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The Social Outcomes Conference is the annual convening of the world's leading researchers, policymakers and practitioners working to improve social outcomes. The conference will feature discussions on the latest thinking and findings from academic research alongside insights from the emerging practice across different geographies, disciplines and policy areas.

The conference remains committed to bridging academia, policy, and practice for better social outcomes, emphasising inclusive evidence-building and open knowledge-sharing. We encourage participants to embrace this interdisciplinary exchange, recognising that learning from those outside one’s immediate field is a valuable opportunity. We are committed to rigorous research and evidence-driven insights, ensuring that academic advancements inform best practices in policy and implementation—and that, in turn, real-world practice shapes the research agenda.

Attendees can expect a dynamic environment that fosters cross-sector dialogue, deepens understanding, and advances the field of outcomes-focused work. As in previous years, the conference will feature discussions on the latest thinking and findings from academic research alongside insights from emerging practice across different geographies, disciplines and policy areas.

With Jon Cruddas and Maurice Glasman.
After decades of dysfunctional government, it seems that nothing works as it should. Indeed, we may be witnessing the collapse of trust in the British State. Discontent is now widespread. Radical reform needs to happen, but the form it should take and the principles that should guide it are contested and confused. Such decisions will profoundly affect the kind of people we become.
Our country needs a coherent and principled vision of political economy, an architecture of statecraft geared to the common good, and the wisdom to draw on traditions old and new to engage with the challenges and opportunities of the new industrial revolution. 
We have commissioned Jon Cruddas and Maurice Glasman to help us embark on a serious conversation around this challenge. With deep knowledge of Catholic Social Thought, the workings of government and state, long experience in grassroots and parliamentary politics, and as people of faith, they bring an unrivalled combination of gifts.