Work and social policy projects
PSI's current focus is environment and sustainability research. However, we have a long history of research into work and social policy; our recent projects in this area are listed here.
Listed by date (see title-ordered list)
July 2013 to
Basic Skills Training in Adulthood
March 2013 to November 2013
Employment, pay and poverty: evidence and policy reviewOctober 2012 to August 2013
The 1990s: sectoral rebalancing, mobility and adaptation - the employment, self-employment and training policy lessons for the current UK recessionAugust 2012 to June 2013
Stakeholder views and experiences of CaloriewiseFebruary 2012 to March 2012
Review of the DWP Cost Benefit Framework and how it has been appliedJanuary 2012 to December 2012
Evaluation of FSA Guidance on Cross ContaminationJanuary 2012 to December 2012
Evaluation of the 'Survival Guide to Food' Project summaryDecember 2011 to June 2012
Working after state-pension ageNovember 2011 to June 2012
Provision of support to expert hearing on member states' experience on using control groups in ESF evaluations and its follow-upNovember 2011 to February 2012
Perceptions of the Police and Crime Mapping TrailblazersOctober 2011 to March 2014
Evaluation of the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme and the Food Hygiene Information SchemeAugust 2011 to January 2012
Impact Evaluation of Online Health CheckJanuary 2011 to April 2011
Diversity: the experience of discrimination on multiple groundsSeptember 2010 to October 2010
Ethnicity and poverty: employer attitudes and behaviourApril 2010 to November 2011
Single Parents' Work AspirationsMarch 2010 to May 2010
TRIF Literature Review for the Community Development FoundationJanuary 2010 to November 2010
Cohesion in Bradford: disadvantage, solidarity and recessionJanuary 2010 to October 2010
Expanding the evidence base for the design of policy influencing consumer choice of products and services and environmental impactDecember 2009 to May 2010
The EHRC Triennial ReviewNovember 2009 to May 2010
Provision of an Evaluation Advisory Study