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  • Event

    European Defence Skills Partnership launched

    19 Jun 2018

    On 19 June, the European Defence Skills Partnership (EDSP) was launched at a high level conference. The EDSP brings together industry, academia, authorities and innovation research and vocational organisations to foster cooperation in building skills for the European defence industry.

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    Brussels Event: Confronting Truth Decay

    22 May 2018

    To celebrate the 10th anniversary of RAND's Brussels office, a panel of distinguished speakers—Constantijn van Oranje, Michael Rich, Ann Mettler, Madeleine de Cock Buning, and Florian Freiherr von Heintze—will discuss Truth Decay in Europe.

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    RAND Europe (EU) Established in Belgium as Not-for-Profit International Association to be 'Focal Point' for RAND's EU Research Activity

    22 May 2018

    RAND Europe recently announced that its co-application with the US-based RAND Corporation to establish an international non-profit association (AISBL) in Belgium, RAND Europe (EU), has been successful after it received the required notarial deed and approval by Royal Decree.

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    Tom Ling Shares Evaluation Insights in IDSS Talk

    26 Apr 2018

    RAND Europe's Head of Evaluation, Tom Ling, shared insights from his more than 20 years of experience delivering robust and practical insights for partners such as DFID, UNICEF, Save the Children, the UK National Health Service (NHS) and the European Commission. He spoke about the delivery of high quality embedded evaluations that can be utilized to provide ongoing improvement to services.

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    Announcement

    Hafner presents sleep research at seminar on workplace health

    22 Mar 2018

    At the first workplace health seminar co-hosted by RAND Europe and C3 Collaborating for Health, Marco Hafner presented his research on the importance of sleep for workplace productivity.

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    Bélanger Discusses STEM Teaching at Canadian Conference

    06 Dec 2017

    Research Leader Julie Bélanger was invited to participate in the Canada 2067 National Leadership Conference. She spoke on a panel discussing how science, technology, engineering and maths are—and should be—taught in Canada.

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    Hofman, van Stolk Discuss cCBT at IAPT Conference

    06 Dec 2017

    Christian van Stolk and Joanna Hofman discussed their research on computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (cCBT) at a national Digital IAPT Summit in Manchester. The event examined the development of digital technologies in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies.

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    Rohr Explores Future of Transport at Cambridge Network Event

    30 Nov 2017

    Senior Research Leader Charlene Rohr spoke at a Cambridge Network event that examines what travel in Britain will look like in 2035 and how Cambridge can make use of emerging technologies’ potential to alleviate future transport demands.

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    Annual CCHSR Lecture Explores Digitising the NHS

    08 Nov 2017

    Dr. Robert Wachter, chair of the University of California, San Francisco Department of Medicine, bestselling author of "The Digital Doctor," and leader of the group that authored the 2016 "Wachter Report" on digitising the NHS, described why digitising healthcare is so hard, and what needs to be done to get it right.

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    Hafner, Troxel Discussed Sleep at Cambridge Festival of Ideas

    18 Oct 2017

    Researchers Marco Hafner and Wendy Troxel participated in a panel, 'You are what you sleep', at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas. The event looked at what can be done to tackle the growing problem of sleep deprivation in society, and explained why the science and economics show that sleep really matters.

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    Wellbeing and Quality of Life in Cambridge

    30 Sep 2017

    RAND Europe experts and Jane Paterson-Todd, Chief Executive of Cambridge Ahead, discuss the Quality of Life Survey, which aimed to understand what the typical employee of a Cambridge business feels about their quality of life. The research was commissioned by Cambridge Ahead, a business and academic member group dedicated to the successful growth of Cambridge and its region in the long term.

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    Geogheghan-Quinn and von Heintze Join Council of Advisors

    18 Sep 2017

    RAND Europe is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to its Council of Advisors, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn and Florian Freiherr von Heintze.

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    Future funding of NHS and social care in UK

    20 Jul 2017

    How to fund the NHS and social care in the UK has long been a subject of discussion. A public seminar on 20 July, 2017 discussed findings from a review of current thinking internationally.

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    RAND Europe to Partner in Healthcare Improvement Research Institute

    28 Mar 2017

    RAND Europe has been named a key partner in a new research institute to study how to improve healthcare. The Health Foundation awarded nearly £40 million to create the new institute, which will be established at the University of Cambridge.

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    Website Launched to Monitor Open Science Worldwide

    20 Mar 2017

    A new website for monitoring open science worldwide has been launched as part of ongoing work for the European Commission.

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    Van Stolk Gives Keynote at Health and Wellbeing Conference

    06 Mar 2017

    Chris van Stolk, vice president at RAND Europe, gave a keynote presentation at the Health and Wellbeing at Work 2017 exhibition on 7th March in Birmingham. He also chaired the event's ‘Best Place to Work’ programme.

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    RAND Europe Contributes to Digital Society Thought Leadership Programme

    02 Mar 2017

    RAND Europe is working in partnership with the Corsham Institute to design and deliver the 2017 Thought Leadership Programme, at St George's House, Windsor, to explore the opportunities and challenges that digital technologies are creating within society.

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    Announcement

    Rob Prideaux Joins RAND Europe as Senior Research Leader

    20 Feb 2017

    Rob Prideaux has joined RAND Europe as a senior research leader on an 18-month secondment from the National Audit Office. He will bring his experience of value for money assessment in UK government to support RAND’s mission to improve policy and decision making through research and analysis.

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    Dame Carol Black Joins RAND Europe Council of Advisors

    01 Feb 2017

    RAND Europe is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Dame Carol Black DBE, FRCP, FMedSci to its Council of Advisors. She joined the Council at its semi-annual meeting yesterday in London.

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    RAND Europe Tackles Complex EU Policy Areas at E!Sharp Live

    24 Jan 2017

    At the E!Sharp Live conference "What Does Europe Mean to Europe?" experts Stijn Hoorens and Giacomo Persi Paoli discussed whether the free movement of people stands in the way of EU security.

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    CCHSR Annual Lecture Features Martin Roland CBE on History of NHS

    06 Dec 2016

    Martin Roland CBE, Emeritus Professor of Health Services Research at the University of Cambridge, spoke at the annual CCHSR lecture on Tuesday, 6 December 2016. The title of his talk was 'A Brief History of NHS Politics 1948-2030.'

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    Hall Appointed Director of Defence, Security and Infrastructure

    05 Dec 2016

    Alex Hall has been appointed Director of RAND Europe’s Defence, Security and Infrastructure Research Group which provides analytical and research support to a range of public policy clients in the UK and Europe.

  • Marta Kepe moderates a panel at the Riga Conference

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    Kepe Moderates Riga Conference Panel on Ambiguous Threats

    02 Nov 2016

    RAND Europe analyst Marta Kepe moderated a RAND Europe–hosted panel at the annual Riga Conference. The topic was 'Dealing with Ambiguous Threats in the Nordic Baltic Region’.

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    Sutherland Discusses Body-Worn Cameras at Cambridge Festival of Ideas Event

    17 Oct 2016

    Recent studies involving the largest set of trials in criminal justice have produced surprising results concerning the impact of body-cameras on both police use of force and complaints against police. Research Leader Alex Sutherland and his coauthors discussed their findings. An audio recording is available.

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    RAND Europe Summarises Findings of Corsham Institute 2016 Thought Leadership Programme

    13 Oct 2016

    Hans Pung and several of RAND Europe's senior researchers partnered with the Corsham Institute on a series of conversations on critical issues and challenges posed by the digital agenda. A new report distills the findings and recommendations.