Category: Blog
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Can a PhD change policy? Lessons from inside government
This blog article reflects on a PhD student’s three‑month placement with the UK government’s Open Innovation Team and what it taught them about turning academic research into real policy action. It highlights how policy work moves quickly, values clear and impartial communication, and depends on understanding political and practical context as well as evidence. The…
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Unpaid work – the missing link in the gender gap
Unpaid work such as housework and caring plays a major but often overlooked role in shaping gender inequality, work opportunities, and health. Women continue to do far more unpaid work than men, which affects their employment, pay, mental health, and long‑term wellbeing, especially at key life stages like parenthood, lockdowns during COVID‑19, and when caring…