Public Policy|¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵÌýsupports ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ researchers in making connections with policymakers in their field of research.
We provide access to networks in local and national government, frame policy contexts to ongoing research and build researchers' capacity to effectively engage with policymakers.
If you have a research project thatÌýwe could support you with,Ìýplease complete the form and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible.
'Teaching Accessibility in the Digital Skill Set' is a UKRI-funded research that is investigating the teaching and learning of digital accessibility in computer sciences and the tech center.Ìý
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Creating Opportunities through Local Innovation Fellowships (COLIF) is a UKRI pilotÌýprogramme to address local inequalities by creating fellowships that combine academic research and evaluation with civic insights and experience.
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EMPoWER is a multi-modal intervention to promote independence and wellbeing among older adults of South Asian heritage.
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C-Floor is exploring the hidden carbon cost of bottom trawling in UK Shelf Sea. It is anÌýinterdisciplinary team is using AI, robotics, and field data to guide marine carbon policy.
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ECOWind will provide evidence-based recommendations to improve relevant policies and support the effective management of the marine environment in and around offshore wind developments.
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LIVE-DEM is the first scientific study conducted in England about live-in care when dementia is the primary support need.
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A Playbook for Coaching Leaders and Change Agents in Sustainable Decision-Making and Policy.
Biohybrid Futures is a research project aimed at understanding the societal, ethical, and environmental implications of bio-hybrid robotics.
Understanding impacts of COVID-19 and government restrictions on physical activity and mental health of people with long-term conditions
Bias in Bones: Integrating sex into skeletal health and research policy to improve public health.
This project comprised of a systematic review and a network meta analysis of published randomised controlled trials testing antidepressants prescribed to people with Cochrane pain to reduce and manage their pain
Digital Transformation In Public and Private Sector Project Management: Navigating the AI Economy andÌýadapting to the digital era
Promoting inclusivity in pension protection and other forms of saving among men and women from black and minority ethnic communities in the UK: a mixed methods study
Addressing the ‘hostile’ UK asylum system
Promoting maternal and child health in the interconception period
Emergent Ethics of Drone Violence: Towards a Comprehensive Governance Framework
¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ’s Climate Assembly is a contribution to local discussions outside the regular political timeline. Read more here.
Analyzing recent high-profile riots in Europe and North America to examineÌýwhen and under what conditions might rioting be justified
Encouraging an open, honest and constructive debate about crisis and scandal.
This project is about parental social licence for operational data linkage and analytics to identify families for service intervention SHORTER: Parental social licence for data linkage for service intervention.
Read more on iPACT's aims to identify people-focused, infrastructure-based solutions to the complex problem of improving social well-being & prosperity in coastal communities
This project fosters thinking about how academics and charities might collaborate better, in order to achieve progressive change.
Educational choices and social interactions. Reassessing Educational Strategies in a divided Society (ERESS)
Read about the opportunities for local involvement in transformational adaptation on the English coast research thatÌýengages with key stakeholders in coastal disaster risk reduction, planning and adaptation.
Read about an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enhanced epidemiological analytic system in which optimal lifecourse time points and targets for prevention of early-onset, burdensome MLTC-M.
This project aims to reduce fatalities from vessel loss caused by solid bulk cargo liquefaction through enhancing safety on land and at sea.
Read about how ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ researchers are working to find solutions to growing sustainability challenges in SIDS through RESI
Read about the 'Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Hub' led by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) TAS Hub.
Read about the ActMed Project, led by the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, University of Leeds and the University of Bradford.
Read about the 'Coastal Res' project led by the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, University College London, Middlesex University, University of East Anglia, Bournemouth University and the Channel Coastal Observatory.
Read Ann Garbett, Prof. Brienna Perelli-Harris and Dr Sarah Neal report which uncovers the childbearing trends of West Africa's youngest adolescents.
Read Dr John Boswell's, Dr Roger Tyers' and Joshua Huckins' report on the impact of Citizen's Assemblies in British Government.
This project led by Prof. Martin Solan brings together Russian and UK experts that can address climate change effects on Arctic marine ecosystems.
This project seeks to understand recent fertility trends in the UK and develop methods for fertility forecasting.
The Rebooting Democracy Project led by Dr Matt Ryan brings together leading contributors to the study of democratic innovation in social and computer sciences.
This project set out to explore the costs and consequences of variations in nurse staffing levels in acute hospital wards in NHS hospitals.
This project seeks to understand the importance of self management support in people living with cancer.
This project looks at potential mechanisms by which marine plastic debris may impact marine communities as a whole, to ultimately understand the scale of impact and sensitivity of ecosystems and food security.
LifeLab is the only facility of its kind in the UK contributing to tackling the current health crisis that our children and young people face.
Bowel cancer is the most common cancer to affect both men and women. This project set out to explore how people recover their health and wellbeing after being treated for bowel cancer.
When so prorogued, Parliament cannot exercise its legislative authority or scrutinise the government. This project considers options for reform - including the case for abolition of prorogation.
The overarching aim of QuantMig is to produce comprehensive, multi-perspective and robust quantitative migration scenarios to support various areas of European migration policy.
This study will fill a vital gap in knowledge about the dynamics of social licence and trust for operational data linkage and analytics among parents of dependent children.
PPS seeks to support the delivery of the findings of a project examining the Mekong Delta's resilience and sustainability to changes in water and sediment fluxes.
Funded by the National Institute for Health Research, this collaboration aims to draw on the findings of four key research studies to inform UK nursing policy and practice in preparing for a post-pandemic future.
Researchers from the UoS have developed a prototype personal respirator intended to address the limitations of the existing protective equipment doctors and nurses are wearing on the wards.
A UoS project that analyses the illegal trade of endangered plants and and seeks to develop digital resources to assist law enforcement in countering and disrupting this criminal market.
A UoS project that aims to address the need for repeated valve replacement for the treatment of aortic heart valve disease by developing new design concepts.
The ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ will be at the forefront of developing the next generation of experts and leaders in Artificial Intelligence (AI) thanks to a £100M investment from UK Research and Innovation.
A project pointing to a new emphasis on preparing for conception as a way of preventing disease and improving public health.
A joint initiative between the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ business school, the GRI team of Aviva Investors and the Living Wage Foundation.
The project 'Exploring the Secondary Pains of Indeterminate Imprisonment: The case of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) families' provides the first empirical exploration of IPP sentencing.
Following the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU, the topic of migration from other EU countries and free movement has been highlighted as critical and policy-relevant.
Early LifeLab is a classroom based intervention for primary school children to tackle childhood obesity by empowering children to lead the change.
The impact of Brexit on EU nationals' vulnerability: the case of Polish nationals. This pilot project from the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ was led by Dr Sara Benedi Lahuerta and Dr Ingi Iusmen.
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