While it may seem uncontroversial to say that full employment should be one of the principal goals of UK economic policy in the 21st century,  there is no firm consensus on what 'full employment' actually means: does it involve a low unemployment rate alone, or a  low unemployment rate combined with a low rate of inactivity and high employment rate?

Given Britain's geographical position and industrial traditions, offshore wind power offers enormous potential, both domestically and as an export sector. However, weak and unclear signals from government on the long-term future of renewable energy mean the UK is at risk of a worst-of-all-worlds outcome: high costs combined with low pay-offs in the form of jobs and trade.

In this report, the Commission on the Future of Higher Education sets out how Britain can continue to expand and reform higher education, protecting research and learning through austerity while ensuring that the sector is equipped to play a leading role in economic and social renewal in the future.

IPPR’s ongoing fundamental review of housing policy has shown that English housing is unfit for purpose. In this final report, we bring together a number of policy strands to present a new and often radical strategy for housing in this country.

Our latest analysis aims to understand how the June 2013 spending round will affect the regions of England in different ways, focusing on departmental spending, share of economic growth, per-capital cuts and the impact on households.

Caroline Flint, shadow energy secretary, joined a large group from across Europe to discuss the future of energy supplies and a single market, an idea supported by IPPR in our report Running on empty? This short video also features Teresa Ribera Rodriguez, former Spanish climate change secretary, and Danish MP Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil.

Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor at the Institute of Education at LSE , and schools minister David Laws were among those at the launch of IPPR's book on tackling educational disadvantage – the attainment gap.

Spending Review North is a new research project from IPPR North which seeks to identify a set of spending review proposals that will stimulate northern economic potential. Graeme Henderson, Research Fellow at IPPR North, here explains what the project will entail and why it is an important piece of work.

On Monday 10 June, IPPR launched the report that marked the culmination of over a year of work by the Commission on the Future of Higher Education. Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna welcomed the report, saying it would 'provide a roadmap' for the future of this vital national asset.