The Lab focuses on questions where we believe impactful breakthroughs in administrative law are possible through interdisciplinary research.

Administrative law concerns the rules, practices, and institutions that shape how administrative bodies acquire, maintain, and exercise authority over the public, and how people hold them to account, such as through complaints and appeals. 

Practically, this involves us researching how systems that administer laws and policies in areas such as welfare benefits, asylum, and healthcare can be more just, effective, and legitimate. 

We use a wide range of research methods, ranging from qualitative interviews and longitudinal studies to survey experiments and administrative data analysis. We draw on research from across disciplines. 

We conduct much of our research in collaboration with public bodies, redress institutions, charities, and public service users.