For over a hundred years, we been a source of independent analysis, trusted dialogue and influential ideas. Our independent, rigorous and non-partisan research brings thorough analysis to private individuals seeking to understand global affairs as well as to world leaders. Our excellence has been celebrated through:
An Ambassadors’ Award
The Ambassador of Indonesia presenting Asia-Pacific Director Ben Bland with the 75th Anniversary Ambassadors’ Award.
In February 2025, Asia-Pacific director Ben Bland was honoured at the 75th Anniversary Ambassadors’ Award from Indonesian and British governments for efforts to support the UK-Indonesia bilateral relationship.
The awards are a joint initiative between the Indonesian Embassy in London and the British Embassy in Jakarta, as part of a series of commemorative events celebrating the 75th anniversary of Indonesia-UK diplomatic relations in 2024, under the theme of ‘People, Planet, Prosperity and Peace’.
British Interactive Media Association Award
We received a British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) bronze award in the Education category in 2024 for our ‘Nuclear Negotiator’ decision-making game. It allows players to step into the shoes of an arms control negotiator and explore the complexities of nuclear arms control negotiations. The goal is to negotiate the strongest nuclear weapons treaty possible before the negotiation deadline is up.
The game builds on years of research into nuclear arms control decision making, repackaging Chatham House findings into an interactive and immersive format which confronts the player with a complex decision-making environment – and challenges assumptions in the diplomatic and security policy community.
Digital Communication Award
Tom Raines and Nathan Faulds-Adams of Chatham House, and Joe Sharpe of Applied Works, receiving their Digital Communications Award for Tribes of Europe.
A 2018 research project asking over 10,000 Europeans about their views on the EU and current political issues resulted in a microsite allowing users to explore the data and place themselves on the spectrum of opinion.
With over 100,000 visitors completing the test, Tribes of Europe became our most engaged piece of digital content to date and won a Digital Communication award.The project launched in nine languages across Europe, supported by a lead feature on BBC news, and was widely shared across social media.
Think Tank Award
Our work has been recognised through accolades such as Prospect’s Think Tank Awards. The awards recognize excellence in the field of public policy research. These awards celebrate think tanks that are making significant contributions to public discourse and policy development. In 2017, we won the UK Energy and Environment category, and in 2016 when we swept up three awards – UK Energy and Environment, UK International Affairs, as well as the top spot of Think Tank of the Year.