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Spotlight highlights research from a turbulent year
26 Jan 2021

Spotlight 2020–2021 features examples of our research that helped to improve people's lives during a challenging year. It also highlights a selection of research initiatives on the horizon for 2021.
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Defence Challenges and Opportunities for Norway
10 Dec 2020

Ruth Harris, research director for the Defence, Security, and Infrastructure group at RAND Europe, is joined by senior political scientist Stephen Flanagan and international defence researcher Gene Germanovich in a discussion about their study on enhancing deterrence and defence on NATO's northern flank.
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RAND Europe supports the Air Power Conference 2020
09 Dec 2020

RAND Europe supported this year’s Air Power Conference, which focused on how the UK can deter and meet the challenges of increased air power competition and the proliferation of advanced weapons systems. Research leader James Black was one of the event's featured speakers.
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CCHSR lecture focuses on importance of early cancer diagnosis
12 Nov 2020

Professor Sir Michael Richards, an eminent cancer specialist, presented this year’s Cambridge Centre for Health Services Research lecture. He discussed how, even though cancer survival in England has improved steadily over the past 20 years, survival rates for most types of cancer continue to lag behind those in other developed countries.
News Release
COVID-19 'Vaccine Nationalism' Could Cost the World Up to $1.2 Trillion a Year
28 Oct 2020

Nationalistic behaviour by governments may exclude some countries from gaining access to COVID-19 vaccines and cost the global economy up to $1.2 trillion a year in GDP, according to a new study from the not-for-profit research organisation RAND Europe.
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Using AI to Tackle Disinformation Online
23 Oct 2020

RAND Europe analyst Linda Slapakova talks with RAND senior behavioral scientist William Marcellino about their study on human-machine detection of online-based malign information.
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UKRI-commissioned study conducts real-time review of upcoming REF 2021
05 Oct 2020

A new study led by RAND Europe will conduct a real-time review of the upcoming REF 2021, evaluating researchers’ perceptions of the assessment process while they are preparing and submitting their work.
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Sustainable Pharmaceutical Innovation for COVID-19 and Other Infectious Diseases
16 Sep 2020

RAND Europe's Sonja Marjanovic describes the critical success criteria for innovation in infectious disease, antimicrobial, and vaccine research and development.
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Professor Dahlan joins RAND Europe Council of Advisors
14 Sep 2020

RAND Europe is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Malik Dahlan, a transnational regulatory lawyer and policy expert, to its Council of Advisors.
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The Future of the Pharmaceutical Industry
08 Sep 2020

RAND Europe's Sonja Marjanovic explains how changes in society have brought about opportunities for the pharmaceutical industry to innovate to better meet the needs of patients and health care systems.
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Using Binding Pay Transparency Measures to Encourage Equal Pay for Equal Work
14 Aug 2020

RAND Europe experts Joanna Hofman and Michaela Bruckmayer discuss their study on binding pay transparency measures as a tool for encouraging equal pay for equal work. They consider key concepts in the debate and potential challenges in implementing the measures across the EU.
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COVID-19 Briefing Series: Examining the Post-COVID-19 Workforce
19 Jun 2020

In this briefing, RAND's Christian van Stolk discusses how policymakers and employers can rethink and retool the workplace to support employee health and well-being and maintain productivity during the pandemic.
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Experts discuss COVID-19 and new security and defence challenges in Europe
05 Jun 2020

Questions around security and defence in Europe and the impacts of COVID-19 were addressed by RAND Europe experts in a webinar hosted by the Luiss School of Government on the 28th May 2020.
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NHS innovation initiatives and COVID-19
06 Apr 2020

A Cambridge radio programme interviewed Sonja Marjanovic about her recent report identifying support for NHS innovation initiatives and how COVID-19 has now accelerated innovation in the healthcare system.
News Release
Tackling staffing and funding issues in the NHS is necessary for improvement but not enough
29 Jan 2020

The NHS could move towards a more sustainable model of healthcare delivery that is fit for purpose if it empowered staff to be able to embrace innovation as a mindset, attitude, culture and practice, according to a new study by RAND Europe and the University of Manchester.
News Release
Further trade uncertainty related to Brexit could cost UK economy billions
28 Jan 2020

The UK's departure from the EU on January 31, 2020, will end only the first phase of trade uncertainty owing to Brexit, according to a new RAND Europe study. Costs to the UK economy are likely to continue during the UK–EU renegotiation period and will increase over time.
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Spotlight 2019-2020 highlights a year of evidence-based insights
28 Jan 2020

Spotlight 2019–2020 highlights our work, including defining possible directions for education and youth policy in the EU, analysing strategies to improve social media literacy in the age of disinformation, mapping the European defence skills landscape, and quantifying the wider societal costs of disease.
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What Are the Potential Economic Implications of Prolonged UK–EU Trade Policy Uncertainty?
24 Jan 2020

In this Call with the Experts podcast, RAND researchers discuss the potential economic implications of prolonged trade policy uncertainty associated with the renegotiation period between the UK and EU after Brexit.
News Release
The NHS Spends Significantly Less on Pregnancy-Related Research Compared with Other Health Conditions
14 Jan 2020

The National Health Service spends significantly less on pregnancy-related research compared with other health conditions. Funding for pregnancy research totaled £255 million from 2013 to 2017, or about £51 million a year. As pregnancy care costs the NHS £5.8 billion annually, this means that for every £1 spent on pregnancy care, less than 1 penny is spent on research.
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RAND Europe co-hosts seminar series on workplace health
13 Nov 2019

Ian Edwards of Nomura Health and Fitness discussed data-driven employee health in business, as part of a seminar series on workplace health co-hosted by RAND Europe and C3 Collaborating for Health
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Experts discuss how work plays a role in mental health
15 Oct 2019

RAND Europe research leader Susan Guthrie spoke on a panel of experts at the inaugural event at the 2019 Cambridge Festival of Ideas. The topic under discussion was How Does Work Play a Role in Mental Health?, a timely subject following World Mental Health Day on October 10.
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NATO deputy secretary general discusses security through deterrence
01 Oct 2019

NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller recently gave a keynote speech at an event in Berlin co-hosted by RAND Europe and the German Marshall Fund, titled “Security Through Deterrence: A Need for New Vision”.
News Release
The 'Telephone First' Approach by GPs Does Not Work for All Patients
08 May 2019

The 'telephone first' approach in general practice does not work for all patients and can lead to challenges for primary care staff. The system clearly suited some patients, avoiding the need to visit the surgery, but was difficult for others.
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Morris named new University of Cambridge RAND Professor of Health Services Research
28 Mar 2019

Professor Stephen Morris has been appointed as the new RAND Professor of Health Services Research at the University of Cambridge, starting 1 June.
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How Two or More Trips to the Bathroom at Night Are Costing the UK Economy £4.5 Billion a Year
12 Mar 2019

Frequent visits to the bathroom at night could cost the UK economy £4.5 billion a year. Waking up more than twice a night due to nocturia, a health condition that affects the lower urinary tract, can have a detrimental effect on a person's wellbeing and productivity at work, which in turn has an impact on a country's GDP.

Recent Commentaries

How Better Support Can Be Provided to Ex–Service Personnel in the Criminal Justice System
30 Nov 2020
Sarah Grand-Clement

Former armed forces personnel make up the UK's largest group of male prisoners by occupation. What can police and government do to provide targeted support in the criminal justice system to those from a military background?
Primary Care Networks in a Time of Pandemic
11 Nov 2020
Sarah Parkinson, Judith Smith

Primary care networks in the UK bring together general practices and community providers to develop new services for patients and to provide better integration of health and social care services and sustainability in primary care. While still relatively new, their trajectory is likely to be influenced by COVID-19–related adaptations they have made over the course of the pandemic.
What Influences Quality Improvement Processes in Health Care?
10 Nov 2020
Gemma-Claire Ali, Emily Ryen Gloinson, et al.

Periods of rapid change offer both opportunities and challenges for health care quality improvement. Understanding the building blocks that need to be in place to support improvement processes may help those seeking to embed improvement capabilities and capacity into their organisations, both as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
Giving Children a Voice Can Lead to Better Outcomes for All: Developing the New European Strategy on the Rights of the Child
03 Nov 2020
Michaela Bruckmayer

Children have a right to participate in decisionmaking that affects them. It will be important to ensure that there are mechanisms in place to support that process, and that they are resilient, even in times of crisis.
Democracy Depends on Hearing All Voters' Voices
30 Oct 2020
Fook Nederveen

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the confinement measures imposed in response, holding safe, effective, and timely democratic elections has become increasingly challenging. The risk of disenfranchising large parts of the electorate is real and should be prevented. In these difficult circumstances, governments need to increase their efforts to guarantee that every voter can exercise their right to vote.

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