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TYPE Policy Research Groups

In line with York's ambition as a University for Public Good, TYPE has established four policy research groups, each aiming to harness cross-disciplinary expertise within the institution to target important policy challenges at both a regional and national scale.

The four policy groups span all three faculties, and include colleagues from a variety of different disciplines and academic backgrounds. The first of the groups was established in 2022 with the Cost of Living research group. In 2024 the model was expanded as colleagues from the Administrative Fairness Lab, the Institute of Mental Health Research at York, and XR Stories all established their own policy research groups.

TYPE provides support to each of the groups the groups by:

  • convening colleagues from across the institution;
  • catalysing policy activity and;
  • elevating the visibility of evidence generated by the groups and their potential for impact.

Find out more about each of the four policy research groups:

Cost of Living research group

The Cost of Living research group brings together expertise from across the University to focus on the drivers of the cost of living, and its impact on the wellbeing of people and communities.

Explore the latest Cost of Living group research and news

The Law and Process policy group

Chaired by Dr Jed Meers, Deputy Director of the Administrative Fairness Lab, this group's aim is to address questions presented by the new Labour government at the intersection of law, process, and policy. York’s expertise in evidence and expert-led analysis of key areas of relevant policy areas, such as housing, infrastructure, social policy, health policy and social care will all have a contribution to existing and emerging complex law and process challenges.

Creative Industries policy group

This group is chaired by Prof Damian Murphy, Director of XR Stories/XR Network+ The purpose of the group is to capitalise on existing links and forge new connections into the creative industries sector. The Creative Industries policy group is building on opportunities currently being established with the new Combined Authority as it develops a wider creative industries and cultural sector strategy for York and North Yorkshire.

Recent Creative Industries policy blogs:

Defining the Creative Industries

Engaging with and influencing policy in the Creative Industries

Creative Industries Roundtable

Find out more about the Creative Industries policy group

Children and Young People’s Mental Health policy group

Chaired by Prof Lina Gega, Director of the Institute of Mental Health Research at York, The Young People’s Mental Health Policy Group will seek to provide cross-disciplinary and evidence-based responses to current challenges and big questions in mental health in order to improve emotional wellbeing and life satisfaction in children and young people. The group aims to guide policy makers on how mental health care pathways and interventions can become more effective and offer better value for money such that more young people can access them earlier across different geographic areas, communities and settings. The group will also seek to improve policy makers' understanding of how decisions in adjacent policy areas - e.g. education, regulation of technology can impact on young people's mental health.