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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 05/08/2025

Now the Bennett Institute for Public Policy is the Bennett School of Public Policy, follow us on our new Bluesky account where we've just posted about our latest podcast episode on #migration bsky.app/profile/benn...

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 01/08/2025

Today, the Bennett Institute for Public Policy has expanded to become the Bennett School of Public Policy, @cam.ac.uk The Bennett School will continue to conduct leading public policy research, teaching & engagement, for the right kind of growth fairly shared. Please now follow our work here.

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 30/07/2025

The English devolution bill marks a major shift in how England is governed, with more powers for mayors & local areas—but concerns remain over accountability & local voice. @alwalker.bsky.social explores this big moment for the governance of England. www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/english...

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 29/07/2025

Community infrastructure fosters civic trust, reduces isolation, & builds democratic resilience. Its erosion fuels pessimism & populist thinking. Investing in community—like parks, pubs, libraries & lunch clubs—promotes democracy & props up the lives of communities & citizens across the UK.

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 29/07/2025

Studies show clear links between the decline of public amenities & the rise of populist parties: Pub closures → more UKIP votes GP closures → far-right support High street vacancies → Reform UK surge

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 29/07/2025

Libraries, youth clubs, pubs, high streets—these aren’t just amenities. They’re where people connect, belong, organise, & feel seen. When these spaces disappear, so do the bonds that hold communities—& democracies—together.

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 29/07/2025

Populist politics is on the rise—from Trump to Reform UK. Why? It's not just economic hardship or distrust in elites. In a new blog, Rosa Marks argues something deeper is at play: the collapse of social & cultural infrastructure. 🧵 www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/social-...

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 28/07/2025

. @michaelkenny.bsky.social recently visited the Nanyang Centre for Public Administration (NCPA) at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Highlights included: 🌐 A keynote at the Lien International Conference 📚 A talk to NCPA Executive Master students 🤝 Productive dialogues with NCPA scholars

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 25/07/2025

🎙️What’s the value of speaking other languages? In this month’s Crossing Channels, Wendy Ayres-Bennett points out a major AI issue: big languages dominate training data, so smaller languages & dialects get left behind. That’s a problem. 🎧 pod.fo/e/2fb7e1 #AI #Multilingualism #podcast @iast.fr

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 24/07/2025

Congratulations to Lord Chris Smith—former chair of the Bennett Institute's Advisory Council—on being elected as the new Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. He is the 109th Chancellor & will hold the post for 10 years. Lord Smith says he is thrilled to be elected & to serve the University.

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 23/07/2025

From pubs to populism: what the decline of community space means for democracy Rosa Marks explores how rebuilding social & cultural infrastructure can help reverse the UK’s slide into distrust, division & populist politics? www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/social-... @britishacademy.bsky.social

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 22/07/2025

At our latest Brown Bag, affiliated researcher Helen Johnson shared new work on social clustering & its impact on disease risk. Clustered unvaccinated groups are driving measles risk. A UNICEF-backed model shows ignoring this can underestimate outbreaks 10-fold. Targeted strategies are essential.

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 22/07/2025

New blog: As trust in government wanes, devolution must empower citizens & their neighbourhoods. Without tackling deep-rooted inequalities with real local powers & investment, initiatives like the Plan for Neighbourhoods may fall short. www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/making-...

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 21/07/2025

Devolution must empower citizens & neighbourhoods—but without addressing spatial inequalities via stronger local powers, investment & accountability, efforts like the Plan for Neighbourhoods may fall short, write Geoff White, Colin Warnock & Peter Tyler www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/making-...

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 18/07/2025

. @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social writes how a well-functioning legal system is essential for economic trust, trade, & growth, but chronic underinvestment is eroding UK civil justice — & unless addressed, this erosion will undermine the economic environment. www.nuffieldfoundation.org/research/our...

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wendya-b.bsky.social @wendya-b.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

In the latest episode of the @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk's podcast series, Crossing Channels, Benjamin Pitt & I discuss the value of speaking other languages: pod.fo/e/2fb7e1. @benpitt.bsky.social explains how language & culture shape the way people think & the value of cultural/linguistic diversity

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Crossing Channels: What is the value of speaking other languages?

In this episode, Richard Westcott is joined by Wendy Ayres-Bennett and Benjamin Pitt to explore a big, everyday question: what is the value of speaking other languages? The conversation looks at ho...

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 16/07/2025

New blog on how the Renters’ Rights Bill could improve private renters’ mental health Private renters face mental health risks due to tenancy uncertainty. Marco Felici explores how banning "no fault” evictions in the UK’s Renters’ Rights Bill could help www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/renters...

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 15/07/2025

🎙️What is the value of speaking other languages? "We're in a current geopolitical situation where we need to be able to speak other languages... & that works through things like soft power & diplomacy as well social cohesion, conflict resolution."— Wendy Bennett 🎧https://pod.fo/e/2fb7e1 #podcast

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 15/07/2025

. @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social calls for new frameworks to better measure & manage data’s role in innovation, AI, & economic development, to inform policy & ensure fair value distribution at @wipo.int conference in Geneva. Watch: www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/rethink...

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Perspectives on Politics @poppublicsphere.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!! A Rally for Democracy? #Authoritarian #Resurgence, #Ukraine, & #Global #Democratic #Allegiance By Roberto Stefan Foa & Xavier Romero-Vidal doi.org/10.1017/S153...

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 14/07/2025

🎙️New episode of Crossing Channels out today! What’s the value of speaking other languages? Wendy Ayres-Bennett & Benjamin Pitt join Richard Westcott to explore how the languages we speak shape our identity, thinking, relationships—& even our economies. 🔗https://pod.fo/e/2fb7e1 #podcast @iast.fr

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Hannah White @drhannahwhite.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

We at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk have coordinated a letter in @thetimes.com today in which numerous individuals and organisations call on the government to withdraw its mistaken rules which are having a serious chilling effect on civil servants speaking in public…

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Verity Harding @verityharding.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

While the US & China race for AI supremacy, ASEAN is quietly offering a radical alternative: governance as power. A must-read new piece from AIxGEO, my research group at Cambridge, on Southeast Asia’s approach of collaboration, not competition, as forming the basis of AI power.

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 07/07/2025

Calling all university administrators! We're looking for a Teaching & Learning Coordinator to work at the new @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk 💻Lead teaching & course operations 👩🏽Manage a team ⚙️Help shape academic policies & processes Apply by 9 July 2025 www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vac...

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 07/07/2025

Watch @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social deliver a keynote speech on “Rethinking Progress in an Intangible Economy” at the launch of @wipo.int's World Intangible Investment Highlights 2025 — 9 July, 8:40am-8:55am (CET), online. View here: webcast.wipo.int/home

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Aleks Turobov, PhD @alturobov.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

While Washington and Beijing race for AI supremacy, Southeast Asia is turning the art of governance into a source of geopolitical power. New AIxGEO analysis, led by @verityharding.bsky.social, reveals how ASEAN has transformed the bloc into a pivotal force in global AI policy. 🧵1/4

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 04/07/2025

Thank you to our Advisory Council for meeting yesterday & offering valuable guidance as the Bennett Institute prepares to become the Bennett School of Public Policy—expanding our teaching, research & engagement to address today’s pressing public policy challenges in an increasingly turbulent world.

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 03/07/2025

We're hiring a Teaching & Learning Coordinator to join the @bennettschool.bsky.social You'll lead teaching & learning support, manage admissions & course operations, & help shape the policies & processes behind our academic programmes. Apply by 9 July www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vac...

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 03/07/2025

📸 A productive & inspiring team away day! Team Bennett is hard at work planning for the exciting opening of @bennettschool.bsky.social this October 2025 - under the leadership of @michaelkenny.bsky.social & @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social #Research #Teaching #Engagement #Impact

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 01/07/2025

✨NEW BLOG✨ As the US & China battle for AI dominance, @alturobov.bsky.social examines how ASEAN is executing a patient & collaborative grand strategy that is transforming Southeast Asia into a pivotal force in international AI policy. ➡️ www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/aseans-...

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

This links with ESCoE work in partnership with @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk & @productivity.bsky.social on how productivity & economic considerations can help develop & deploy AI from an ethical and legal standpoint. @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 27/06/2025

Congrats to @beamishmuseum.bsky.social, winners of Art Fund's #MuseumOfTheYear A great example of how social & cultural infrastructure supports communities & economies Our framework can help capture that value👇 🔗https://www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/value-of-social-and-cultural-infrastructure/

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 26/06/2025

Tune in today to watch @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social in a panel discussion on "The future of philosophy and economics in the age of AI". Hosted by @unibayreuth.bsky.social 🕒3.15pm (GMT) 👀Online Watch here: mms.uni-bayreuth.de/Panopto/Page...

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 26/06/2025

6/ To make this happen, we need: 🔧 Strong, clear rules 👩‍💻 Skilled, digitally literate staff 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Meaningful public engagement 🔍 Oversight to ensure accountability 🏛️ Alternatives to big tech-led AI With the right strategy, AI can help build a fairer, more connected society.

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 26/06/2025

5/ “AI can improve public services — but only if it’s used in ways that prioritise fairness, transparency, and public value,” says @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social, Co-Director @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk We need AI that works for society, not just efficiency.

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 26/06/2025

4/ Without proper regulation & investment, AI could: ⚠️ Deepen inequality ⚠️ Cause job losses ⚠️ Hand power to big tech firms ⚠️ Undermine public trust The message is clear: don’t implement AI at the public — do it with them.

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 26/06/2025

3/ The report, "Just outcomes: How can AI make people’s lives better?", highlights key opportunities for AI: ✅ Reduce delays in the justice system ✅ Improve local planning & transport ✅ Predict and prevent illness through data BUT… there are serious challenges.

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 26/06/2025

2/ AI is already being used in UK public services: 🤖Council chatbots 🏥GP appointment systems 🚑Hospital triage tools But adoption is outpacing oversight — and that’s risky.

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 26/06/2025

🧵1/ Artificial Intelligence could transform UK public services — but it must be introduced responsibly to avoid damaging public trust, experts warn. A new report by @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social & Wendy Hall calls for urgent action. 👇 www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/publications...

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 25/06/2025

"Public services won’t automatically deliver fairer or more effective outcomes with AI unless we intentionally design systems in the public interest. "Without clear rules, skilled staff and public engagement, we risk building systems that are unfair, intrusive, and alienating."

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University of Southampton @unisouthampton.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

AI could transform UK public services - but responsible use is key to keeping public trust. Dame Wendy Hall's report with @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social ‪and @nuffieldfoundation.org explores how we can harness #AI for a better quality of life. Read more 👉 tr.ee/lNup3O

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 25/06/2025

📢 New report from the Bennett Institute & the Web Science Institute, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org, explores how AI can serve the public good—covering admin justice, place, public health & market failure. Based on 4 cross-sector workshops in 2024. www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/ai-for-...

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 24/06/2025

📣Calling all university administrators We're looking for a Teaching & Learning Coordinator to oversee all teaching & learning support for the Bennett School of Public Policy's growing academic programmes. 📅See job details & apply by 9 July 2025 www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vac...

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 23/06/2025

🚨Job Alert: We’re looking for a dynamic Teaching & Learning Coordinator to support established & newly developed postgraduate programmes at the new Bennett School of Public Policy. 🗓️ Apply by 9 July 2025 🔗 www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vac...

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 23/06/2025

Coming up this week at @unibayreuth.bsky.social, Germany @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social presenting the Wittgenstein Lectures 2025 on “Automating the economic style of reasoning". www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/wi...

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 20/06/2025

A superb line-up of experts including @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social discussing pro-productivity policy across government - not to be missed ⬇️

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

This is what I'm up to next week: www.phil.uni-bayreuth.de/en/events/wi...

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Wittgenstein Lectures

Universität Bayreuth

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