We’d love to work with you to help make them happen.
If you’re interested in getting involved, or have any questions then please e-mail partnerships@centreforlondon.org.
Events
London Conference 2024 - In Person
London Conference is our flagship annual conference, uniting London's key stakeholders in a cross-sector event to tackle the capitals greatest challenges.
In previous years we’ve explored London in the pandemic, what Londoners want from their Mayor, how London can become an inclusive, working capital and London’s place in the world after the EU referendum. Our most recent conference asked the pertinent question 'Is London in Crisis?', where we were joined by all four mayoral candidates, three panellists and leading community voices.
In 2024, with Sadiq Khan re-elected as Mayor and an upcoming general election, our London Conference will look to the future - creating a vision for London in 2030 and mapping out the steps required to realise these goals.
Your sponsorship of this event will connect you with London’s key stakeholders, while positioning your organisation at the heart of London’s policymaking. Contact us to talk to our team about how you can get involved.
London Conference 2024 - In Person
London Conference is our flagship annual conference, uniting London's key stakeholders in a cross-sector event to tackle the capitals greatest challenges.
In previous years we’ve explored London in the pandemic, what Londoners want from their Mayor, how London can become an inclusive, working capital and London’s place in the world after the EU referendum. Our most recent conference asked the pertinent question 'Is London in Crisis?', where we were joined by all four mayoral candidates, three panellists and leading community voices.
In 2024, with Sadiq Khan re-elected as Mayor and an upcoming general election, our London Conference will look to the future - creating a vision for London in 2030 and mapping out the steps required to realise these goals.
Your sponsorship of this event will connect you with London’s key stakeholders, while positioning your organisation at the heart of London’s policymaking. Contact us to talk to our team about how you can get involved.
Research
Art for all: fostering participation in the arts among Londoners
Seeking Funding
London, a city boasting world-leading art and cultural institutions, holds a treasure trove of artistic experiences. However, research shows that many Londoners seem to miss out on artistic experiences ranging from visiting concerts, galleries or museums.
Centre for London is looking to conduct a research project to find how the city can empower all Londoners to embrace the arts - what are the barriers preventing Londoners from accessing the cultural offerings on their doorstops? How do we overcome these barriers?
We aim to develop concrete, evidence-based policy solutions to guide policymakers and art sector leaders in making the city's cultural offerings accessible and interactive for everyone.
Development Corporations: The future of localised building in London
London is in the grip of a historic housing shortage. As such, the capital now has the highest rents and house prices in the country, and as our research has shown, to a quarter of Londoners living in poverty after housing costs. Yet, plans for new housing are slow, laborious and take years if not decades to implement the change required.
Development corporations, starting in the 1940s, are public bodies known to accelerate development and attract investment, by taking on planning responsibilities, making compulsory purchases of property and land while also taking control of existing public assets.
In London, we have two mayoral development corporations currently: LLDC in Stratford and OPDC in west London. For a new generation of development corporations to deliver the homes, communities, and opportunities that future Londoners need, it is essential that we properly research those that came before - so we can build on their successes and learn from their failures.
Net-zero by 2030: How can London achieve its climate goals?
Under Mayor Khan, London has an ambitious target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. This is 20 years before the UK’s own, already challenging date of 2050. Achieving London’s target on time will be an uphill battle – emissions from home heating are not falling fast enough, while the transition towards sustainable transport has slowed.
This project will undertake a strategic review of London’s progress towards meeting its net-zero targets. Working with the most up-to-date data available, it will assess how far the capital has to go across the five major emissions sectors (stationary energy, transport, waste, industrial processes and product use, and agriculture, forestry, and other land uses). Where possible, it will break down emissions geographically, pointing to areas where, for example, internal-combustion-engine-car travel has further to fall, or heat pump installations have been lowest.
It will then produce a list of priorities for the next mayoral term, drawing on existing literature and Centre for London’s research in transport and environmental issues.
We aim for the research to help set the agenda for the crucial next five years of London policymaking and to stimulate public debate over the hard choices that will be required.
Innovation Districts: What's changed since 2016?
In 2016, Centre for London published a report on innovation districts - the concept by which universities and employers cluster together, often in deprived areas, providing space for London's knowledge economy while promoting inclusive growth.
Since this report has been published, we have formerly left the European Union, faced a pandemic, stagnating productivity and a cost-of-living crisis. Innovation districts remain vital contributors to local economies - but how, in this new context, can they be best utilised to stimulate sustainable and inclusive local economies.
We aim to revisit this earlier report, reframing the conversation within the current context, and developing concrete, evidence-based policy recommendations on inclusive economies to be shared with policymakers, universities and business alike.
Polycentric city: Promoting economic growth in Outer London
Across traditional and inclusive metrics, inner and outer London have grown apart over the last several decades.
The city’s growth model is predicated on city centre expansion to achieve agglomeration in high-value services. Arguably, the economic opportunities presented by outer London have not been capitalised on, and there is little serious thinking about a strategy for its economic development.
High-value new development has been focused on inner London, so the provision of public services, like transport, has prioritised growth in the city centre, leading investment to focus on radial commuting journeys.
This research would explore how London could become a more ‘polycentric’ city, in which income, wealth, democracy and power are spread more equally.
Art for all: fostering participation in the arts among Londoners
Seeking Funding
London, a city boasting world-leading art and cultural institutions, holds a treasure trove of artistic experiences. However, research shows that many Londoners seem to miss out on artistic experiences ranging from visiting concerts, galleries or museums.
Centre for London is looking to conduct a research project to find how the city can empower all Londoners to embrace the arts - what are the barriers preventing Londoners from accessing the cultural offerings on their doorstops? How do we overcome these barriers?
We aim to develop concrete, evidence-based policy solutions to guide policymakers and art sector leaders in making the city's cultural offerings accessible and interactive for everyone.
Development Corporations: The future of localised building in London
London is in the grip of a historic housing shortage. As such, the capital now has the highest rents and house prices in the country, and as our research has shown, to a quarter of Londoners living in poverty after housing costs. Yet, plans for new housing are slow, laborious and take years if not decades to implement the change required.
Development corporations, starting in the 1940s, are public bodies known to accelerate development and attract investment, by taking on planning responsibilities, making compulsory purchases of property and land while also taking control of existing public assets.
In London, we have two mayoral development corporations currently: LLDC in Stratford and OPDC in west London. For a new generation of development corporations to deliver the homes, communities, and opportunities that future Londoners need, it is essential that we properly research those that came before - so we can build on their successes and learn from their failures.
Net-zero by 2030: How can London achieve its climate goals?
Under Mayor Khan, London has an ambitious target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. This is 20 years before the UK’s own, already challenging date of 2050. Achieving London’s target on time will be an uphill battle – emissions from home heating are not falling fast enough, while the transition towards sustainable transport has slowed.
This project will undertake a strategic review of London’s progress towards meeting its net-zero targets. Working with the most up-to-date data available, it will assess how far the capital has to go across the five major emissions sectors (stationary energy, transport, waste, industrial processes and product use, and agriculture, forestry, and other land uses). Where possible, it will break down emissions geographically, pointing to areas where, for example, internal-combustion-engine-car travel has further to fall, or heat pump installations have been lowest.
It will then produce a list of priorities for the next mayoral term, drawing on existing literature and Centre for London’s research in transport and environmental issues.
We aim for the research to help set the agenda for the crucial next five years of London policymaking and to stimulate public debate over the hard choices that will be required.
Innovation Districts: What's changed since 2016?
In 2016, Centre for London published a report on innovation districts - the concept by which universities and employers cluster together, often in deprived areas, providing space for London's knowledge economy while promoting inclusive growth.
Since this report has been published, we have formerly left the European Union, faced a pandemic, stagnating productivity and a cost-of-living crisis. Innovation districts remain vital contributors to local economies - but how, in this new context, can they be best utilised to stimulate sustainable and inclusive local economies.
We aim to revisit this earlier report, reframing the conversation within the current context, and developing concrete, evidence-based policy recommendations on inclusive economies to be shared with policymakers, universities and business alike.
Polycentric city: Promoting economic growth in Outer London
Across traditional and inclusive metrics, inner and outer London have grown apart over the last several decades.
The city’s growth model is predicated on city centre expansion to achieve agglomeration in high-value services. Arguably, the economic opportunities presented by outer London have not been capitalised on, and there is little serious thinking about a strategy for its economic development.
High-value new development has been focused on inner London, so the provision of public services, like transport, has prioritised growth in the city centre, leading investment to focus on radial commuting journeys.
This research would explore how London could become a more ‘polycentric’ city, in which income, wealth, democracy and power are spread more equally.
Other ways to get involved
Join the Centre for London Supporters Network
Grow your network by joining ours.
Connect with London’s leaders and help set the policy agenda by joining the Centre for London Supporters Network - a group of organisations with a shared vision for all London could be.
The network is London-wide, not sector specific – giving you a unique opportunity to make valuable connections across topics and industries.
Find out more about the benefits of the Centre for London Supporters Network.
Join the Centre for London Supporters Network
Grow your network by joining ours.
Connect with London’s leaders and help set the policy agenda by joining the Centre for London Supporters Network - a group of organisations with a shared vision for all London could be.
The network is London-wide, not sector specific – giving you a unique opportunity to make valuable connections across topics and industries.
Find out more about the benefits of the Centre for London Supporters Network.