Projects and case studies

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  • THRIVE: Tackling health inequalities through extending working lives

    In Europe and Canada, policymakers are facing particular challenges related to rising life expectancy, a shift in the age profile of the population, and the consequent increase in the prevalence of chronic illness and disability. But these...

  • Evaluation of Mind's Workplace Wellbeing Index

    IES will conduct a mixed method study to evaluate Mind's new Wellbeing Index which aims to benchmark employers with respect to current wellbeing practices and policies and to signal areas for improvement.Mind will provide a selection of employers...

  • Evaluation of the NHS Innovation Accelerator Programme

    This evaluation, being undertaken by IES in partnership with the York Health Economics Consortium and the University of Liverpool, will use a mixed methods approach to provide evidence on what works in scaling and speeding the pace of innovations...

  • Mindfulness for strategic change readiness

    Using a randomised controlled trial (RCT) this research project will identify performance and resilience outcomes at both individual and team levels following participation in a mindfulness programme for teams.This is an IES-led research project...

  • The Geography of New Employment Dynamics in Europe

    The aim of this study is to provide quantitative and qualitative evidence of the current employment dynamics within European countries and regions.It will highlight the key trends and main drivers of location preferences and focus on the links...

  • The Changing Face of Post-16 Education Provision in the Construction and Built Environment Sector

    The aim of this project was to provide robust and coherent intelligence on the response by employers and training providers to changes in post-16 education and training provision across Great Britain in the construction and built environment...

  • Managing gender identity in the workplace

    There has been very little research in the area of gender identity and its implications for the workplace, and in particular for managers and employees.This study on behalf of Acas will consider the full range of transgender and non-binary...

  • Flexible Working for Parents and Carers Returning to Work

    IES carried out a review of how organisations elicit and consider requests for flexible working from those returning to work, and how they then manage the careers of those that work flexibly.

  • Review of models of support for disabled students

    This review will provide evidence about how support for disabled students is currently structured and the progress institutions have already made towards an inclusive model of support for disability prior to the increase in HEFCE funding.The...

  • Qualitative analysis of individuals in the gig economy

    IES was commissioned by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to conduct qualitative research to gather views from individuals who have found work in the gig economy.There has been a policy focus on the gig economy, as...