Publications by Date

2021

• Workplace financial wellbeing interventions for young workers: A review of the evidence and analysis of Britain's Healthiest Workplace (BHW) and Asia's Healthiest Workplace (AHW) surveys March 8

  Jennifer Bousfield, William D. Phillips, Camilla d'Angelo, Christian Van Stolk

  This study explores the impact of workplace financial wellbeing interventions (WFWI) on the mental health of young workers, through analysis of Britain and Asia's Healthiest Workplace survey data and a literature review. Findings suggest that WFWI are a potentially promising approach, but there is a pressing need for further evidence. Employees should consider implementing WFWI and we provide recommendations to support this process.

• Workplace financial wellbeing interventions and the mental health of young workers March 8

  Jennifer Bousfield, William D. Phillips, Camilla d'Angelo, Christian Van Stolk

  In this study we explore the likely and proven impact of workplace financial wellbeing interventions on the mental health of young workers, through analysis of Britain and Asia's Healthiest Workplace survey data and a literature review.

• Model of Travel in London Phase 3: Mode and destination choice model estimation February 26

  James Fox, Bhanu Patruni

  RAND Europe and partners were commissioned by Transport for London (TfL) to update and enhance their strategic transport model, the Model of Travel in London (MoTiON). This report documents RAND Europe's work on the mode-destination choice models, which included increasing the responsiveness of the models to changes in monetary cost and introducing a new bus propensity segmentation into the model specifications.

• Model of Travel in London Phase 3: Frequency model estimation February 26

  Bhanu Patruni, James Fox, William D. Phillips

  RAND Europe and partners were commissioned by Transport for London (TfL) to update and enhance their strategic transport model, the Model of Travel in London (MoTiON). This report documents RAND Europe's work on the frequency models, which included change to the travel day definition from an average weekday to an average weekday during school term time to better represent the peak levels of demand on London's highway and public transport networks

• Improving the evidence for research institute assessment: A report of a discussion forum February 25

  Ian Viney, Andrew Knowles, Matthew Thakur, Emily Ryen Gloinson, Susan Guthrie

  Compiles the learning and recommendations that emerged from the discussions of the Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK and Wellcome, supported by RAND Europe, in 2020.

• Study on Child Participation in EU Political and Democratic Life: Final Report February 23

  Barbara Janta, Michaela Bruckmayer, Annemari de Silva, Lucy Gilder, Andreas Culora, Sam Cole, Emma Leenders, Mieke Schuurman, Alice Hagger-Vaughan

  RAND Europe and Eurochild were contracted by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers to support this study. This Final Report summarises the findings from all research methodologies applied in this study.

• Sexuality Education Across the European Union: An Overview February 23

  Natalie Picken

  This policy memo examines how sexuality education is delivered by schools across the EU Member States. Drawing on existing data sources, the memo highlights trends and differences and considers the need for further data mapping.

• Independent Analysis of the Relationship Between Sparx Maths and Maths Outcomes: Key Findings and Technical Report February 16

  Elena Rosa Brown, Andreas Culora, Sonia Ilie

  This research project is an independent evaluation of Sparx Maths and EdTech programme, aiming to improve mathematics outcomes for secondary school pupils.

• Children and Mental Health: Preventive Approaches to Anxiety and Depression February 10

  William D. Phillips, Michaela Bruckmayer

  This research note summarises findings from twelve systematic reviews and meta-analyses on interventions aimed at preventing the development of anxiety and depression in children.

• Discrete choice experiments: A unique approach to understanding teacher retention in England February 9

  Peter Burge, Hui Lu, William Phillips

  RAND Europe was commissioned by the UK Office of Manpower Economics (OME) to measure the impact of pay, rewards and other working conditions on the retention of teachers, using a quantitative survey containing two discrete choice experiments.

• Understanding Teaching Retention: Using a discrete choice experiment to measure teacher retention in England February 9

  Peter Burge, Hui Lu, William Phillips

  Maintaining an adequate supply of teachers is a challenge in the education sector and an area of significant concern. RAND Europe was commissioned by the UK Office of Manpower Economics (OME) to measure the impact of pay, rewards and other working conditions on the retention of teachers using a quantitative survey containing two discrete choice experiments. The study was based on 2,210 teachers' survey responses.

• The Use of Public Engagement for Technological Innovation: Literature Review and Case Studies January 29

  Camilla d'Angelo, Advait Deshpande, Emily Ryen Gloinson, Joe Francombe, Cagla Stevenson, Mann Virdee, Salil Gunashekar

  This research report synthesises recent evidence, in the form of a literature review and case studies, on the use of public engagement for technological innovation.

• Spotlight 2020–2021 January 26

  Spotlight 2020–2021 features examples of our research that helped to improve people's lives during a turbulent year. It also highlights a selection of research initiatives on the horizon for 2021.

• Paediatric Early Warning Systems: a scoping study: Lessons from a rapid review January 22

  Sarah Ball, Sarah Parkinson, Sonja Marjanovic

  Diverse paediatric early warning (PEW) systems are used in acute healthcare settings in the UK, to help staff identify early signs of clinical deterioration in patients and facilitate timely intervention. The Healthcare Improvement Studies commissioned RAND Europe to conduct a rapid review of the evidence on the use of UK PEW scores and systems and to identify learning relevant for potential efforts to standardise practice.

• Wellcome Sanger Institute and Wellcome Genome Campus Landscape Review January 19

  Sarah Parkinson, Joe Francombe, Cagla Stevenson, Hamish Evans, Advait Deshpande, Susan Guthrie

  RAND Europe was commissioned by Wellcome to analyse the role and contribution of the Sanger Institute and the Wellcome Genome Campus within the field of genetics and genomics, set within the context of four comparator organisations.

• Arts-based approaches to public engagement with research: Lessons from a rapid review January 11

  Sarah Ball, Brandi Leach, Jennifer Bousfield, Pamina Smith, Sonja Marjanovic

  There is growing interest in approaches to public engagement with research that use the arts to facilitate engagement. However, there is a lack of systematic and consolidated learning about how they work and about their effectiveness. To help respond to this gap in the knowledge base, The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute commissioned RAND Europe to conduct a rapid review of the evidence on the use and effectiveness of such approaches.

• Measuring Public Preferences Between Health and Social Care Funding Options December 31

  Hui Lu, Peter Burge, Jon Sussex

  Additional funding will be needed to meet the growing demand for health and social care in the UK. What is the most acceptable way to raise it? Options range from taxation to mandatory insurance, voluntary insurance and user charges. We sought to analyse the preferences of the UK general public.

2020

• Cyber Threats to NATO from a Multi-Domain Perspective January 12

  James Black, Alice Lynch

  This paper situates cyber threats in the wider context of evolving multi-domain operations (MDO) theory and practice.

• The Impact of New and Emerging Technologies on the Cyber Threat Landscape and Their Implications for NATO January 12

  Jacopo Bellasio, Erik Silfversten

  This paper discusses a selection of new and emerging technologies with potentially disruptive effects, particularly concerning cyber threats that may stem from their maturation and use over the next decade.

• The economic benefits of equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines December 17

  Marco Hafner, Erez Yerushalmi, Clement Fays, Eliane Dufresne, Christian Van Stolk

  Researchers used a global macroeconomic model to examine the economic effects of vaccine nationalism. This brief highlights the cost to 30 high-income countries if low and middle-income countries miss out on initial access to COVID-19 vaccines.

• How could technological developments influence the future of cybercrime? December 16

  Jacopo Bellasio, Erik Silfversten, Eireann Leverett, Anna Knack, Fiona Quimbre, Emma Louise Blondes, Marina Favaro, Giacomo Persi Paoli

  How could technological developments influence the future of cybercrime? RAND Europe investigated this policy question and identified possible approaches to prevent future technologies from being exploited for criminal purposes.

• The Future of Cybercrime in Light of Technology Developments December 16

  Jacopo Bellasio, Erik Silfversten, Eireann Leverett, Anna Knack, Fiona Quimbre, Emma Louise Blondes, Marina Favaro, Giacomo Persi Paoli

  RAND Europe was commissioned by the European Commission to conduct a study aimed at: 1. Conducting an analysis of future technologies and how these could be used to commit or prevent cybercrimes. 2. Proposing possible ways to prevent future technologies from being exploited for criminal purposes. To achieve this, RAND Europe employed a mixed methods approach leveraging desk research, horizon scanning, stakeholder consultations, and serious gaming.

• Use and Non-Use Values of Auckland Council Amenities: Final Report December 10

  Hui Lu, Charlene Rohr, Peter Burge

  Auckland Council commissioned this study to quantify how much the public use and value local amenities. To fulfill the study needs, a survey was undertaken with Auckland residents to collect data on their usage of these amenities.

• Estimating the incidence of a housing affordability gap across the Cambridge travel-to-work area December 9

  Andreas Culora, Christian Van Stolk

  A housing affordability gap has been identified in Cambridge, where households earning £25,000-£45,000 struggle to meet their housing costs. The aim of this study is to estimate the incidence of this affordability gap among households living in the Cambridge travel-to-work area (TTWA). Almost half (48.4%) of these households fall in the gap, with local hotspots in Forest Heath, St Edmundsbury, Harlow and parts of Cambridge and East Cambridgeshire.

• Anti-bullying Practices from the Repository of the European Platform for Investing in Children December 1

  Michaela Bruckmayer, Silvia Galimberti

  This report showcases a selection of practices that focus on anti-bullying interventions and have been collected and listed on the online practice repository of EPIC.

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