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Home improvements: housing research in practice (2019)
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Coucill, L. (2019). Home improvements: housing research in practice

This project presents a picture of the current state of architectural housing research in the UK and provides guidance for architects undertaking research in practice.

Longitudinal study of local authority child and family social workers (wave 1) Findings from a 5 year study of local authority child and family social workers in England. (2019)
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Scholar, H., McCaughan, S., McLaughlin, H., Pollock, S., Johnson, C., Coburn, S., …Winterbotham, M. (2019). Findings from a 5 year study of local authority child and family social workers in England

The longitudinal study investigates recruitment, retention and career progression in local authority child and family social work over 5 years. This is the first of 5 reports. It provides workforce information for employers and policy makers. T... Read More about Longitudinal study of local authority child and family social workers (wave 1) Findings from a 5 year study of local authority child and family social workers in England..

Longitudinal study of local authority child and family social workers (wave 1) (2019)
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Johnson, C., Coburn, S., Sanders-Earley, A., Felton, J., Winterbotham, M., McLaughlin, H., …McCaughan, S. (2019). Longitudinal study of local authority child and family social workers (wave 1)

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 major new longitudinal study tracking th... Read More about Longitudinal study of local authority child and family social workers (wave 1).

Post-excavation assessment : land at Land Gate, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester (2019)
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Burns, M., & Harvey, K. (2019). Post-excavation assessment : land at Land Gate, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester

Bellway Homes Limited (Manchester Division) has obtained planning consent for a large residential development at Land Gate, near Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan (centred on NGR SD 57140 01220). The consented scheme allows for the construction of 157 d... Read More about Post-excavation assessment : land at Land Gate, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester.

Housing works : assessing the impact of housing association employment support (2019)
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Wilding, M., Jones, K., Martin, P., & Scullion, L. (2019). Housing works : assessing the impact of housing association employment support

Social housing providers in the UK have a long history of delivering support to their residents beyond housing, including providing employment related assistance. A small but growing area of research investigates the role of employment support outsid... Read More about Housing works : assessing the impact of housing association employment support.

An initial evaluation of the suicide prevention education resource : research report (2019)
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Allen, S. (2019). An initial evaluation of the suicide prevention education resource : research report

This evaluation was carried out by Dr Shelly Allen, The University of Salford, Garth Haley and Nicky Davidson, Hyperfine Media Ltd on behalf of Public Health England North West and Health Education England North West who funded this initial evaluatio... Read More about An initial evaluation of the suicide prevention education resource : research report.

Hiding in the light : recognising UK mid size businesses as a distinct category and their economic and social value to the nation (2019)
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McKenna, S., Fletcher, G., & Griffiths, M. (2019). Hiding in the light : recognising UK mid size businesses as a distinct category and their economic and social value to the nation

For most, the term ‘mid size business’ (MSB) usually conjures up images of very little – or confusion with the SME concept. Despite their tremendous performance and contribution, MSBs remain unrecognised and underserved. Too big to benefit fro... Read More about Hiding in the light : recognising UK mid size businesses as a distinct category and their economic and social value to the nation.

Place-based innovation ecosystems : Boston-Cambridge innovation districts (2019)
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Rissola, G., Bevilaqua, C., Monardo, B., & Trillo, C. (2019). Place-based innovation ecosystems : Boston-Cambridge innovation districts

This report focuses on the case study of the Boston area and identifies the key success factors in the Boston regional innovation ecosystem. It discusses how the macro-innovation eco-ecosystem is composed by a variety of interconnected micro-innovati... Read More about Place-based innovation ecosystems : Boston-Cambridge innovation districts.

An evaluation of the Support Our Sisters programme : introduced across Greater Manchester (2019)
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McAndrew, S., & Ayodeji, E. (2019). An evaluation of the Support Our Sisters programme : introduced across Greater Manchester

This report presents an evaluation of a number of projects that have been developed under the auspices of the ‘Support Our Sisters’ (SOS) programme, initially funded in 2012 by the Henry Smith Charity and hosted by New Steps for African Communities... Read More about An evaluation of the Support Our Sisters programme : introduced across Greater Manchester.