Think tanks and policy institutes are essential to the process of making change through government and private organisations. While some think tanks centre on one specific topic such as social justice, economic mobility or health, others are much broader in their approach and often have close ties to a political party of group.

Careers at such an organisation are well suited to those with a strong interest in research, data analysis and policy. The following are some of the key think tanks and policy institutes operating in the UK:

The Global Policy Institute

Smith Institute

The Centre for Social Justice

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)

Fabian Society

Open Society Foundations

Chatham House

Social Market Foundation (SMF)

The Foreign Policy Centre

Civitas

Centre for Policy Studies (CPS)

Legatum Institute

Overseas Development Institute

Demos

New Economics Foundation

Compass

Transparency International

ResPublica