With the start of the new academic year, Leeds Policy Institute (LPI) is pleased to announce that recruitment for our 2026–27 contributor and committee positions is now open.

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.

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

Leeds Policy Institute hosts yearly conference with the Leeds Economics Society

LPI's Sasha Johnson writes for On Think Tanks

...and What Labour Can Learn From It