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Scoping the development of a critical employment pathway for IOM Offenders in County Durham and Darlington (2015)
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Irving, A., Soppitt, S., Rowe, M., & Lilley, S. (2015). Scoping the development of a critical employment pathway for IOM Offenders in County Durham and Darlington. Institute for Local Government

In summer 2014, Northumbria University was commissioned by the Institute for Local
Government (ILG), on behalf of Durham Constabulary, to review evidence regarding the
relationship between employment and desistance and explore employment support fo... Read More about Scoping the development of a critical employment pathway for IOM Offenders in County Durham and Darlington.

Engaging residents in regeneration: Lessons from Pendleton (2015)
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Sherriff, G., Brown, J., Clark, A., & Brown, P. (2015). Engaging residents in regeneration: Lessons from Pendleton

A wide-ranging urban regeneration programme is taking place in the Pendleton area of Salford. A substantial element of this work entails the refurbishment and retrofit of existing, tenanted properties. Flats and houses have been subject to kitchen a... Read More about Engaging residents in regeneration: Lessons from Pendleton.

Evaluation of the Positive Pathways Programme for Northumbria Community Rehabilitation Company (2015)
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Irving, A., Rowe, M., Soppitt, S., & Liley, S. (2015). Evaluation of the Positive Pathways Programme for Northumbria Community Rehabilitation Company. Northumbria Probation Trust

Positive Pathways (PP) – a new strengths-based model of desistance – was introduced within
Northumbria CRC in June 2014. It commenced with a three-day staff training programme, which
over 124 practitioners have completed.

The Conservative government's proposed strike ballot thresholds : The challenge to trade unions [Pamphlet] (2015)
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Darlington, R., & Dobson, J. (2015). The Conservative government's proposed strike ballot thresholds : The challenge to trade unions [Pamphlet]

According to the authors of this timely report, the government is attempting to rush into law ‘the most sweeping and radical tightening of rules on industrial
action since the Thatcher era of the 1980’s’. They warn that such proposals could result i... Read More about The Conservative government's proposed strike ballot thresholds : The challenge to trade unions [Pamphlet].

A whole city response to the use of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) by young people in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2015)
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Irving, A., Parker, C., & Soppitt, S. (2015). A whole city response to the use of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) by young people in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Newcastle City Council

In recent years, Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) (otherwise known as ‘legal highs’) have posed an
increasingly significant problem for practitioners and policy makers due to their widespread availability,
largely unknown chemical composition an... Read More about A whole city response to the use of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) by young people in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

An evaluation of the British Red Cross’ Educational Pilot Project for young people serving reparation orders (2015)
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Irving, A., Dresser, P., & Soppitt, S. (2015). An evaluation of the British Red Cross’ Educational Pilot Project for young people serving reparation orders. British Red Cross

Using Newcastle Youth Offending Team (YOT) as a case-study, this report presents
the findings of the evaluation of the British Red Cross (BRC) Educational Pilot Project
(EPP) for service users serving reparation as part of Community Orders.

Benefit sanctions and homelessness : a report by the North East Homelessness Think Tank (2015)
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Irving, A., & Harding, J. (2015). Benefit sanctions and homelessness : a report by the North East Homelessness Think Tank. Northern Rock Foundation

The election of a Conservative government in May 2015, with a commitment to cutting welfare benefits for people of
working age, has heightened concerns over the process by which people are sanctioned (i.e. have their benefits reduced
or stopped com... Read More about Benefit sanctions and homelessness : a report by the North East Homelessness Think Tank.

University of Salford research report for the Highways Agency : Horizon Scanning 2020 (2015)
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Fleming, A., & Fleming, A. (2015). University of Salford research report for the Highways Agency : Horizon Scanning 2020

This report serves to expose the reader to current research in Lean Construction related fields to identify areas of potential future research. The report does not purport to be exhaustive in this regard, instead curating and highlighting those areas... Read More about University of Salford research report for the Highways Agency : Horizon Scanning 2020.

Destination integration : Third Country Nationals in the north of England (summary report) (2015)
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Ahmed, A., Brown, P., Duda-Mikulin, E., Martin, P., & Scullion, L. (2015). Destination integration : Third Country Nationals in the north of England (summary report)

Integration Up North research is part of a wider project led by Migration Yorkshire (the regional migration partnership for Yorkshire and the Humber region), which aims to gain a better understanding of Third Country Nationals' (TCN) integration expe... Read More about Destination integration : Third Country Nationals in the north of England (summary report).

Destination integration : Third country nationals in the north of England [final report] (2015)
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Ahmed, A., Brown, P., Duda-Mikulin, E., Martin, P., & Scullion, L. (2015). Destination integration : Third country nationals in the north of England [final report]

Integration Up North research is part of a wider project led by Migration Yorkshire (the regional migration partnership for Yorkshire and the Humber region), which aims to gain a better understanding of Third Country Nationals' (TCN) integration expe... Read More about Destination integration : Third country nationals in the north of England [final report].

Earthworks control automation (2015)
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Kirchbach, K., Aziz, Z., & Tezel, B. (2015). Earthworks control automation

Earthwork processes are influenced by a wide range of factors, including varying soil and weather conditions, machine related factors, traffic conditions, local site constraints and other human related factors. Dumpers and bulldozers are heavy duty e... Read More about Earthworks control automation.

Visual controls at the workface of road construction and maintenance : Preliminary report (2015)
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Tezel, B., & Aziz, Z. (2015). Visual controls at the workface of road construction and maintenance : Preliminary report

Visual Management (VM) is a fundamental element of the lean production system that relies on the effectiveness of sensory communication to realise the lean production/construction goals. VM can be implemented by following certain frameworks in an inc... Read More about Visual controls at the workface of road construction and maintenance : Preliminary report.

The Ormskirk night-time economy project : exploring positives and negatives of a Lancashire town's NTE (2015)
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Moore, K., & Kirby, S. (2015). The Ormskirk night-time economy project : exploring positives and negatives of a Lancashire town's NTE

During November 2014, West Lancashire Borough Council (WLBC) commissioned Lancaster University (LU) to undertake a scoping study. The aim was to “conduct independent research to assist them in developing a better understanding of the positive and neg... Read More about The Ormskirk night-time economy project : exploring positives and negatives of a Lancashire town's NTE.

Rights, responsibilities and redress? Research on policy and practice for Roma inclusion in ten Member States (2015)
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Brown, P., Dwyer, P., Martin, P., Scullion, L., & Turley, H. (2015). Rights, responsibilities and redress? Research on policy and practice for Roma inclusion in ten Member States

Roma MATRIX (Mutual Action Targeting Racism,
Intolerance and Xenophobia) was a two year
project (2013-2015) co-funded by the European
Union’s Fundamental Rights and Citizenship
Programme. The project involved ten European
Member States (Bulgaria... Read More about Rights, responsibilities and redress? Research on policy and practice for Roma inclusion in ten Member States.

Current position and associated challenges of BIM education in UK higher education (2015)
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Underwood, J., Ayoade, O., Khosrowshahi, F., Greenwood, D., Pittard, S., & Garvey, R. (2015). Current position and associated challenges of BIM education in UK higher education

In May 2011 the Cabinet Office published the Government Construction Strategy, announcing the Government’s intention to require collaborative 3D BIM (with all project and asset information, documentation and data being digital) on its projects by 201... Read More about Current position and associated challenges of BIM education in UK higher education.

Housing as a means, not an end : the health and wellbeing of HMO residents in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2015)
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Irving, A. (2015). Housing as a means, not an end : the health and wellbeing of HMO residents in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Northern Rock Foundation

Nationally, there is limited understanding of the ‘lived’ experiences of residents of large Houses
in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), operating at the bottom end of the private rented market ,and
the inequalities associated with living in these propert... Read More about Housing as a means, not an end : the health and wellbeing of HMO residents in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.