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Director | Professor Anand Menon |
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UK in a Changing Europe (UKICE) is an academic think tank providing impartial, research-based analysis of the critical issues facing the UK. [1] It is funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and hosted by King's College London.
Led by Professor Anand Menon [2] and supported by an in-house team, UKICE works with its Senior Fellows and numerous other academics to promote quality, timely and accessible social science research. It provides a platform allowing academics across the UK and beyond to ensure their research reaches a wider audience.
Their work explores the numerous domestic challenges confronting the UK, its evolving relationship with the European Union, and its place in the world. Within these three broad themes, UK in a Changing Europe’s research draws on experts on politics, society, economics and law, presenting a reliable source of analysis of the key challenges confronting the UK.
As well as reports and working papers, UKICE’s outputs include: live and online events; blogs; the ‘UKICE (I Tell) podcast’; and posts on their @ukandeu Twitter feed. The organisation gains regular coverage in UK and international media and can put media in touch with the experts they need. They have also created a Brexit Witness Archive. Ukandeu.ac.uk is their online hub and the gateway to all UKICE content.
Director Anand Menon is supported by Deputy Directors Sarah Hall and Paula Surridge, and an expert advisory group that convenes twice yearly.
The in-house team includes research, communications and operations staff based at King’s College London’s Policy Institute. UKICE also works closely with a panel of Senior Fellows, who lead research projects in universities throughout the UK. Current Senior Fellows include:
UK in a Changing Europe’s reports provide comprehensive analyses of a wide range of topics. Recent reports have focused on immigration, the changing attitudes of voters, the relationship between the UK and the EU, and the British monarchy. They bring together leading social scientists to give research-based perspectives on a wide range of topics. The reports are written in such a way as to be easily readable by non-specialist audiences.
UKICE reports are frequently cited in the UK and international press and in parliamentary debates. They are used by policymakers and indeed the general public as a reliable source of information and impartial research.
The organisation also produces a range of in-house trackers, which monitor key areas using the latest data. These include:
A working paper series showcases the latest research findings from social scientists on the broad themes of Britain and Brexit, UK-EU relations and the UK’s role in the world. The series provides academics with an opportunity to test their ideas and present their research findings to an audience beyond academia. Drawing from expertise across the social sciences, recent working papers have examined questions including: the impact of EU-UK relationship on family law; post-Brexit trade and manufacturing processes; and the post-Brexit immigration system.
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