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Explore our work

Browse featured projects from our research and consulting teams

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Working together to reduce gambling-related harms: spotlight on local innovation

Learning from our case studies on local responses to gambling-related harms

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Lifelong learning in Europe: what has changed since 2000?

This research tells a story of rigid learning ladders gradually giving way to flexible learning networks across the European Union

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Nourish the Nation: evaluating food clubs across the UK

A participatory evaluation exploring how food clubs help tackle food insecurity

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Effective public health communication in the face of adverse weather

Exploring the effectiveness of public health messaging and communication channels in Scotland

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Reducing gambling harm: lessons from the field

This learning and evaluation partnership aims to strengthen local system approaches to gambling harms across Great Britain

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How a bio-psycho-social approach supports people with chronic pain

We evaluated an innovative service in South London to assess impact and replicability

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Encountering our archive materials through artistic practice-as-research

Performance researcher Heni Hale is using the Tavistock archive to explore the meaning of work then and now

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Testing AI tools to help address labour and skills shortages in Europe

As evaluation partner for this Horizon Europe project, we will focus on how AI tools are designed, tested and applied

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Reducing marginalisation amongst young people

There are effective ways of supporting children and young people to stay in education and employment

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Improving the flexibility of European learning systems

Making learning outcomes transferable is key to improving employability

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Mental health, wellbeing and climate change

How climate change affects mental health and wellbeing in Scotland and what can be done to protect against harm

Evaluation of Samaritans Online Chat Service pilot

Our work will help determine how well the new online chat service meets the needs of children and young people

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New framework to help measure the Just Transition in Scotland

A blueprint for the achievement of equitable outcomes during the low-carbon transition

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Positive destinations for care-experienced young people

Barnardo’s support programmes for care-experienced young people in Brent and Plymouth helped social connections, wellbeing and skills acquisition

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Portsmouth Abuse and Rape Counselling Service: a collective story

Using oral history and creative techniques, we explored the impact of the Portsmouth Abuse and Rape Counselling Service.

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Neurodiversity in the tech industry

More equitable and inclusive workplaces are needed, says this global study with Colt, Nokia, Samsung, and Vodafone

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Guiding change with NHS leaders in the UK

How an over-emphasis on tasks at the expense of relationships can be re-balanced

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Towards gender equality in innovation

Building a gender inclusive innovation culture

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Bespoke Programme in Advancing Practice in Unconscious Processes

This bespoke leadership programme was created for NHS Directors in the Midlands, UK

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Pollution reduction in the European fashion industry

In this programme, we worked with fashion industry actors to enable experimentation with new ways of designing, making and producing.

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Books, podcasts and pamphlets

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Theories and methods

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