All Outputs (749)

COVID sex lives : survey 1 report (2021)
Report

This report presents initial findings from the first survey of Covid Sex Lives project. Public health
measures to mitigate the spread of coronavirus are translated into media messaging by
organisations that target the health of different groups. Th... Read More about COVID sex lives : survey 1 report.

Longitudinal study of child and family social workers (wave 3) (2021)
Report

In 2018, the Department for Education (DfE) commissioned a consortium led by IFF
Research, working with social work academics at Manchester Metropolitan University
and the University of Salford, to conduct a longitudinal study tracking the careers... Read More about Longitudinal study of child and family social workers (wave 3).

Journalism education in Kyrgyzstan : a needs assessment (2021)
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Bekerman, M., Dutsyk, D., & Kuvatova, J. (2021). Journalism education in Kyrgyzstan : a needs assessment

A report commissioned by the "Media Dialogue" project funded by the European Union taking stock of the state of journalism education in Kyrgyzstan with the view to the best ways of modernising the current teaching practices and the curriculum content... Read More about Journalism education in Kyrgyzstan : a needs assessment.

Examining the status of detained migrant unaccompanied minors in the Greek context: crossing the threshold of a new era? (2021)
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Papadopoulos, I. (2021). Examining the status of detained migrant unaccompanied minors in the Greek context: crossing the threshold of a new era?

EU migrant sex work in the UK post-referendum (2021)
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Connelly, L., & English Collective of Prostitutes, (. (2021). EU migrant sex work in the UK post-referendum

Over recent decades, UK governments have implemented increasingly repressive immigration controls. Stricter conditions of entry have been accompanied by an expanding immigration detention estate, the increased use of criminal penalties for so-called... Read More about EU migrant sex work in the UK post-referendum.

Should social security reach further? Ineligibility for benefits at the start of COVID-19 (2021)
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start of COVID-19

The benefits system – particularly Universal Credit (UC) – has played a major role in Britain’s COVID-19 response, and it is no surprise that there has been an emphasis on how well it has responded. However, there is a political question about whethe... Read More about Should social security reach further? Ineligibility for benefits at the start of COVID-19.

Participating in CaMKIN : impact on patients (2021)
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Vasilica, C., Garwood-Cross, L., Finnigan, R., Bashford, T., O’Kane, P., & Ormandy, P. (2021). Participating in CaMKIN : impact on patients

Introduction:
Managing long-term health conditions is a global challenge, which has necessitated developing innovative ways to deliver patient centred care. Social media allow patients to access and share personal experiences and peer support, with... Read More about Participating in CaMKIN : impact on patients.

The STRENCO Logic Model for tripartite working in mental health (2021)
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Vasilica, C., McGlynn, L., Schoultz, M., & Iles-Smith, H. (2021). The STRENCO Logic Model for tripartite working in mental health

The STRENCO Logic Model for Tripartite Working provides a snapshot of the feasibility of working in more co-produced ways to achieve greater inclusiveness of service users, family members, carers, experts by experience, clinicians, academics and stud... Read More about The STRENCO Logic Model for tripartite working in mental health.

Non-take-up of benefits at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)
Report

The benefits system – particularly Universal Credit (UC) – has played a major role in Britain’s COVID-19 response, and it is no surprise that there has been an emphasis on how well it has responded.
Most experts so far have suggested that UC has per... Read More about Non-take-up of benefits at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Excess mortality and mortality from covid-19 in Sweden during 2020 (2021)
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Kolk, M., Drefahl, S., Wallace, M., & Andersson, G. (2021). Excess mortality and mortality from covid-19 in Sweden during 2020. he Public Health Agency of Sweden / Folkhälsomyndigheten

The report presents mortality statistics at national and regional level, and also compares them with previous years. The aim of the report is to assess the impact of the pandemic on excess mortality in Sweden through aggregated data. The results show... Read More about Excess mortality and mortality from covid-19 in Sweden during 2020.

‘Do No Harm’: Experiences and Impacts of FGM Safeguarding, Bristol Study (2021)
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Since the 2014 Girl Summit, the UK government has introduced a swathe of legislative changes and new safeguarding measures to protect girls from Female genital mutilation (FGM). This study, carried out by FORWARD and the University of Huddersfield, e... Read More about ‘Do No Harm’: Experiences and Impacts of FGM Safeguarding, Bristol Study.

Navigating pandemic social security : benefits, employment and crisis support during COVID-19 (2021)
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An expanding range of external actors and organisations have come to mediate the relationship between benefit claimants and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Reflecting on the important role benefits, crisis and employment support play in t... Read More about Navigating pandemic social security : benefits, employment and crisis support during COVID-19.

Claimants’ experiences of the social security system during the first wave of COVID-19 (2021)
Report

COVID-19 arrived in the UK early in March 2020. By 23rd March 2020, the UK experienced the first national lockdown. As businesses and livelihoods stalled, an unprecedented number of applications were made for Universal Credit (UC). Drawing on data fr... Read More about Claimants’ experiences of the social security system during the first wave of COVID-19.

TED-style talks to enhance employability (2021)
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Namvar, S., Greensmith, D., & Nirmalan, N. (2021). TED-style talks to enhance employability. Advance HE

E-scooters in Salford : interim report (2021)
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Sherriff, G., Blazejewski, L., Hayes, S., Larrington-Spencer, H., & Lawler, C. (2021). E-scooters in Salford : interim report

As part of national trials in the UK, an e-scooter share scheme is being operated by Lime in parts of Salford. Launched in October 2020, it is expected to run for an initial period of twelve months and will contribute towards an evidence base on the... Read More about E-scooters in Salford : interim report.

Personalised Care Interprofessional Education Framework (PerCIE) : social prescribing placement curriculum document and guiding principles for undergraduate/postgraduate health and social care students (2021)
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This Personalised Care Interprofessional Education (PerCIE) Framework has been designed to guide and support HEIs, and PEFs to enable health and social care students to learn about strengths-based approaches to health and wellbeing delivered by servi... Read More about Personalised Care Interprofessional Education Framework (PerCIE) : social prescribing placement curriculum document and guiding principles for undergraduate/postgraduate health and social care students.

Delivering the last mile : scoping the potential for E-cargo bikes (2020)
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Blazejewski, L., Sherriff, G., & Davies, N. (2020). Delivering the last mile : scoping the potential for E-cargo bikes

Transport is a major contributor to urban greenhouse gas
emissions and therefore of priority in mitigating climate
change. In responding to multiple pressures that include
development, population growth and recent marked
increases in online shopp... Read More about Delivering the last mile : scoping the potential for E-cargo bikes.

At the edge of the safety net : unsuccessful benefits claims at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic - Welfare at a (Social) Distance Rapid Report #3 (2020)
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There has been much scrutiny of the British benefits system during COVID-19, and most experts agree that the benefits system has performed well, even if historic weaknesses remain. Yet little attention has been paid to those who start a claim that is... Read More about At the edge of the safety net : unsuccessful benefits claims at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic - Welfare at a (Social) Distance Rapid Report #3.

Offsite ready booklets (2020)
Report

Cognitive strain in Parliament (2020)
Report
Baldwin, A., Pinto, C., Perriard-Abdoh, S., & Weinberg, A. (2020). Cognitive strain in Parliament

Being an MP does not come with a formal job description, and the working realities of our elected politicians are complex.

We know from current psychological evidence that work plays a central role in our identity and meaningful activity in life i... Read More about Cognitive strain in Parliament.