Professor Laura Cram
Director of University of Edinburgh’s Neuropolitics Research Lab
We are a partnership whose members share a commitment to maintain the highest standards of integrity in all aspects of research. DIIL research adheres to stringent University of Edinburgh codes of research ethics, integrity and governance.
Under the umbrella of the Edinburgh Futures Institute, DIIL combines research, commercial and public policy experts together to support policymakers and the public to navigate, understand and work in and with the processes of influence in Scotland, the UK and globally
DIIL is a consortium of the Neuropolitics Research Lab of the University of Edinburgh, M&C Saatchi World Services and International Cultural Relations.
Neuropolitics Research Lab: Cutting-edge transdisciplinary research to understand more about political attitudes and behaviours. A unique approach that brings together big data analysis from Edinburgh’s leading Informatics School together with political science and cognitive neuroscience to explore how mind–brain-emotion interactions shape politics and policy.
M&C Saatchi World Services: A specialist division of M&C Saatchi which brings the data, insight, and expertise of one of the world’s leading communications and creative companies to tackle behaviour change activity throughout the International Development, Diplomacy and Security sectors. Working globally, clients include multi-lateral, bi-lateral agencies, trusts and foundations.
ICR Research Ltd: An international consultancy of policy practitioners and academics committed to rethinking the theory and practice of relations between states, regions, civil societies and populations, bringing actionable research insights, ideas and innovation to clients to facilitate strategy development and build policy and delivery capability
