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British people prefer a soft Brexit, if any

A longitudinal study of British people finds they reject a no-deal scenario even more firmly than in 2017, and even Leave voters are shifting to a ‘softer’ Brexit. Membership in the European Economic Area remains the most popular option.

New Publications

Employee Engagement in the NHS: A secondary data analysis of the NHS Healthy Workforce and Britain's Healthiest Workplace surveys
What sort of Brexit do the British people want? A longitudinal study examining the "trade-offs" people would be willing to make in reaching a Brexit deal — technical addendum

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Our Work

We seek to expand perspectives through thought-provoking, impartial and robust analysis of key policy issues.

Event

CCHSR annual lecture explores patient and public involvement in research

20 Nov 2018

Professor Trish Greenhalgh, an internationally recognised academic in primary health care, will discuss the unintended consequences of the UK having taken the lead in promoting patient and public involvement in health care research.
Event

RAND Europe ‘Shines a light on the dark web’ at Festival of Ideas

15 Oct 2018

Giacomo Persi Paoli and Stijn Hoorens explored the challenges of the dark web as panellists in a discussion hosted by RAND Europe at Cambridge University’s Festival of Ideas on October 15.
Commentary

The Potential for Early Years Programmes to Close the Disadvantage Gap Is Under-Examined

12 Oct 2018

Sim, et al.

Many schools are looking to close the disadvantage gap in their communities, but they need more evidence about what actually works. Research that helps policymakers and practitioners understand how early years interventions can promote equity and close the disadvantage gap is needed.
Commentary

We asked the British public what kind of Brexit they want—and a Norway-like deal is the clear winner

11 Oct 2018

Rohr, et al.

The Brexit referendum outcome reveals very little about what people actually wanted. But a study of what people value about the EU finds that their priorities map most squarely onto a Norway-style model for future relations between the UK and the EU.
Project

Measuring employee engagement in the NHS

11 Oct 2018

Analysis of the NHS Healthy Workforce Survey and VitalityHealth’s Britain’s Healthiest Workplace survey found that staff engagement in the NHS is similar to other large UK employers with a similar demographic composition, and that demographic factors such as gender and age are associated with different levels of engagement.
Commentary

Making Education a Reality for All Children in Europe

04 Oct 2018

Janta, et al.

Access to education is a fundamental children's right in the EU and is guaranteed under a variety of legal and policy frameworks. Despite many approaches and initiatives adopted across the EU, a number of challenges remain concerning the development of effective long-term education measures for migrant children.

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Spotlight on Analysis

Dark Web Enables Illegal Arms Trade in Europe

The dark web is an enabler for the circulation of illegal weapons already on the black market, as well as a potential source of diversion for legally owned weapons. Although the arms trade is small in volume compared to other products trafficked online, its potential impact on international security is significant.
Exploring Trade Scenarios After Brexit

The UK is likely to be economically worse off outside of the European Union under most plausible scenarios. Leaving the EU with no deal and applying World Trade Organization rules would lead to the greatest economic losses for the UK.
The Potential Role of Standards in Supporting the Growth of DLT/Blockchain

Distributed ledger technologies including Blockchain present many opportunities as well as challenges. RAND Europe highlighted a set of priority areas that may require future standardisation to support the technology's growth.