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EvEx consortium to develop new UK-wide infrastructure and networks, enabling more universities and research organisations to offer ‘Policy to Research’ opportunities for civil and public servants.

Celebrating another successful season of the Department of Political Science's podcast.

The Deputy Director of the Constitution Unit told the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee that a mechanism to call an independence referendum should be put in place.

The UCL Department of Political Science and Constitution Unit are seeking to appoint a Lecturer in British and Comparative Politics. The successful candidate will join the senior team at the Unit.

GGI Workshop Report. April 2025.

The Constitution Unit's Monitor 91 covers calls to go further on electoral reform, the new, non-statutory Ethics and Integrity Commission, a shakeup of English local government and much more.

We are excited to announce that the UN Human Rights Council has elected Professor Veronika Fikfak to serve as an expert on its Advisory Committee.

Lucas Duncan writes about stakeholder engagement and the UK's National Wealth Fund in his article, based on his exceptional undergraduate dissertation.

The Constitution Unit has today published new and updated briefings as part of its Constitutional Principles and the Health of Democracy project.

This winning book was praised for providing a fresh theory connecting war and state formation that incorporates the contingency of warfare and the effects of war outcomes in the long run.

The Constitution Unit’s Monitor 90 covers limited House of Lords reform, government–parliament tensions, plans for electoral and standards reforms, the ECHR, English devolution and much more.

New opinion polling for the Constitution Unit fielded by YouGov shows overwhelming public support for going further than the government's plan to remove hereditary peers, in line with key amendments.

Dr Fergus Green has published a constructive proposal for assessing the 'significance' of fossil fuel extraction projects’ climate impacts in a legally appropriate manner.

Nick Thomas-Symonds MP gave the keynote speech on the first day of the Constitution Unit's annual conference today, focusing on what constitutional reform means for UK democracy and the public.

The Constitution Unit is sad to mark the death of Honorary Senior Research Associate Bob Morris (1937–2025).