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POCARIM final report (2014)
Report

This final report presents the key findings and recommendations emerging from the Mapping the Population, Careers, Mobilities and Impacts of Advanced Research Degree Graduates in the Social Sciences and Humanities (POCARIM) study.

POCARIM policy brief 5 : internationalisation and international mobility in social science and humanities careers (2014)
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Coey, C., Kupiszewska, D., & Kupiszewski, M. POCARIM policy brief 5 : internationalisation and international mobility in social science and humanities careers

The Innovation Union Communication asserts the need for researchers to be able ‘to work and cooperate across the EU as easily as within national borders’ and for the development of ‘frameworks for a truly free movement of knowledge’ (2010b). In this... Read More about POCARIM policy brief 5 : internationalisation and international mobility in social science and humanities careers.

POCARIM policy brief 4 : interdisciplinarity in social science and humanities careers (2014)
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Coey, C. (in press). POCARIM policy brief 4 : interdisciplinarity in social science and humanities careers

Mobility and interactions between members of disciplinary communities are seen to be one of the keys to mobilising knowledge and generating innovation in the knowledge-based economy. Whilst a good deal of policy and research attention has been given... Read More about POCARIM policy brief 4 : interdisciplinarity in social science and humanities careers.

POCARIM policy brief : Impact, contribution and engagement of PhD graduates in social science and humanities (2014)
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Millard, D. (in press). POCARIM policy brief : Impact, contribution and engagement of PhD graduates in social science and humanities

Impact has traditionally been assessed in terms of academic impacts, based largely on publications in peer-reviewed journals and citations. In recent years, more attention has been paid to the impact of research on society at the national and Europea... Read More about POCARIM policy brief : Impact, contribution and engagement of PhD graduates in social science and humanities.

POCARIM policy brief 3 : The role of networking in the social sciences and humanities (2014)
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Ackers, H. (in press). POCARIM policy brief 3 : The role of networking in the social sciences and humanities

Policy Brief 3 focuses on the subject of networking. Networks are critical to many aspects of the POCARIM project. On the one hand they play an important role in career development both in terms of disseminating information about positions and resear... Read More about POCARIM policy brief 3 : The role of networking in the social sciences and humanities.

Research to assess the barriers and drivers to energy efficiency in small and medium sized enterprises (2014)
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Brown, P., & Sherriff, G. (2014). Research to assess the barriers and drivers to energy efficiency in small and medium sized enterprises

This report is based on a small scale, Department of Energy and Climate Change commissioned, research project to better understand the barriers and drivers to energy efficiency faced by individual firms, particularly small and medium sized enterprise... Read More about Research to assess the barriers and drivers to energy efficiency in small and medium sized enterprises.

Diversity and inclusiveness in dementia: Listening event report (2014)
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Ahmed, A., Yates-Bolton, N., & Collier, E. (2014). Diversity and inclusiveness in dementia: Listening event report

This report provides feedback from a Listening Event held in Salford on March 10th, 2014 which explored issues in relation to diversity and inclusiveness and dementia and captured the views of professionals, service providers and people living in the... Read More about Diversity and inclusiveness in dementia: Listening event report.

The valuation tool user guide : monetizing Cradle to Cradle® (2014)
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Ankrah, N., Manu, E., Hammond, F., Gyau, K., Hingorani, N., & Wood, P. (2014). The valuation tool user guide : monetizing Cradle to Cradle®

This User Guide outlines the object, scope and expected
deliverables from the Valuation Tool component of the Cradle to Cradle® C2C BIZZ project. It describes the compendium of subtools that have been developed comprising: i) overview of funding too... Read More about The valuation tool user guide : monetizing Cradle to Cradle®.

Multiview of virtual currency adoption and systemic risks : an action research on service businesses in the UK (2014)
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Mohamad, M., Wood-Harper, T., & Ramlogan, R. (2014). Multiview of virtual currency adoption and systemic risks : an action research on service businesses in the UK

Our research focuses on the impact of Virtual Currency (VC) adoption on the British service businesses. We follow the systemic multiple perspectives theory (Linstone, 2010) to explore the Technical, Organizational, and Personal (TOP) changes that org... Read More about Multiview of virtual currency adoption and systemic risks : an action research on service businesses in the UK.

Communicating cycle training : Perceptions and experiences of adult cycle training (2014)
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Sherriff, G. (2014). Communicating cycle training : Perceptions and experiences of adult cycle training

This research aimed to better understand the communication strategies that can most effectively be used to engage with the diverse community of adults who cycle, or would cycle, and help convince them of the benefits of cycle training. The research w... Read More about Communicating cycle training : Perceptions and experiences of adult cycle training.

An evaluation of ‘Through the Gate Plus’ in the North East of England (2014)
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Irving, A., Harding, J., Ridley, L., & Bilby, C. (2014). An evaluation of ‘Through the Gate Plus’ in the North East of England. Institute for Local Government

In September 2013, the Department of Social Sciences and Languages at
Northumbria University was contracted by the North East Regional Homelessness
Group to conduct an evaluation of the Through the Gate Plus (TTGP) service
provided by Foundation i... Read More about An evaluation of ‘Through the Gate Plus’ in the North East of England.

One year on: welfare reform in the North East and its impacts on single homelessness (2014)
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Irving, A., & Spencer, S. (2014). One year on: welfare reform in the North East and its impacts on single homelessness. North East Homeless Think Tank

In January 2013, the North East Homelessness Think Tank (NEHTT) was awarded funding from the Northern Rock
Foundation to undertake a research and policy campaign into the impacts of welfare reform on single homelessness in the
North East.

Evaluation of the People’s Kitchen (2014)
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Irving, A., Moss, O., & Biddle, P. (2014). Evaluation of the People’s Kitchen. The People's Kitchen

In January 2014, the Department of Social Sciences and Languages, at Northumbria University, was
commissioned by the People’s Kitchen to:
- Produce a detailed quantitative and qualitative assessment of the needs of service users,1 their
experience... Read More about Evaluation of the People’s Kitchen.