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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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Geiger, B., Scullion, L., Summers, K., Martin, P., Lawler, C., Edmiston, D., …de Vries, R. (2020). 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

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.

Cognitive strain in Parliament (2020)
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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.

32 recommendations to the European Commission on the new EU LGBTI+ equality strategy (2020)
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Ferreira, N., Danisi, C., Dustin, M., & Held, N. (2020). 32 recommendations to the European Commission on the new EU LGBTI+ equality strategy

Our overriding concern is that the EU LGBTI+ Equality Strategy should acknowledge the need to prioritise and protect the rights and needs of LGBTI+ asylum claimants and refugees. SOGICA (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Claims of Asylum: A Euro... Read More about 32 recommendations to the European Commission on the new EU LGBTI+ equality strategy.

30 recommendations for improving the lives of people claiming asylum on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (SOGI) in the UK (2020)
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Dustin, M., Held, N., Danisi, C., & Ferreira, N. (2020). 30 recommendations for improving the lives of people claiming asylum on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (SOGI) in the UK

It is now nearly forty years since the first SOGI asylum claims were recognised, and a great deal of progress has been made at a global and European level. There is increased awareness of SOGI persecution as well as examples of good policy and practi... Read More about 30 recommendations for improving the lives of people claiming asylum on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (SOGI) in the UK.

Longitudinal study of child and family social workers (wave 2) (2020)
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Johnson, C., Beninger, K., Sanders-Earley, A., Felton, J., Earl, S., Winterbotham, M., …McCaughan, S. (2020). Longitudinal study of child and family social workers (wave 2)

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 2).

Facemums 2018: final report (2020)
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McCarthy, R., Choucri, L., Jones, J., Butler, D., Chatwin, J., Brettle, A., & Light, B. (2020). Facemums 2018: final report

Continuity of care and easy access to reliable information during pregnancy is essential to the health and wellbeing of pregnant women. In recent years widespread use of the internet has fundamentally changed the way people obtain health informatio... Read More about Facemums 2018: final report.

Claiming but connected to work : Welfare at a (Social) Distance Rapid Report #1 (2020)
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Geiger, B., Karagiannaki, E., Edmiston, D., Scullion, L., Summers, K., Ingold, J., …Gibbons, A. (2020). Claiming but connected to work : Welfare at a (Social) Distance Rapid Report #1

This report presents the first findings from the Welfare at a (Social) Distance project, a major national research project investigating the benefits system during the COVID19 pandemic, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council as part of U... Read More about Claiming but connected to work : Welfare at a (Social) Distance Rapid Report #1.

Constructive Connections : building resilience of families affected by the criminal justice system : final report (2020)
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Long, T., Lockwood, K., Raikes, B., Sharratt, K., Loucks, N., & Nugent, B. (2020). Constructive Connections : building resilience of families affected by the criminal justice system : final report

The Stimulus for the Study NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde had identified through previous research that there was a need to engage with families that are affected by the criminal justice system in order to improve the experience for children an... Read More about Constructive Connections : building resilience of families affected by the criminal justice system : final report.

Reshaping health services and fuel poverty in the Outer Hebrides (2020)
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Sherriff, G., Lawler, C., Martin, P., Butler, D., Probin, M., & Brown, P. (2020). Reshaping health services and fuel poverty in the Outer Hebrides

Gluasad Còmhla (Moving Together) started in March 2018 with support or grant from the European Social Fund Aspiring Communities Fund. The project built on the existing practice of Tighean Innse Gall (TIG) and other partners in the Outer Hebrides, to... Read More about Reshaping health services and fuel poverty in the Outer Hebrides.

Needs assessment of Independent Media in the neighbourhood - a summary of the report produced for the European Commission’s DG NEAR (2020)
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DG NEAR

This summary presents the top-level findings of an eight-month research project aimed at assessing the needs of independent media in the EU Neighbourhood (East and South). The study was carried out by four international experts who visited 11 of the... Read More about Needs assessment of Independent Media in the neighbourhood - a summary of the report produced for the European Commission’s DG NEAR.

Scaling up the UK personal lending CDFI sector : from £20m to £200m in lending by 2027 (2020)
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Dayson, K., Vik, P., & Curtis, J. (2020). Scaling up the UK personal lending CDFI sector : from £20m to £200m in lending by 2027

This report analysed the social and financial performance of the UK personal lending CDFI sector using data for 2014-17. It also discussed the levers and potential for the sector to significantly scale up to provide £200m in annual lending in a ten-y... Read More about Scaling up the UK personal lending CDFI sector : from £20m to £200m in lending by 2027.

Transforming Paradigms: A Global AI in Financial Services Survey (2020)
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Ryll, L., Emma Barton, M., Zheng Zhang, B., Jesse McWaters, R., Schizas, E., Hao, R., …Yerolemou, N. (2020). Transforming Paradigms: A Global AI in Financial Services Survey. World Economic Forum

This report presents the findings of a global survey on AI in Financial Services jointly conducted by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School and the World Economic Forum in Q2-Q3 2019.... Read More about Transforming Paradigms: A Global AI in Financial Services Survey.

Health education England : workforce transformation- proposal for funding- Greater Manchester placement provider and HEI collaborative : implementation and evaluation of the synergy model for promoting effectiveness in learning in practice through coaching (Final report) (2020)
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Leigh, J., Lyons, G., Houston, L., & Littlewood, L. (2020). Health education England : workforce transformation- proposal for funding- Greater Manchester placement provider and HEI collaborative : implementation and evaluation of the synergy model for promoting effectiveness in learning in practice through coaching (Final report)

Within Greater Manchester a new model of undergraduate student nurse supervision in clinical practice has been implemented within predominantly adult and children and young people fields of practice. The Greater Manchester (GM) Synergy Model applies... Read More about Health education England : workforce transformation- proposal for funding- Greater Manchester placement provider and HEI collaborative : implementation and evaluation of the synergy model for promoting effectiveness in learning in practice through coaching (Final report).