the think tank for southern England

Some of our areas of expertise

Policy and research

The think tank for central southern England specialising in improving public policy making. We conduct research into the social challenges Read More ...

Public participation

At Southern Policy Centre we organise and run events for policy makers, businesses, community groups and members of the public. Deliberative Read More ...

Open data

ODI Hampshire Southern Policy Centre uses open data for its research projects, and is proud to host ODI Hampshire, part Read More ...

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Welcome to the Southern Policy Centre. We are the only thinktank for central southern England, covering a broad area from 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.

Know your policy ask.
Know your enemy.
Great insight from @policysouth |’s John Denham on how to boost the #impact of your #evidence. pic.twitter.com/MnC5Yilvu6

— PublicPolicy|Soton (@PublicPolicyUoS) April 19, 2017