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Many congratulations to Olly Robbins, our first Heywood Fellow, on his appointment as Head of the Foreign Office! We look forward to continuing to work with him on fellowships and the Heywood Quarterly Olly Robbins

The Heywood Quarterly team gathered last week to brainstorm what's next in 2025, and beyond.  Our third edition is due out this spring. Join our mailing list on our website so we can let you know as soon as articles are released! 👇 heywoodquarterly.com

Congratulations to Doug Gurr, new interim Chair of the CMA! Doug also leads the Natural History Museum, and has just written this article for us on how to turn ancient data into gold. Watch out for woolly mammoths 🐘🐘!👇 Competition & Markets Authority Natural History Museum heywoodquarterly.com/dinosaurs-data…

Ever wondered if there's a better way to distil information than ploughing through hundreds of lengthy documents? Michael Padfield from @scitechgovuk explains how AI tools can revolutionise the policy profession 👇 heywoodquarterly.com/why-the-policy… Policy Profession

Michael Padfield from @scitechgovuk has been telling us how AI can revolutionise the policy profession… 👇

How can you transform government policy by understanding human behaviour? 🧠 In our latest article, David Halpern CBE takes us through the journey of behavioural science, from its early days to its current impact on policy making👇 heywoodquarterly.com/why-government…

How does Yes, Minister still shape our view of the civil service? Our latest article explores why it's time to move beyond its tropes and embrace a new era in Whitehall 👇 heywoodquarterly.com/no-minister-th… Alex Thomas Institute for Government #CivilService #YesMinister

It was great to be part of the Civil Service Charities and Partners event today. Here is Suzanne Heywood our Chair and Tim Dickson, the Heywood Quarterly editor together with our wonderful volunteers Mina and Bel. UK Civil Service #charitiesAndPartnersWeek #UKCivilService

How can understanding human behaviour transform government policy? David Halpern CBE , founder of the Nudge Unit, explains this for us👇

Recent declines in childbearing have led experts to warn that levels are worryingly low. Sir Ian Diamond explores the reasons behind these trends and their implications for UK policymakers in our latest article 👇 heywoodquarterly.com/how-childbeari… GSS

Discover how the UK Civil Service can learn from top performers like Singapore and Finland in Gus O’Donnell and Kathy Hall’s review the latest Blavatnik Index for the Heywood Quarterly 👇 Gus O'Donnell #UKCivilService #BlavatnikIndex heywoodquarterly.com/how-the-uk-civ…

The Third Edition of the Heywood Quarterly - Fuelling Government with Data - is now live! Our latest edition, which explores the importance of data, technology, and AI in government is available to read on our website 👇 heywoodquarterly.com/editions/

Science + Government  → Good Policy Making But is it really that simple? We sat down with Professor Endersby, CEO of Met Office to discuss AI, climate change and the crucial, yet often complex, relationship between science and politics 👇  heywoodquarterly.com/science-and-sc…

From haunted house to helping hand 👻🤝 The Hon Victor Dominello says it’s time to reimagine government from the ground up — with citizens at the centre. 🔗Read The Art of Horizontal Government now. tinyurl.com/horizontal-gov #DigitalGovernment #FutureGovernment #DigitalTransformation

How can digital government provide services for individuals across silos? That's what The Hon Victor Dominello discusses in our latest article 👇 #FutureGovernment  #Innovation #PublicSector #UserCentricDesign #DigitalTransformation #GovTech

As former Deputy Cabinet Secretary, and one of Whitehall's most senior civil servants, Helen Macnamara has seen it all. From the Olympics, to Brexit and Covid-19, Helen reflects on lessons learnt from the heart of government. 🔗Read here tinyurl.com/helen-macnamara

"It's a rare, honest reflection from someone who was at the very centre of events and still cares passionately about the civil service" See Peter Mcdonald's reflections on his conversation with Helen MacNamara (and find the article at heywoodquarterly.com)👇

In the present day, soft power may feel like the diplomatic equivalent to a handwritten letter - elegant, but outdated. But, as Catriona Laing argues, influence through values and culture is anything but soft. It’s strategic👇 tinyurl.com/claingsp

Why does soft power matter? Catriona Laing explains in our latest article 👇

Across UK policing, a quiet revolution is underway. Evidence-based approaches take the scientific method and apply it to public safety. The results are compelling.  📖Read our latest article  heywoodquarterly.com/evidence-based… Cambridge Centre for Evidence-Based Policing #EvidenceBasedPolicing #Innovation