Partnerships

We are committed to the development of strategic partnerships with businesses, industry and the not-for-profit sector that will enhance impactful research and high quality funded research. We are also open to strategic collaborations with high quality academic establishments that will enhance opportunities for large-scale funded projects, DTCs and staff exchanges.

Consultancies and Advice

Justin Fisher

• Review of Party Finance Legislation in Georgia, Project Commissioned by the Council of Europe, March – June 2013
• Invited advice to the Japanese Ministry of the Interior and Diet on party funding regulation, November 2012
• Witness to the Scottish Affairs Select Committee hearing on the referendum on separation for Scotland, July 2012
• Advisor the Committee on Standards in Public Life in its response to the government’s proposals on a statutory register of lobbyists, February 2012
• Witness to the Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee hearing on the government’s proposals on a statutory register of lobbyists, February 2012
• Advisor the Committee on Standards in Public Life’s inquiry into Party Political Funding, (2010-11)
• Witness to the Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee hearing on the government’s proposals for voting and parliamentary reform, July 2010
• Witness to the Committee on Standards in Public Life’s hearing on Party Political Funding, July 2010
• Director of Project. Attitudes of Agents on the Administration of the 2010 General Election. Report completed on behalf of the Electoral Commission (2010)
• Witness to the Speaker’s Conference on Parliamentary Representation, July 2009
• Member of the Public Affairs Council Working Party (2009)
• Witness to the Political Parties and Election Bill Committee, November, 2008
• Scientific Expert, 3^rd Evaluation Round of the Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) on the transparency of party funding (2008-2011)
• Senior Policy Advisor to the Electoral Commission (2008)
• Specialist Advisor to the Public Administration Select Committee for its inquiry into Lobbying (2007-8)

Varun Uberoi

• Requested attendance at the Labour Party One Nation Policy Review Meetings (June 2012)
• Requested presentation and advice to Directors and Director Generals in the Canadian Department for Citizenship and Immigration Canada on whether multiculturalism in Europe is in retreat (May 2011)
• V.Uberoi, N.Meer, T.Modood, ‘Should the number of ethnic minority MPs be increased’, House of Commons Speaker’s Conference (July 2009)

 Katja Sarmiento-Mirwaldt

• Member of a panel of experts to advise the Polish Ministry of Regional Development on its territorial cooperation programmes for the 2014-2020 funding period (October 2012)