All Outputs (62)

School art: Where is it? (Re)exploring visual arts in secondary schools (2024)
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In this innovative research study, Joanna Fursman, Will Grant, and Carol Wild begin by revisiting the work undertaken by Dick Downing and Ruth Watson in their Tate-sponsored 2004 School Art: What Is It? report. Twenty years later, they replicate the... Read More about School art: Where is it? (Re)exploring visual arts in secondary schools.

Safer motorcycle taxis as part of Nepal’s public transport system - Final report (2024)
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The study sought to understand the nature and operation of motorcycle taxi (MCT) operations in Nepal and identify potential changes in policy and regulation that could improve safety for riders and passengers. A mixed methods approach was used which... Read More about Safer motorcycle taxis as part of Nepal’s public transport system - Final report.

Output checking processes: Workshop report (2024)
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In March 2024 the authors organised a three-day workshop on output checking processes for trusted research environments (TREs). The aim was to explore current practices identify good/best operational practices. The report was intended to be a proof-o... Read More about Output checking processes: Workshop report.

Mapping Bristol’s screen industries: Workplace accessibility report (2024)
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This report summarises findings from a recent case study exploring accessibility provisions and anticipated needs of Deaf, Disabled and / or Neurodivergent media professionals within Bristol’s screen industries. Data was gathered through surveys and... Read More about Mapping Bristol’s screen industries: Workplace accessibility report.

Findings: Survey of Airlander in South Yorkshire (2024)
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The study explored public perceptions of Airlander in the Doncaster area, focusing on:
1.Its economic and environmental impacts.
2.Public awareness and alignment with the UKRI Future Flight initiative.
Broad Awareness: 75% of respondents had heard... Read More about Findings: Survey of Airlander in South Yorkshire.

What’s going on inside that head? Embracing the wonders of neurodiversity in our sector (2024)
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It is estimated that 1 in 7 or 1 in 5 people in society's neurodiverse population are neurodivergent, as opposed to neurotypical. In a neurotypically designed society, being neurodivergent can be challenging. But neurodivergent people also have talen... Read More about What’s going on inside that head? Embracing the wonders of neurodiversity in our sector.

Evaluation briefing. Pedestrian pound update (3rd Edition) (2024)
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This briefing on the evaluation of public realm interventions is part of the research for The Pedestrian Pound (third edition). The evidence for greater investment in walkable high streets can be found in the main report. Public realm investment sits... Read More about Evaluation briefing. Pedestrian pound update (3rd Edition).

The pedestrian pound (3rd edition) (2024)
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Making our outdoor public spaces more accessible, attractive, comfortable and safe for people walking or wheeling can help to increase pedestrian footfall and revitalise high streets, district, town and city centres. This report updates the evidence... Read More about The pedestrian pound (3rd edition).

Making and knowledge exchange for repair and sustainability (2024)
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The MAKERS project at UWE Bristol enhances belonging among diverse engineering students through sustainability and repair activities, whilst tackling the Climate and Ecological Emergency in partnership with local communities.
Launched in 2023, a mo... Read More about Making and knowledge exchange for repair and sustainability.

SCOPING REVIEW of international approaches to child sexual abuse and exploitation prevention interventions by law enforcement (2024)
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The current scoping review examines law enforcement’s understanding of perspectives on and practices regarding the prevention of child sexual exploitation and abuse (in this report, child sexual exploitation and abuse is referred to as “CSEA”). The p... Read More about SCOPING REVIEW of international approaches to child sexual abuse and exploitation prevention interventions by law enforcement.

Services, people and skills: Final report for future data services (2024)
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The aim of Future Data Services is to enable ESRC to make a long-term strategic decision about how to invest in data services infrastructure from 2024 onwards. The vision for the supply of data services post-2024 is one in which the benefits of tech... Read More about Services, people and skills: Final report for future data services.

Behavioural impacts of e-cycle trials: A rapid evidence assessment (2024)
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The report collated information from 18 trials, pilots or research programmes considering e-cycle interventions. In particular, the review looked for evidence of behavioural changes related to the chance to try an e-cycle without having to purchase o... Read More about Behavioural impacts of e-cycle trials: A rapid evidence assessment.

Cornwall e-cycle pilot: Learning for practitioners (2024)
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These reports present findings from the Cornwall e-cycle pilot, a scheme which gave people a chance to try using an e-cycle without having to buy one. The learning for practitioners report outlines 15 lessons learned from the pilot, to help inform th... Read More about Cornwall e-cycle pilot: Learning for practitioners.

Cornwall e-cycle pilot evaluation: Social research appendices (2024)
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These reports present findings from the Cornwall e-cycle pilot, a scheme which gave people a chance to try using an e-cycle without having to buy one. The appendices present the full results of social research conducted for the evaluation, alongside... Read More about Cornwall e-cycle pilot evaluation: Social research appendices.

Cornwall e-cycle pilot evaluation (2024)
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These reports present findings from the Cornwall e-cycle pilot, a scheme which gave people a chance to try using an e-cycle without having to buy one.

The main evaluation report reveals that:

- the pilot was successful in attracting interest f... Read More about Cornwall e-cycle pilot evaluation.

Paying for driving: Is doing nothing an option? (2024)
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‘Road pricing’ is one of the most talked about non-starter policies in the transport sector. Debate on changing how we pay for driving reaches back over half a century. The transition to electric vehicles may now suggest winds of change. Yet there ar... Read More about Paying for driving: Is doing nothing an option?.

Digital transformation in SMEs: Why relationships matter as much as technology (2024)
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Digital transformation is increasingly recognised as the basis for driving business productivity, innovation, and growth. In the UK, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)—the backbone of the economy—often face significant challenges in adopting d... Read More about Digital transformation in SMEs: Why relationships matter as much as technology.

Expert report on meeting with Greek representatives on the assessment, management and reintegration of persons accused or convicted of sexual offences (2024)
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This report is based on meeting between Council of Europe and Greece exports on the 12th of September 2024 at the General Secretariat for anti-Crime Police, Ministry of Civil Protection in Athens. The meeting was to discuss the current approach by th... Read More about Expert report on meeting with Greek representatives on the assessment, management and reintegration of persons accused or convicted of sexual offences.

Planning for healthy places: A practical guide for local authorities on embedding health in local plans and planning policies in England (2024)
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Local plans are key documents through which local authorities can plan, design and influence environments to create and maintain health, and yet they are often weak and inconsistent on how exactly this can be achieved.

The Planning for healthy pla... Read More about Planning for healthy places: A practical guide for local authorities on embedding health in local plans and planning policies in England.

Baseline synthesis: Transforming cities fund national evaluation (2024)
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Between 2018/19 and 2022/23, the Department for Transport allocated the £2.45bn Transforming Cities Fund across 18 English city regions – to support delivery of sustainable transport improvements which would enhance intra-city connectivity and boost... Read More about Baseline synthesis: Transforming cities fund national evaluation.