Oliver Bozickovic

Tackling Inequalities

Turning the tide on child poverty

26 February 2026 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

This webinar will build on WCPP’s tackling inequalities work, published research and expert insight, to explore how the next Welsh Government can best prevent and reduce child poverty, and support families experiencing financial hardship.

WCPP Director Prof Dan Bristow with Cllr Andrew Morgan OBE, WLGA Chief Executive

Hope for the year ahead

WCPP Director Professor Dan Bristow looks ahead at a busy year for WCPP and our partners. He outlines the importance of the upcoming Senedd election while stressing the broader context of change and uncertainty.

February 4, 2026

Community Wellbeing Environment and Net Zero Tackling Inequalities

Success factors for contracting and awarding bus franchising in Wales

Evidence on key success factors in contracting and awarding bus franchises to inform the secondary legislation of the Welsh Government's Bus Bill.

Topics: Net zero Transport

November 5, 2025

Group of people on peak mountain with sunset background ,team work success business winner concept

Research and Impact

How to lead an evidence centre

In the last ten years, a range of countries have invested in organisations designed to bridge the gap between researchers and policy makers. In the United Kingdom alone, we now have 12 What Works Centres, 30 Health Determinants Research Collaborations, three Local Policy Innovations Partnerships, several regional evidence centres, and dozens of policy engagement teams […]

Research and Impact: The role of KBOs

November 3, 2025

Community Wellbeing

Measuring the impact of integrated prevention and early intervention

The health and social care sector in Wales is facing complex challenges, including workforce pressures, hospitals reaching capacity, and increased long-term health issues and inequalities. It is within this complex landscape that the Welsh Government has announced its ambition to establish an Integrated Community Care System (ICCS), providing Regional Partnership Boards (RPBs) with a comprehensive […]

Topics: Community collaboration Health inequalities

October 1, 2025

Tackling Inequalities

Research and Impact

Benefits and challenges of lived experience in knowledge mobilisation

Involving experts-by-experience in knowledge mobilisation can help to enhance impact on policy and practice, and support equality, diversity and inclusion. But it also creates risks and challenges that need to be considered and addressed.

Topics: Diversity and inclusion

Research and Impact: Methods and approaches The role of KBOs

September 30, 2025

Tackling Inequalities

Research and Impact

Involving experts-by-experience in knowledge mobilisation

WCPP Policy Fellowship finds benefits - and risks - of involving experts-by-experience in knowledge mobilisation.

Topics: Diversity and inclusion

Research and Impact: Methods and approaches The role of KBOs

September 25, 2025

Community Wellbeing

Website launched to help make a change for RCT residents

Rhondda Cynon Taf Health Determinants Research Collaboration (RCT HDRC), which is co-led by the Council and the Wales Centre for Public Policy and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), is inviting everyone who, lives, studies, works or plays in the County Borough to be part of making a change to […]

Topics: Community collaboration Housing and homes

July 31, 2025

Community Wellbeing Tackling Inequalities

Sustainable local government for the future

Local government is facing a growing number of pressures in Wales, with demand for services such as social care increasing while other services face cuts due to difficult financial settlements. We have convened an independent working group on sustainable local government for the future to explore these issues.

Topics: Local government

July 30, 2025

Shaping a sustainable future for local government in Wales

WCPP and WLGA have established a working group to develop a clear vision and set of proposals to support a sustainable future for local government in Wales.

July 30, 2025

Community Wellbeing

Multisector collaboration to improve community wellbeing - explained

The Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) has published the findings from its groundbreaking research in conjunction with the Resourceful Communities Partnership, on collaboration to improve community wellbeing. It is hoped the reports, and a practical ‘Framework for Action’ will support and improve vital collaboration between public services and community organisations in Wales. WCPP Senior […]

Topics: Community collaboration Local government

August 5, 2024

Environment and Net Zero

A local authority-led transition to net zero

The Welsh Government has an ambition of a net zero public sector by 2030. However, the current budgetary pressures in the Welsh public sector, and for local authorities in particular, will make realising this ambition particularly challenging. In order to support the 2030 ambition, the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) is coordinating a climate change […]

Topics: Local government Net zero

July 23, 2024