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Current Research Projects

Assessing the use of new technologies for infectious disease surveillance, prevention and control
RAND Europe is providing research and support for the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) for the assessment of new technologies for infectious disease surveillance, prevention and control.
04 Jan 2023
Evaluation of the PATH-SAFE Programme
Researchers are evaluating the UK Food Standards Agency's pilot Pathogen Surveillance in Agriculture, Food and the Environment (PATH-SAFE) Programme to assess whether it is improving detection of pathogens in the agri-food system and to enhance its success with recommendations for management.
08 Dec 2022
Use and impact of automated technologies for evidence synthesis in public health
Because the review of published evidence is a vital but time-consuming aspect of public health decision making, researchers suggest several ways to support the greater use of automation for evidence reviews within public health.
08 Dec 2022
Evaluating the UK government's COVID-19 research stabilisation interventions
Having launched a series of policy interventions to address the causes and consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, BEIS and UKRI asked RAND Europe and Vitae to evaluate the interventions' success in supporting the research community.
06 Dec 2022
Financial independence and gender equality in the EU
Being financially dependent on someone else can create and reinforce multiple forms of vulnerability and disadvantage. Through this study, researchers aim to strengthen the institutional capacity to address gender inequalities in financial independence across EU member states.
02 Dec 2022
AI at the helm of a species evolution
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and biotechnology presents significant opportunities and risks, and proactive policy is needed to manage these emerging technologies. Researchers are investigating the policy implications of the application of AI to genome editing in humans, with technology governance as a cross-cutting theme.
01 Dec 2022
Follow-up evaluation of England's youth employment infrastructure
Researchers are examining nine infrastructure organisations benefitting from the Youth Futures Foundation's Infrastructure Fund to improve the processes the organisations use to identify and disseminate “practices that work” in youth employment and to help YFF carry out its mission.
17 Nov 2022
Evaluating the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund
RAND Europe, with the support of Frontier Economics, is leading a four-year independent evaluation of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, building on evaluations of each of the ISCF Challenges to examine the impact of the ISCF as a whole.
15 Nov 2022
Improving the financial stability of military families in the UK
To examine the factors that may affect the financial stability of current and former UK Service personnel and their families, RAND Europe and the Army Families Federation are conducting a 10-month study on behalf of the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT).
11 Nov 2022
Evaluation of the UK's civil Nuclear Innovation Programme
RAND Europe is leading a consortium to evaluate whether the Nuclear Innovation Programme has delivered on its intended outputs, how its achievements compare with expectations, and the barriers encountered by the programme in pursuit of its objectives.
09 Nov 2022
Advancing environmentally sustainable health research
Researchers are mapping the existing tools and methods that aim to measure and/or improve the environmental sustainability of health research and assessing how these can be used and incorporated into Wellcome processes and decision-making.
21 Oct 2022
Exploring the impacts of increasing cost transparency requirements in pharmaceutical R&D
An independent literature review will analyse evidence to consider the positive and negative impacts on medicines pricing and innovation, and how these should be considered as part of the ongoing transparency and pricing debate.
11 Oct 2022
Evaluating the Multi-Agency Advisory Service for AI and data-driven technologies in health and social care
Researchers are conducting a process evaluation to help MAAS and relevant stakeholders improve their service and identify ways to understand the impact that MAAS may have on developers and adopters of AI and other data-driven technologies in health and care that engage with the service.
11 Oct 2022
Evaluation of the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF)
The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) aims to support cutting-edge research to address the challenges faced by low- and middle-income countries. Researchers are undergoing a 5-year evaluation to assess whether GCRF is on course to deliver impact.
28 Sep 2022
Evaluating 'SAFE' Taskforces aimed at re-engaging secondary students
RAND Europe, in consortium with FFT Datalab and University of Westminster, has been commissioned by the Youth Endowment Fund to evaluate the impact, cost, and implementation of Support, Attend, Fulfil, Exceed (SAFE) Taskforces in ten areas of the UK.
27 Sep 2022
Evaluating England's youth employment infrastructure
The youth employment space in England has gone through substantial changes over the last several years, in part due to underfunding, structural changes and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. RAND Europe is studying the role of infrastructure organisations in strengthening the space.
08 Sep 2022
Disruptive money: Exploring the future of corporate cryptocurrency
This project will lay out a framework for considering the public/private balance of benefit and risk in managing money globally as corporate cryptocurrencies attempt to surmount numerous barriers.
21 Jul 2022
Exploring the security implications of a Chinese developed and governed transcontinental power grid
Researchers from RAND Europe and RAND Corporation will assess global security risks stemming from a potential Chinese developed and governed Global Energy Interconnection that would directly connect renewable producers to consumers around the globe.
21 Jul 2022
Securing future defence supply chains against Black Swan disruptions
Supply chains are highly vulnerable to events that are unexpected and difficult to plan for but may have far-reaching and catastrophic consequences. Researchers will explore how to design resilient defence supply chains that are secure from these 'Black Swan' events.
21 Jul 2022
Preventative approaches to organised crime in the Netherlands
This study will focus on preventive methods used to fight organised crime by addressing the underlying causes and factors which support it. The research aims to supplement previous evidence on the effects of preventing organised crime.
21 Jul 2022
Examining corruption at two of Europe's gateways
Researchers are examining corruption in relation to subversive crime at Schiphol Airport and the Port of Rotterdam, two facilities in the Netherlands that form a gateway to the European market.
21 Jul 2022
Analysis of non-profit models of cannabis regulation
The Swiss Federal Office for Public Health has commissioned RAND researchers to provide an overview of non-commercial regulation models for cannabis.
06 Jun 2022
Understanding the evidence on the impacts of COVID-19 on work-related musculoskeletal disorders
Changes to working practices and environments due to the COVID-19 pandemic may have affected exposure to known work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WRMSD) risk factors. Researchers aim to understand this changing world of work, the effect on WRMSDs and post-pandemic considerations for WRMSDs.
17 May 2022
New insights into the medical use of cannabis
Researchers are examining the latest developments and available evidence concerning the medical use of cannabis and cannabinoids for the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.
17 May 2022
Evaluation of the Alternative Provision Specialist Taskforce (APST)
The Department for Education's two-year pilot APST aims to reduce serious youth violence and improve pupil outcome among students in alternative provision settings. Researchers are conducting a process evaluation of the project over the course of the pilot.
10 May 2022