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All the research, events and jobs from UK think tanks. New training and networking membership for think tankers. All queries email [email protected]
United Kingdom
Joined May 2017
🏆The inaugural Smart Thinking awards for think tanks has launched! ☑️Open to all UK based think tanks ☑️Free to enter ☑️8 award categories up for grabs! 📅Applications close 5pm 26th August Find out more: https://t.co/5X51CqGK0r
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New job alert! @FutureGovForum are looking for someone with experience devising + delivering effective comms campaigns, with a sound understanding of how to promote research to join their growing team. Sound like you? Apply here: https://t.co/HhATsH6Q1c
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Accomplished communicator with experience in sales/business dev/fundraising? Experienced in think tanks/policy/public affairs? @instituteforgov are looking for a new Partnerships Manager to lead their business function. Could this be you? Apply now! https://t.co/DQL1iKxN5U
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A great session on how to rebrand a think tank was our November webinar. We welcomed Hannah Corbett who led @ProBonoEcon's recent rebrand to take us through the common pitfalls and things you want to include/focus on. Members can find it in our archive 👇 https://t.co/AWRymMKtXO
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Out tomorrow is our fortnightly think tank round up - if you want to get the most recent reports, find out which think tanks are hosting events soon or the latest think tank findings then sign up 👇 https://t.co/ic2sSXIu6B
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Do you have strong organisation skills with excellent attention to detail? Do you have an enthusiasm for classical liberal ideas? @iealondon are looking for an EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER/MANAGER to join them + provide campaign + event support. Apply now: https://t.co/GJLkK6T36M
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Do you have excellent research and analysis skills? Interested in helping local councils, combined authorities, govt + others to develop policies to grow local + regional economies? @countrcultureUK are looking for a new Consultant to join them. Apply now: https://t.co/n3JaYhcKtD
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New researcher role now open! @NuffieldTrust are looking for a Researcher to contribute to their mission by delivering high-quality research, evaluation, and policy analysis. Could this be you? Apply now 👇 https://t.co/IZq1S89o0j
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Looking for your first start in think tanks? @EduPolicyInst are recruiting a Executive & Events Officer to join their comms, partnerships and events team! If you fancy broadening your skills, supporting policy events and having real impact - apply here: https://t.co/dGX3YTuLir
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Job closing soon! @CSJFoundation are looking for a Regional Portfolio Manager, based in North England, to grow and professionalise it’s offering to frontline charities and donors alike. Fancy working with multiple charities? Find out more: https://t.co/DlTDBIlO8f
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We're delighted to be judged among the five 'highly commended' runners-up for this year's Think Tank of the Year Award. @SmartThinktanks
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We're delighted to have received the @SmartThinktanks Innovation Award for our alternative estimate of UK employment. Huge congratulations to Adam Corlett, Hannah Slaughter, and everyone else who helped put this together 👏 https://t.co/9TDV2zzQ3D
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What a night it was! Thanks to all the think tanks who came and brought the fun and a special congratulations to our worthy winners! 🏆 #SmartThinkingAwards
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🌟Proud that our #SureStart work has won the @SmartThinktanks Best Publication Award 2025! https://t.co/WX5MtQwBSQ 1️⃣0️⃣y ago we began this journey w/ our 1st @NuffieldFound grant—which brought @ckfarquharson on board. Proud of how far we’ve come together. 🚀
Absolutely delighted that our @TheIFS work evaluating the effects of Sure Start centres won the "Publication of the Year" prize at last night's @SmartThinktanks awards! It's wonderful to be recognised for the quality and impact of our work. https://t.co/2yCQE3B9p7
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Proud of what we’ve built at @BritishProgress. A year ago it was just @dc_lawrence and me on Zooms from our flats - now we’ve got a kickass team pushing this mission harder than ever.
Last night we we pleasantly surprised to be highly commended for think tank of the year, and to win the "One to Watch" award from @SmartThinktanks! Thanks to those who nominated & supported us. Our cofounder @dc_lawrence was there to pick up the prize from @racheljanetwolf &
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Lovely write up by @RMCunliffe in @NewStatesman of our work with AI chatbots (using the excellent tools at @focaldataHQ) to do qual interviews at quant scale. We were delighted to be highly commended in the @SmartThinktanks awards last night for this innovative research method.
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So delighted that our @csjthinktank ‘Lost Boys’ report won the award for best campaign of 2025 at the @SmartThinktanks Awards last night!
Lost Boys struck a nerve across Britain. We are delighted it was recognised at the inaugural @SmartThinktanks Awards🏆 Lost Boys is more than a report. Our ambition is a political and cultural shift to give boys and young men purpose, mentorship and aspiration. Only the start👊
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We're delighted to share that @IPPR won @SmartThinktanks 2025 award for Best Convenor for via our new Centre for Geopolitics and International Policy Congrats to that team - and also to all our staff for IPPR's 'highly commended' rating for Think Tank of the Year, marking our
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Lost Boys struck a nerve across Britain. We are delighted it was recognised at the inaugural @SmartThinktanks Awards🏆 Lost Boys is more than a report. Our ambition is a political and cultural shift to give boys and young men purpose, mentorship and aspiration. Only the start👊
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🎉 Highly commended! Delighted that PolicyWISE was runner-up in the ‘One to Watch’ category at the first @SmartThinktanks awards - just 2 years since launching our site, newsletter & WISE in 5s. What an adventure improving understanding of devolution! More to follow...
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Well done to the brilliant @SmartThinktanks team led by Emily Redding for organising the first ever think tank awards ceremony 👏👏👏 https://t.co/ShO2dSbV1h
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Listed below are all the 2025 winners and highly commended entries for our 8 main category awards. We have also listed the winners of our 3 more light-hearted
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