol team.
