Projects and case studies

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  • Barristers Working Lives 2023

    Survey of barristers about their working lives, looking at wellbeing and work-life balance, working hours and patterns, bullying and discrimination, and specific legal system issues such as remote hearings.

  • Working Lives Survey

    IES, in partnership with Employment Research Ltd, will conduct the Bar Council Working Lives 2020 survey. IES/ERL will survey barristers using details form the Bar Council's database, and will analyse the survey responses to provide the...

  • The 2019 RCVS Survey of the UK Veterinary Surgeon and Veterinary Nursing Professions

    IES is running two online surveys for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) that will provide a snapshot of the current state of the veterinary surgeon and veterinary nursing professions.The 2019 results will be compared with previous...

  • Moving out to move on: using a mixed methods approach to understand the link between migration and disadvantage

    This project will investigate the link between internal migration and social mobility.IES will explore to what extent migration from deprived to prosperous areas allows individuals who were born into families with low socio-economic status to...

  • Evaluation of the Sir Henry Dale Fellowship scheme

    IES is supporting Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC) with an evaluation of the Sir Henry Dale Fellowship scheme for early career researchers in Higher Education by undertaking survey building, some survey analysis and stakeholder interviews.

  • Direct Mapping and Set-for-Variability

    IES is conducting a randomised control trial (RCT) to evaluate whether teaching Direct Mapping and Set-for-Variability improves reading outcomes for children in reception class (4-5 yrs) compared with existing phonics best practice.

  • Feasibility study - planning and preparing for later life

    IES supported Natcen and the Pensions Policy Institute in undertaking a feasibility study for a survey of planning and preparing for later life for the Department for Work and Pensions.IES contributed to scoping the employment issues to be covered...

  • To what extent can health, wellbeing and safety strategies improve the productivity and competitiveness of UK manufacturers?

    There is considerable interest among employers in the steps they can take to improve workforce health and wellbeing. In part, they are interested in being good employers and enhancing employee engagement, but they also want to reduce sickness...

  • NHS Leadership Academy director development research

    IES research will establish the need and high-level design requirements for a director-level leadership development programme across the health and care landscape.This includes identifying potential barriers to participation and reflecting on...

  • Female Service Leavers and Employment

    IES is working with Cranfield University to deliver research to the Forces in Mind Trust. The focus of the research is the transition that female service leavers make from the armed forces to civilian employment, specifically to understand why...