All Outputs (1048)
Evaluation of the Wellcome Trust strand at the Latitude Festival 2015 (2015)
Report
This report details the key findings of the evaluation of a series of events sponsored by the Wellcome Trust at the 2015 Latitude Festival, which took place between 16th and 19th July. In addition, the report includes the complete evaluation kit.
Th... Read More about Evaluation of the Wellcome Trust strand at the Latitude Festival 2015.
The impacts of mayoral governance in Bristol (2015)
Report
In 2012 the citizens of Bristol voted in favour of the introduction of a mayoral form of governance. This report, which stems from the Bristol Civic Leadership Project, provides a 'before' and 'after' evaluation of this change, and it identifies str... Read More about The impacts of mayoral governance in Bristol.
Developing and sustaining shared leadership in higher education (2015)
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In recent years, concepts of shared and distributed leadership that view leadership ‘as a group quality, as a set of functions which must be carried out by the group’3 have emerged as popular alternatives to heroic and individual approaches. A shared... Read More about Developing and sustaining shared leadership in higher education.
Robots vs animals: Learning from the ingenuity of nature. Final summary report (2015)
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‘Robots vs Animals’ was a creative collaboration between engineers and zoologists, exploring the ingenuity of both nature and humankind. The project was organised and managed by the Science Communication Unit at the University of the West of England,... Read More about Robots vs animals: Learning from the ingenuity of nature. Final summary report.
Children as engineers: Paired peer mentors in primary schools final report summary July 2015 (2015)
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◾It’s been forecast that a further 100,000 new professionals are needed to fill the skills gap by 2020. It is becoming increasingly important that student engineers gain opportunities to practise their public engagement and education outreach skill... Read More about Children as engineers: Paired peer mentors in primary schools final report summary July 2015.
GP alcohol liaison nurse pilot project evaluation (2015)
Report
The GP Alcohol Liaison Nurse was first piloted by the South Gloucestershire Drug & Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) in May 2013. The report seeks to evaluate the interventions provided by the Nurse towards problematic/dependent alcohol service users in GP... Read More about GP alcohol liaison nurse pilot project evaluation.
The good hubbing guide: Building indie game maker collectives (2015)
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This Guide comes from the activities of the Arts and Humanities Research Council Video Games Research Networking Scheme project, Creative Territories (2014-15). The project looked at the recent emergence of small and independent game maker collective... Read More about The good hubbing guide: Building indie game maker collectives.
Urban land, planning and governance systems in Nigeria (2015)
Report
The narrative of rapid urbanisation in relation to inadequate planning, governance and management regimes in Nigeria is well-rehearsed. The combination of customary and colonial practices, outdated policies and plans and entrenched attitudes is typic... Read More about Urban land, planning and governance systems in Nigeria.
Living well, taking control: Fidelity of implementation study (2015)
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Background
Living Well, Taking Control (LWTC) is a community-based diabetes prevention and management programme. The core component involves a group-based education intervention that delivers a series of structured sessions to promote sustainable h... Read More about Living well, taking control: Fidelity of implementation study.
White paper prepared for the Workshop on ‘The future of the biodiversity of the Gran Caldera Scientific Reserve', celebrated in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, in June 2015
International student experience report (2015)
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In the light of growing numbers of international students coming to study at UWE this report analyses the relative performance of Overseas, EU and Home students and also comprises secondary research in the form of a literature review and primary rese... Read More about International student experience report.
The evaluation of widening participation activities in higher education: A survey of institutional leaders in England (2015)
Report
This paper reports the results of an online survey of senior managers with responsibility for widening participation (WP) in English universities. 57 institutions participated, giving a response rate of 38 percent. The questionnaire primarily focused... Read More about The evaluation of widening participation activities in higher education: A survey of institutional leaders in England.
Does poor health affect employment transitions? (2015)
Report
In Autumn 2014 Bristol Leadership Centre at the University of the West of England was commissioned to undertake evaluation of the Local Vision programme.
The evaluation is designed in two phases. This interim report sets out our findings for Phase... Read More about Reframing, Realignment and Relationships - Interim evaluation of the first place-based programmes for Systems Leadership: Local Vision.
Background
There is a tension in many health-care services between the expertise and efficiency that comes with centralising services and the ease of access for patients. Neonatal care is further complicated by the organisation of care into networ... Read More about Right cot, right place, right time: improving the design and organisation of neonatal care networks – a computer simulation study.
Lighthouse interim report (2015)
Report
Enabling data linkage to maximise the value of public health research data (2015)
Report
This project was commissioned by The Wellcome Trust on behalf of the Public Health Research Data Forum. The project aimed to identify the gains to public health research from linking existing data sources, the opportunities in and barriers to such da... Read More about Enabling data linkage to maximise the value of public health research data.