The purpose of this report is to explore the utility of the Bristol Quality of Life (QoL) Survey for measuring levels of life satisfaction (as a measure of well-being and mental health) in Bristol’s population aged 55 and over. An earlier report exa... Read More about Using the Bristol City Council Quality of Life Survey (2011-2013) – Preliminary analysis of life satisfaction and recommendations for further analyses.
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Review of the contribution of Green Capital: Student Capital to Bristol’s year as European Green Capital (2016)
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• Students in Bristol have given over 100,000 hours of their time to engaging with local organisations and tackling issues of sustainability in the city and wider region. This equates to 56.3 years’ worth of work provided to date, and an economic con... Read More about Review of the contribution of Green Capital: Student Capital to Bristol’s year as European Green Capital.
This report provides a review of a range of information on the use of impact assessment in public policy formation and particularly in relation to statutory duties placed on public authorities. The first section charts the antecedents of equality imp... Read More about A review of available information on the use of impact assessment in public policy formulation and in contributing to the fulfilment of statutory duties.
Understanding apprentice pay: Interim report (2016)
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This is the interim report from a study of apprentice pay in the UK. It uses a mixed methods approach. Econometrics analysis of the Apprentice Pay Survey and the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings confirms findings of previous reports that the appre... Read More about Understanding apprentice pay: Interim report.
Science live: Surveying the landscape of live public science events (2016)
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The field of informal science learning and communication is comprised of many sectors—after school programs, science center exhibitions and programs, television and film, print and new media, to name just a few. Each of these is understood to make un... Read More about Science live: Surveying the landscape of live public science events.
A practice nurse e-Appraisal project: Strategy; development; implementation & sustainability (2016)
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This innovative e-appraisal project commissioned by NHS England (BGSW) introduced new ways of thinking for the development of practice nurses across Bath, Gloucestershire, Swindon & Wiltshire.
The success of the project can be seen through the imp... Read More about A practice nurse e-Appraisal project: Strategy; development; implementation & sustainability.
UWE - Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 activities catalogue (2016)
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This catalogue showcases and celebrates examples of the work of the hundreds of UWE staff and students who contributed to Bristol Green Capital 2015.
This Activities Portfolio details projects, events and initiatives which represent the work of hundreds of UWE staff and students during Bristol's year as European Green Capital in 2015. It is the working file to accompany the UWE Green Capital 2015... Read More about UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 - Activities portfolio (supporting document for UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 activities catalogue).
Month by month overview of UWE Bristol's Green Capital year (2016)
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The document provides a month-by-month summary of activities which were undertaken by UWE staff and students in support of Bristol's year as European Green Capital. More detail on these activities can be found in the UWE Green Capital Activities Cata... Read More about Month by month overview of UWE Bristol's Green Capital year.
Financial resilience in charities v.2 (2016)
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Document submitted to the Select Committee on Charities; House of Lords. 30th September 2016
English devolution: Learning lessons from international models of sub-national governance (2016)
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This research report provides an international analysis of alternative approaches to sub-national governance. It examines the driving forces that are encouraging governments to create new city region governance arrangements and provides six principl... Read More about English devolution: Learning lessons from international models of sub-national governance.
English devolution: Learning lessons from international models of sub-national governance. A short guide (2016)
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This national guidance document for local authorities in England provides a summary of a longer research report setting out an international analysis of alternative approaches to sub-national governance. The guidance identifies six principles of goo... Read More about English devolution: Learning lessons from international models of sub-national governance. A short guide.
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Improved survival and shorter length of stay (LOS) for preterm infants, together with poorly organised discharge planning in some neonatal units, leaves many parents ill prepared to take their babies home, with increased use of out-of-hou... Read More about Preparing for home: A before-and-after study to investigate the effects of a neonatal discharge package aimed at increasing parental knowledge, understanding and confidence in caring for their preterm infant before and after discharge from hospital.
Growing Together is a community gardening project delivered by Alliance Homes on the Bournville estate, Weston-super-Mare. This is the first year report on a mixed methods evaluation of the project.
The record includes a summary version of the re... Read More about Growing Together: A mixed methods evaluation of a community gardening project delivered by a social housing association. Year 1.
Food for life: A social return on investment analysis of the locally commissioned programme. Full Report (2016)
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A Social Return on Investment Analysis of two locally commissioned Food for Life programmes
Music, value, and networks in the digital world (2015)
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In music as in life, nothing is more important than people. Professional music-makers need audiences, and to reach those audiences, they need the support of many other people, from promoters and agents to fans who will rave about them to... Read More about Music, value, and networks in the digital world.
The converging world: The social and environmental impact of convergence (2015)
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This 96-page report undertakes an ecosystem service analysis of SROI (social report on investment from linked investment in renewable energy and forest restoration in Tamil Nadu, India, as a strategic approach to low-carbon development in an internat... Read More about The converging world: The social and environmental impact of convergence.
A SROI analysis of the Penwith Community Development Trust’s: Plant Eat and Teach (PEaT) project (2015)
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Using our Well-being Questionnaires and stakeholder interviews we have established the impact of the PEaT project on beneficiaries. Participating in the PEaT garden leads to improvements in beneficiary’ sense of well-being, reduction in social isolat... Read More about A SROI analysis of the Penwith Community Development Trust’s: Plant Eat and Teach (PEaT) project.
1. This report outlines findings from Phase 2 of the evaluation of Systems Leadership: Local Vision, conducted by Bristol Leadership Centre on behalf of the Systems Leadership Steering Group. It is the third in a series of reports capturing the lear... Read More about The Difference that Makes the Difference - Final evaluation of the first place-based programmes for Systems Leadership: Local Vision.