UK Think Tanks

User icon Gareth Bish
12 January 2024
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A starter list of 20 UK-based Think Tanks


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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is an independent organisation working to inspire social change through research, policy and practice. Our vision is for a prosperous UK without poverty where everyone can …


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The Health Foundation is an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK. We learn what works to make people’s lives healthier …


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ODI is an independent, global think tank. We work to inspire people to act on injustice and inequality. Through research, convening and influencing, we generate ideas that matter for people …


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Our goal at the Institute for Fiscal Studies is to promote effective economic and social policies by better understanding how policies affect individuals, families, businesses and the government's finances.


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The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) is Britain's oldest independent economic research institute that carries out academic research of relevance to business and policy makers, both nationally …


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The Centre for European Reform is a think-tank devoted to making the European Union work better and strengthening its role in the world. The CER is pro-European but not uncritical. …


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Demos is a cross party think tank based in the United Kingdom with a cross-party political viewpoint. Demos works with a number of partners including government departments, public sector agencies …


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Civitas is a community of researchers and supporters committed to discovering how best to strengthen democracy, uphold limited government, maintain personal freedom, achieve opportunity for all, and encourage free enterprise. …


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The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is a free market think tank.


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The King's Fund is an independent charity working in England to achieve the vision that the best possible health and care is available to all. They do this by: undertaking …


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Green Alliance is a charity and independent think tank focused on ambitious leadership for the environment. Since 1979, They have been working with a growing network of influential leaders in …


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The Adam Smith Institute (ASI) is a neoliberal UK-based think tank and lobbying group, named after Adam Smith, a Scottish moral philosopher and classical economist. The Institute encourages discussions of …


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NEF aims to inspire and demonstrate real economic well-being and establish an economic system that puts people and the planet first. Promoting innovative solutions that challenge mainstream thinking on economic, …


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The Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) is a think tank and pressure group in the United Kingdom. Its goal is to promote coherent and practical policies based on its founding …


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The Resolution Foundation is a non-partisan and award-winning think-tank that works to improve the living standards of those in Britain on low to middle incomes. They conduct authoritative analytical research …


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IPPR aims to play a vital role in maintaining the momentum of progressive thought in the United Kingdom through well-researched and clearly argued policy analysis, reports, and publications; strong networks …


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FPC is a European think tank launched under the patronage of the British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Its aim is to promote a vision of a fair and rule-based world …


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The Legatum Institute is an international think tank and educational charity focused on understanding, measuring, and explaining the journey from poverty to prosperity for individuals, communities and nations. We believe …


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CentreForum was a Liberal Democrat think tank in the UK which itself was a relaunching and rebranding of the Centre for Reform which had been launched in 1995. In 2016, …


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The Institute, formerly called The Royal Institute of International Affairs, was renamed Chatham House in September 2004. It is a think tank and membership organization for individuals, corporations, governments, and …