A pathway back to Europe

Burnham starts to alleviate Brexit fallout for students On the 27th of October 2026, the British government confirmed that the United Kingdom will rejoin the EU Erasmus+ scheme as of the 1st of January 2027. Ten years after the initial referendum vote to leave the European Union, this milestone marks one of the first official steps in what seems to be shaping into a long journey towards potential EU reintegration for the United Kingdom. Years after the initial departure from

Foreign Policy

Jaya Taank

3 hours ago3 min read

A pathway back to Europe

Burnham starts to alleviate Brexit fallout for students On the 27th of October 2026, the British government confirmed that the United Kingdom will rejoin the EU Erasmus+ scheme as of the 1st of January 2027. Ten years after the initial referendum vote to leave the European Union, this milestone marks one of the first official steps in what seems to be shaping into a long journey towards potential EU reintegration for the United Kingdom. Years after the initial departure from

Foreign Policy

Jaya Taank

3 hours ago3 min read

Leeds Policy Institute Presents at BCUR 2026

We are pleased to announce that the researchers of the Leeds Policy Institute had the pleasure of attending and presenting their research at the 2026 British Conference of Undergraduate Research (BCUR), hosted by the University of Glasgow.

Media Appearances

Leeds Policy Institute

Apr 11 min read

Decarbonisation and institutional energy reform

The US/Israeli strikes on Iran and the subsequent rise in the price of oil to a 4-year high has once again swung the spotlight onto Britain’s precarious energy composition and the ease with which geopolitical crises abroad destabilises domestic economic activity. Spelled out in Labour’s 2024 manifesto was the pledge to reduce foreign energy reliance by accelerating the transition to domestic renewables; and while a step in the right direction, complete upheaval of the current

Opinion

Damian Meersman

Mar 252 min read