Current Research Projects

Understanding researcher views on REF2021
07 Sep 2020

To understand researcher perceptions around the Research Excellence Framework, how they view the experience, and how it affects academic environments, RAND Europe is leading a real-time evaluation of the REF 2021 assessment process while researchers submit their work.
Examining COVID-19 and intimate partner violence
28 Jul 2020

An increase in intimate partner violence has been a worrying consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers are working to identify promising measures for protecting and supporting women victims and their children, both during and in the aftermath of lockdown measures.
Evaluating the closed coffeeshop chain cannabis experiment in the Netherlands
07 Jul 2020

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.
Incentivising parents to return to the labour market after parental leave
03 Jul 2020

To understand the role of the EU in supporting the labour market participation of parents with young children, as well as to identify possible ways to strengthen it in the future, RAND Europe, PPMI and IBS are exploring which incentives are effective in encouraging parents to return to the labour market after parental leave.
Assisting SMEs with skills management
02 Jul 2020

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.
Case studies examine ECE interventions at scale
27 May 2020

Researchers are developing case studies on ‘what works’ in operating early childhood education at scale, ensuring they are systematically captured, assessed and available for other governments, practitioners and foundations to use.
Examining child participation in EU political and democratic life
16 Mar 2020

To inform future strategies and possible actions for the EU, researchers are examining how children participate in decision-making processes across the EU — including at the member state and local level — highlighting both challenges and opportunities for improvement.
Assessing the economic value of illicit markets in the EU
21 Feb 2020

To help policymakers address the infiltration of the economy by serious and organised crime, researchers are analysing the economic value of illicit markets in the EU, alongside the factors which enable organised crime groups to access these criminal finances.
Assessing the use of new technologies for infectious disease surveillance, prevention and control
14 Jan 2020

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 over the next two years.
Supporting the Observatory on the Online Platform Economy
14 Jan 2020

In support of the Observatory on the Online Platform Economy, researchers are examining various aspects of the relationships between platforms and their business users: terms and conditions, ranking of search engine results by algorithms, pricing, access to data by platforms, and more.
How AI can support the European Border and Coast Guard
06 Jan 2020

Researchers are exploring how Frontex, Europe's border and coast guard agency, can maximise the opportunity provided by artificial intelligence to support the management of the EU's external borders.
Assessing digital technologies for infectious disease surveillance, prevention and control
02 Dec 2019

Research into up-and-coming technologies is intended help to improve situational awareness and inform the coordination of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)’s infection control in response to outbreak events.
Assessing EHR for infectious disease surveillance, prevention and control
02 Dec 2019

Electronic health records (EHR) data could greatly help infectious disease surveillance, but their use varies across Europe. Researchers are mapping EHR use to assess the feasibility of using EHR data for infectious disease surveillance.
Assessing POCT for infectious disease surveillance, prevention and control
02 Dec 2019

Researchers are examining the availability of point-of-care testing (POCT) devices to diagnose the 56 communicable diseases and related health issues currently under EU surveillance, and mapping trends in the use of POCT in Europe.
Supporting the Asia's Healthiest Workplace Competition
02 Dec 2019

For three years, RAND Europe has supported AIA Vitality's contest. Doing so enables researchers to explore the health trends—employee lifestyle, clinical indicators, mental health and other areas of concern—among participating Asia-Pacific workplaces.
Improving the financial stability of military families in the UK
28 Nov 2019

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).
Britain's Healthiest Workplace survey findings
25 Nov 2019

Absence and presenteeism accounts for an average of 38 days' lost productivity per employee per year, marking an upward trend in lost productivity since 2014, when the number was only 23 days.
Evaluating the Wellbeing Premium Programme
29 Oct 2019

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) often find it hard to invest in the health and wellbeing of their employees, or do not invest at all. Researchers are evaluating a randomised controlled trial of a financial incentive programme to improve employee health and wellbeing in SMEs in the West Midlands.
What factors facilitate witness reporting of intimate partner violence?
28 Oct 2019

To help European decision-makers improve the level of response to intimate partner violence, RAND Europe and Oxford Research are examining the factors which encourage witnesses of intimate partner violence to report to the police or other relevant authorities.
Global Strategic Partnership helps to inform UK Defence
17 Oct 2019

The Global Strategic Partnership (GSP), a consortium that spans research, academia and industry and is led by RAND Europe, provides ongoing academic and analytical support to the UK Ministry of Defence’s Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre.
Making outcome-based payment a reality in the NHS: Phase 2
11 Oct 2019

To prepare for the implementation of a pilot scheme to pay for cancer drugs based on achieved outcomes, researchers are addressing issues identified in the first phase of research, such as the quality and completeness of real-world data on key patient outcomes.
Practices and combinations of practices for health and wellbeing at work
29 Aug 2019

Researchers are examining the factors that enable or hinder the implementation of workplace health and wellbeing practices. The research will consider whether certain combinations of practices are more effective than other combinations, or effective for some types of organisations and not others.
Understanding the impact of peer-assisted learning strategies
30 Apr 2019

RAND Europe is evaluating the impacts of peer-assisted learning strategies (PALS) in England. The evaluation will seek to understand the impact of PALS on reading attainment for both strong and weak readers and will assess how effectively the intervention is implemented.
Evaluating IPS Grow
22 Apr 2019

An evaluation of IPS Grow will assess the initiative in different contexts in which individual placement and support services are implemented, to determine whether IPS Grow leads to better quality provision, better quality provision leads to better outcomes, and IPS Grow leads to better data.
Evaluating language skills outcomes in Group Triple P
12 Apr 2019

Triple P, the Positive Parenting Program, offers individual and group interventions. Researchers are evaluating how the group interventions influence language skills in children whose parents are randomly assigned to the intervention.