What we do

The Forum organises topical seminars on public policy issues. We identify policy issues that may not be legislative priorities but nonetheless warrant discussion, and about which the academic community has ideas to offer.

Our meetings bring together policymakers and members of the academic community in order to discuss new and innovative strategies for public policy, and feature short presentations in which academics make policy recommendations. These recommendations are then subject to scrutiny and discussion by those attending the meeting.

The usefulness of this approach is twofold: policymakers are given brief outlines of the latest academic research, and the research is itself sharpened in light of the discussion.

Presentations and minutes of our previous meetings can be found on our Past and future meetings page.