The Wilberforce Society
Abbreviation | TWS |
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Formation | 2009 |
Type | Public policy / Think tank |
Headquarters | University of Cambridge |
Patron | Lord Wilson of Dinton |
Executive Director | Eliška Hauferová |
Head of Policy | Suchir Salhan & Ben Cartwright |
Website | thewilberforcesociety.co.uk |
The Wilberforce Society (TWS) is an independent, non-partisan, student
Its work has included a major report on Brexit,[3] which was commissioned by Daniel Zeichner MP and presented in-person at the European Parliament.
Governance and functioning
The Wilberforce Society works in two main areas. Commissioned work comes from both private sector organisations and public bodies.[4] For such assignments, members of the society group into committees, which work corporately over a period of weeks or months to produce a research paper. The paper is presented in an open lecture in front of academics, students, and members of the general public.
The second type of work is through individual and small group production of proposals. These proposals are then discussed at open meetings, to which a guest expert is invited. The guest helps establish the background of the policy area and helps to determine a suitable approach to the topic. Most proposals are published on the think tank's website.[5]
In addition to policy research, the society functions at the centre of Cambridge student political life, as a focal point for mutual dialogue between students and frontline policymakers.[6][7][8] TWS Ideas events provide a relaxed setting for informal debates on broad questions of public policy.
The society has established links with YouGov, the UK opinion polling and market research company. YouGov data is also used in policy papers.
Previous policy research has included commissions from
.Annual conference
The Wilberforce Society holds an annual conference. Previous speakers include
Committee
In June 2010,
In July 2013 the Wilberforce Society was nominated in the "One to Watch" category at the Prospect Magazine annual think tank awards.[13]
The society is led by an Executive Director, responsible for overseeing the management of the think tank, as well as a Policy Director, responsible for policy research. Recent leadership has included:[14][15]
Year | Executive Director | Policy Director(s) |
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2024-2025 | Eliška Hauferová | Suchir Salhan and Ben Cartwright |
2023-2024 | Manuel Lara Aguado | Eliška Hauferová and Ben Brent |
2022-2023 | Eunice Chong | Michael Hadjivasiliou and Eunice Chong |
2021-2022 | George Stokes | Vishaal Ravi |
2020-2021 | Jemima Baar | Moni Owoade |
2019-2020 | Nicholas Francis Lui | Bryan Fong |
2018-2019 | Hattie Stacey | Christian Ruhl |
References
- ^ "Data". archive.varsity.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "The Wilberforce Society". The Wilberforce Soci.
- ^ "The Cambridge Brexit Report". Issuu.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "The Wilberforce Society".
- ^ "What might an English Parliament look like? The Constitution Unit is consulting on the design options | British Academy". British Academy. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ ESI, European Stability Initiative - (3 February 2017). "European Stability Initiative - ESI". www.esiweb.org. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Prominent Economists Who Advocate a Different Type of Quantitative Easing - Positive Money". positivemoney.org. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Steve Barclay MP". stevebarclay.net. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Rape awareness campaign launched by Cambridgeshire police". University of Cambridge. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "'Young people need a meaningful education in politics'".
- ^ "twsconference".
- ^ "Think tank of the year - Prospect Magazine".
- ^ "Committee | THE WILBERFORCE SOCIETY". The Wilberforce Soci. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Previous Committees | THE WILBERFORCE SOCIETY". The Wilberforce Soci. Retrieved 20 March 2023.