Projects and case studies

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  • Further Evaluation of Learner Support Funds

    The Institute was commissioned by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) to conduct a further evaluation of the Learner Support Funds which provide help to students in further education suffering from hardship. The evaluation, which mainly involved...

  • Making the Decision to Enter Higher Education

    The Institute worked with British Market Research Bureau to help the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) to understand potential applicants' perceptions of higher education and their intentions towards it. The research surveyed 16 and 17...

  • Encouraging Veterinary Careers

    The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) carried out a major review of its careers material. Together with DEFRA and several of the veterinary schools in the UK, RCVS received DfES funding under the ‘Gateways to the Profession’ initiative....

  • Health Workforce Migration

    OECD asked IES to write the UK chapter for its project on health workforce migration. The chapter focuses on qualified nurses and doctors, and looks at a variety of measures, both current and over the last 20 years, in connection with the...

  • The Regional Impact of Graduate Employment Decisions

    As the UK seeks to manage the transition to a high value added, knowledge-based economy, the generation and transfer of knowledge is increasingly important for the UK as a whole, but also for regions and cities. The role of Higher Education...

  • Evaluating Workplace Health Connect

    The Health and Safety Executive has been piloting 'Workplace Health Connect'. This major policy initiative in part of England and Wales involves a national advice line with follow-up workplace support to help employers prevent and manage ill...

  • Human Capability and the Bottom Line

    We tested a model developed by IES to explore the elements of human capability, for the Sector Skills Development Agency. The model is supported by a range of indicators that have emerged from the literature on human capital measurement and high...

  • The Role of ICT in Improving Disabled People's Employment Chances

    IES participated in a comparative study of Norway, Denmark, Netherlands and the UK, led by Norwegian partners, and funded by the Norwegian Research Council. This work looked at the role of information and communications technology (ICT) in...

  • Researcher Mobility Within Europe

    Working with ERAWATCH and for the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), IES provided an analysis of researcher mobility across the European Union (EU). This project built on previous work using national Labour Force Surveys (LFS)...

  • Constructing Better Health

    Construction workers have some of the highest rates of work-related illness of all occupational groups, estimated at 2.9 million working days lost in 2003-04. A further 1 million days were lost due to workplace injury within the industry. The...