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Bobby Duffy

@bobbyduffykings

Professor of Public Policy, Director of the Policy Institute, King's College London. Chair of Campaign for Social Science. All views my own

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6 in 10 Canadians think cost of living is a key driver of rise in youth mental ill health, much higher than 4 in 10 in UK and Australia. New study with Ipsos Canada released at International Youth Mental Health conference in Vancouver with Orygen

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🚨NEW PODCAST🚨 Are universities still worth it? Former universities minister David Willetts came to discuss his report for The Policy Institute that sets out his case for investing in universities as well as pushing back against their critics. Listen here: insideyoured.com

🚨NEW PODCAST🚨

Are universities still worth it?

Former universities minister David Willetts came to discuss his report for <a href="/policyatkings/">The Policy Institute</a> that sets out his case for investing in universities as well as pushing back against their critics.

Listen here: insideyoured.com
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We're just about to kick off the grand final of Policy Idol 2025 – our annual competition for all King's College London students! We're joined by our peerless host Mark Easton and our formidable judging panel of Louise Casey, Sally Morgan, Jonathan Slater & Bobby Duffy

We're just about to kick off the grand final of Policy Idol 2025 – our annual competition for all <a href="/KingsCollegeLon/">King's College London</a> students!

We're joined by our peerless host <a href="/BBCMarkEaston/">Mark Easton</a> and our formidable judging panel of Louise Casey, Sally Morgan, <a href="/_JonathanSlater/">Jonathan Slater</a> &amp; <a href="/BobbyDuffyKings/">Bobby Duffy</a>
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"The Prime Minister wants a nimbler Civil Service – one that takes risks, and one that does 'more with less'. Local government might be a good place to look for people who can do this – after all, the last 15 years have been a lesson in rising demand with shrinking resources"

"The Prime Minister wants a nimbler Civil Service – one that takes risks, and one that does 'more with less'. Local government might be a good place to look for people who can do this – after all, the last 15 years have been a lesson in rising demand with shrinking resources"
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NEW: Our latest study goes back into the polling archives to compare public attitudes and behaviour in the 1930s and 40s to those today. Part of our series exploring societal and political shifts in Britain, it underscores how everyday life has changed significantly... 🧵 ⬇️

NEW: Our latest study goes back into the polling archives to compare public attitudes and behaviour in the 1930s and 40s to those today.
 
Part of our series exploring societal and political shifts in Britain, it underscores how everyday life has changed significantly... 🧵 ⬇️
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"[in 1947] a quarter of men said they never helped with the housework and now just 4% of men today admit to that" Bobby Duffy on Times Radio, on our new research reissuing old survey questions about everyday life, work and education in the UK ➡️ kcl.ac.uk/news/homework-…

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"4 in 10 of us back in the 1940s said we struggled to get out of bed every day and 4 in 10 of us today say exactly the same" Bobby Duffy on Times Radio, on our new research reissuing old survey questions about everyday life ➡️ kcl.ac.uk/news/homework-…

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Our study on changing public attitudes and behaviours in Britain is featured in this morning's Wonk Week email from Social Market Foundation. Read the research here ➡️ kcl.ac.uk/news/homework-…

Our study on changing public attitudes and behaviours in Britain is featured in this morning's Wonk Week email from <a href="/SMFthinktank/">Social Market Foundation</a>.

Read the research here ➡️ kcl.ac.uk/news/homework-…
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Delighted to announce that we have several studentships to be awarded for this Autumn following last year’s eight winners MA Government Studies Deadline for applications 23 May: kcl.ac.uk/news/studentsh…

Delighted to announce that we have several studentships to be awarded for this Autumn following last year’s eight winners

MA Government Studies

Deadline for applications 23 May: kcl.ac.uk/news/studentsh…
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"According to Bobby Duffy, an expert on generational differences, [the debate about young people at work] has been helped by a 'massively changed information environment', which enables us to share 'compelling individual case studies'" ft.com/content/e3349e…

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It’s PUBLICATION DAY for my new book ‘The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services’ 🎉📕 The book tells an as yet untold story of how transformative change was actually delivered - how a PM turned rhetoric into reality

It’s PUBLICATION DAY for my new book ‘The Art of Delivery: The Inside Story of How the Blair Government Transformed Britain’s Public Services’ 🎉📕 

The book tells an as yet untold story of how transformative change was actually delivered - how a PM turned rhetoric into reality
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"Generations tend to move together – not go in different directions, across gender lines...This is a new development." Bobby Duffy spoke to the Telegraph about the gender divide in political attitudes among young people telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/2…

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Packed house for the great Prof Jim Fishkin talking about his new book on how deliberation can help cure the ills of democracy, joint event with Ipsos in the UK and The Policy Institute

Packed house for the great Prof Jim Fishkin talking about his new book on how deliberation can help cure the ills of democracy, joint event with <a href="/Ipsos_in_the_UK/">Ipsos in the UK</a> and <a href="/policyatkings/">The Policy Institute</a>
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The UK’s economy is shaped by deep spatial inequalities—the so-called “geography of discontent”. These divides have helped fuel major political upheavals. Infrastructure is central to tackling uneven growth. acss.org.uk/the-role-of-in…

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Brilliant panel of European university leaders in conversation with Alison Wolf on common and distinct challenges - such a variety of systems driven by long histories, but just about all facing political, leadership or financial crises King's College London The Policy Institute

Brilliant panel of European university leaders in conversation with Alison Wolf on common and distinct challenges - such a variety of systems driven by long histories, but just about all facing political, leadership or financial crises <a href="/KingsCollegeLon/">King's College London</a> <a href="/policyatkings/">The Policy Institute</a>
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NEW: NHS research and innovation at risk if academic partnerships deprioritised Our new report with King's Health Partners warns university health partnerships are in danger of being sidelined despite saving lives & boosting the economy ➡️ kcl.ac.uk/news/nhs-resea… 🧵⬇️

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“To secure a resilient, equitable, and innovation-led NHS, we must stop treating university health partnerships as important but a second-order priority, and start treating them as urgent and vital.” - Prof Graham Lord, co-author of the report

“To secure a resilient, equitable, and innovation-led NHS, we must stop treating university health partnerships as important but a second-order priority, and start treating them as urgent and vital.”

- Prof Graham Lord, co-author of the report
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New report from King's Health Partners and The Policy Institute - clinical academics have declined as a % of the medical workforce just when we really need their innovation and the better care outcomes they produce @kingscollegelondon timeshighereducation.com/news/nhs-innov…

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Today marks a crucial step forward in understanding what unites us, what divides us and what will bring us closer together. /together is proud to be convening this important work - acting as the commission’s secretariat. #communityandcohesion