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Explore our current and recently completed research projects, or visit a research topic or method to learn more about a specific area of research.

Latest Research

Examining the quality of career guidance in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Surveying 54 secondary schools and colleges and interviewing 10 career guidance service providers, researchers produced a comprehensive picture of how career guidance is provided in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, and how these services meet the needs of children and young people.
21 Jul 2020
How quality of life informs local decision making
Quality of life measures have shaped decision making when planned and implemented early, but there is little evidence to suggest that quality of life measures are being used by local policymakers in Cambridge, UK.
20 Jul 2020
Evaluating the development of the Q initiative from 2016-2020
The Q initiative has established itself as an important resource for quality improvement in health and care, supporting members with skills, new relationships and self-confidence. However, to deliver change at scale there is a need to build on these achievements.
13 Jul 2020
Evaluating the closed coffeeshop chain cannabis experiment in the Netherlands
Researchers are examining the possible effects of a new experiment to cultivate and deliver quality-controlled cannabis through a closed supply chain for coffeeshops in the Netherlands.
07 Jul 2020
Online Shopping: Many Americans' Habits Haven't Changed During COVID-19
Almost two-thirds of Americans haven't changed their online shopping habits since the pandemic began. About one-quarter are shopping online more, but 13 percent are actually shopping online less.
07 Jul 2020
How Middle Eastern SMEs are coping with COVID-19
A survey of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Middle East and Turkey, targeted particularly at businesses owned by migrants, women and young people, sought to understand the impact of COVID-19 on their work and what can be done to support them during the pandemic.
06 Jul 2020
Assisting SMEs with skills management
RAND Europe is conducting a series of interviews with relevant stakeholders to examine if it is feasible to develop a data driven tool or service that would help small and medium sized businesses with skills management.
02 Jul 2020
Examining violence against healthcare
RAND Europe explored the nature of violence against healthcare, the impact of this violence, and corresponding interventions on a global scale – the first time an evidence review of this scale has been undertaken in this area.
01 Jul 2020
Consumer behaviours and attitudes to food in the UK
The way people buy food is changing, and the sales of ethical and sustainable produce have increased. Eating food from outside the home is increasingly common, and what people consume still falls short of dietary guidelines. The reasons vary, and several policy levers may exist to influence people's food choices.
26 Jun 2020
Assessing the impacts of digital government transformation in the EU
A case study on the use of body worn cameras by police forces in the UK offers an example of how governments can potentially take advantage of emerging digital technologies to address systemic challenges.
26 Jun 2020
The benefits and drawbacks of remote voting solutions
RAND Europe and Open Evidence examined the extent to which remote voting solutions—particularly internet voting—are employed in the European member states. The research identified the costs, risks and challenges associated with seven remote voting options.
25 Jun 2020
Using machine learning to detect malign information efforts online
Social media is increasingly being used by human and automated users to distort information, erode trust in democracy and incite extremist views. Our research produced a machine learning model that can successfully detect Russian trolls.
23 Jun 2020
Implications of climate change for UK defence and security
Looking to 2035, the Ministry of Defence could play a key role in developing robust policy and programming on climate change. Researchers identified six high-level recommendations to support the MOD in developing an approach to address climate-related issues.
17 Jun 2020
Strengthening the quality of early childhood education and care through inclusion
Ensuring effective access to quality early childhood education and care for all remains a challenge in Europe, especially for those from disadvantaged backgrounds. This policy memo helps decision makers better understand this challenge and suggests some possible solutions.
16 Jun 2020
From COVID-19 Research to Vaccine Application
Moving from vaccine discovery research to developed products, policies and practice often takes years, not months. Monitoring the development of a COVID-19 vaccine may help to identify which of the approaches speeding development and deployment could be usefully applied more widely in the future.
09 Jun 2020
How to best enable pharma innovation beyond the COVID-19 crisis
Innovating in response to public health challenges like COVID-19 does not always align well with pharmaceutical industry commercial models or shareholder expectations. More sustainable and scalable ways of incentivising innovation in response to infectious disease threats are needed.
26 May 2020
Early language intervention shows promise
A randomised controlled trial into the effectiveness of the Nuffield Early Language Intervention found that it appeared to have a positive impact on children’s language skills and that training and support for staff also had a positive effect on children.
06 May 2020
Exploring the criminal use of Zcash and cryptocurrencies
While most transactions made with virtual coins are legitimate, cryptocurrencies have also been used for criminal purposes. Researchers found no evidence of widespread illicit use of Zcash, but that may be because malicious users do not fully understand its operating model.
06 May 2020
Conventional arms control in Europe needs a new approach
Conventional arms control (CAC) was a crucial element of the negotiations that ended the Cold War peacefully. Today, however, the CAC regime is outdated and largely irrelevant. What new CAC measures could lower the risk of conflict in Europe?
27 Apr 2020
The utility of military force and public understanding in today's Britain
To generate a mature attitude to the use of armed force and, if necessary, to the utility of war itself, Britain will require a mature debate about defence—one that trusts and engages the public and allows the armed forces to participate in the discussion, and in which the government enables and enhances the structures to permit those conversations.
16 Apr 2020
How, and how much, do migrants use UK health services?
Recent arrivals to the UK use the NHS significantly less than the UK-born population, though the difference narrows when adjusted for age and self-assessed health. However, more work is needed to provide insights to policy makers on migrant use of the NHS, their health needs, and the quality of health care received.
30 Mar 2020
Deterrence and defence in NATO's north
Key NATO allies regard Norway as being able to ‘punch above its weight’ in the North Atlantic and High North regions, but Norway does face pressing political, strategic, and military challenges, as well as wider security threats to societal resilience.
26 Mar 2020
Helping UK Water Industry Research assess its research impact
Researchers conducted a series of interviews with UKWIR member organisations and developed recommendations to help the members better understand how to measure research impact in the water sector, and how to create a framework for measuring impact.
16 Mar 2020
Equal pay for equal work and the gender pay gap
The European Parliament is exploring legislation around pay-transparency measures. Such measures have a clear potential to address unjustified or discriminatory wage gaps, but certain disadvantages need to be considered in implementing them.
06 Mar 2020
A focus on gaming for research
"Serious games" can be used to explore a variety of policy issues, from defence and national security, to disaster response and health policy. This brochure highlights RAND Europe's expertise in applying this method to different policy questions.
05 Mar 2020

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