The think tank for central southern England

Some of our areas of expertise:

Policy and research

As the cross-party think tank for central southern England we specialise in improving public policy making. We conduct research into Read More ...

Public participation

The SPC organises and runs events for policy makers, businesses, community groups and members of the public. Deliberative polling At Read More ...

Open data

The SPC uses open data for its research projects, and is proud to host ODI Hampshire, part of the Open Data Read More ...

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Welcome to the Southern Policy Centre. We are the only think tank for central southern England, covering a broad area from Dorset to West Sussex, and the Isle of Wight to Oxfordshire.

We work with leaders in business, government at all levels and the third sector to make sure our research has real impact for southern England.

Our most recent study: Making Ends Meet: the lived experience of poverty in the South can be viewed here.

Know your policy ask.
Know your enemy.
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— PublicPolicy|Soton (@PublicPolicyUoS) April 19, 2017