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Date	Title of project	Authors	Keyword
May 2023	Practical and financial advice within suicide prevention services can make them more effective	Farr, Michelle; et al	health and medicine, suicide prevention, Hope, Jon Banks, Joni Jackson, Theresa Redaniel, Marina O’Brien, Christian Costello, Hope project, Second Step
May 2023	Inequality in action sports: How marketing and media can help foster inclusion	Spotswood, Fiona; Hurcombe, Martin; Marsh, Barney	health and medicine, sports, Fiona Spotswood, Martin Hurcombe, Barney Marsh
May 2023	Services to support family and friends affected by someone else’s gambling should be included in strategic commissioning plans	Collard, Sharon; Davies, Sara; Cross, Katie	Politics and Society, gambling, mental health, wellbeing, Sharon Collard, Sara Davies, Katie Cross
Apr 2023	Let’s talk about death: All children in England should receive grief education at school	Dawson, Lesel	Education, grief, death, bereavement, children, PHSE
Apr 2023	How the Great British Insulation scheme can help the most vulnerable	Atkins, Ed	Energy and Environment, Energy Efficiency, Just Transition, Vulnerable, Great British Insulation scheme
Mar 2023	Encouraging take up of low carbon heating solutions requires better information provision, new value creation and financing models	Chitchyan, Ruzanna	Energy and Environment, low carbon heating solutions, net zero
Mar 2023	Universal free school meals in secondary schools are a feasible and acceptable way to address food insecurity	Kidger, Judi; Carlisle, Vicky; Jessiman, Tricia; Breheny, Katie et al.	Education, Health & Medicine, Rona Campbell, Russ Jago, Steve Strong, Marcus Robinson, universal free school meals, food poverty, Universal Credit, Hammersmith and Fulham, secondary schools
Feb 2023	Skills required for future ‘smart local energy systems’ need new approaches	Bird, Caroline; Chitchyan, Ruzanna	Education, Technology, Energy and Environment, Smart Local Energy Systems, training and qualifications
Feb 2023	Women refugees impacted by narrow definitions of torture	Canning, Victoria	Politics and society, torture, refugees, women
Jan 2023	Local Action for the Global Goals: A Case Study of Bristol	Macleod, Allan; Fox, Sean; Aguirre, Raquel	Sustainable Development Goals, Voluntary Local Review, Bristol
Jan 2023	Generational attitudes to facial recognition: How retailers and policymakers should approach the use of developing facial recognition technology	Pantano, Eleonora; Marikyan, Davit; Vannucci, Virginia	Politics and Society, facial recognition, technology, CCTV, generational attitudes
Dec 2022	Successful procurement digitalisation requires more data, in-house expertise, and improved governance mechanisms	Sanchez Graells, Albert	Politics and Society, digitalisation, procurement
Dec 2022	Alternative Rites of Passage: What is their role in FGM/C abandonment?	Van Bavel, Hannelore; Hughes, Lotte; Kaul, Arunav; Newell-Jones, Katy	Politics and Society, health, FGM/C, Alternative rites of passage, East Africa
Dec 2022	From mothers for mothers - supporting financial resilience through user centred services	Angsten Clark, Anne; Royall, Claire	Politics and Society, Financial Resilience
Dec 2022	The response to Covid-19 in Northern Uganda should be disability-inclusive	Sandhar, Jassi Kaur	Health and Medicine; Politics and Society; Uganda; Covid-19; disability; disabilities; inclusivity
Nov 2022	Reform Development Finance Institutions (DFI's) grievance mechanisms to uphold human rights	Ferrando, Tomaso	Politics and society, Business and economy, Development Finance Institutions, human rights
Nov 2022	Digital Inclusion in the energy system	Chambers, Joseph; Robinson, Caitlin; Scott, Matthew	Energy and Environment, Digital Inclusion
Nov 2022	After a decade of austerity, urgent changes are needed to improve prison services	Ismail, Nasrul	Politics and Society, austerity, prison services, prison reform
Nov 2022	Urgent reforms are needed for prison healthcare services after a decade of austerity	Ismail, Nasrul	Politics and Society, Health, Prisons, prison healthcare, austerity. prison reform
Oct 2022	Community-centred services support residents to build financial resilience	Angsten Clark, Anne; Collard, Sharon; Holme, Caitlin; Jenkins, Daniella; Ahmed, Moustapha; Dimitrui, Claudia; Duucale, Elmi; Osman, Iqbal; Dora, Lisa; Ramakrishnan, Hari	Politics and Society, Economy, financial resilience, community
Oct 2022	Regulating digitisation of critical infrastructures	Michalec, Ola; Milyaeva, Sveta; Rashid, Awais	Technology, digitisation, critical infrastructure, regulation, Operational Technologies
Oct 2022	Tackling precarious work through financial regulation and private debt relief	Gouzoulis, Giorgos; (Takis) Iliopoulos, Panagiotis; Galanis, Giorgos	Business and Economy, precarious work, financial regulation, debt relief
Oct 2022	Mental Capacity, Self-Neglect, and Adult Safeguarding Practices: Evidence Synthesis and Agenda for Change	Miles, Flora; Lariviere, Matthew	Health and Medicine, mental capacity, self-neglect, adult safeguarding, Safeguarding Adult Reviews
Oct 2022	Targeted support needed for researcher wellbeing	Hammett, Jessica; Garcia-Reyes, Karina; Nunan, Claire	Arts and Culture, Health and Medicine, Politics and Society, wellbeing, mental health
Oct 2022	‘We shouldn’t have to shout to be heard’: Valuing Parents as Experts	Charnock, Hannah; McLellan, Josie; Hutchen, Jude; Evans, Sharon; Selassie, Jendaye; Hussein, Muna; Whittmore, Becky; Hamid, Roofi	Politics and Society, COVID-19, Parenting, pandemic, children, education, mental health, wellbeing
Oct 2022	Climate Change education: A “world-leading strategy” would benefit from being research-informed	Howard-Jones, Paul; Dillon, Justin	Education, Climate Change, school, teachers, research
Sept 2022	Implementing the UK’s Indo-Pacific Tilt in Southeast Asia through equitable and sustainable partnerships	Edwards, Scott; Yates, Robert	Politics and society, Southeast Asia, security, UK, strategy
July 2022	Fostering art-science collaborations to tackle environmental challenges	Oyarzún, Fernanda; Pinochet, Carla; Valdés, Catalina; Pohl, Nélida; Merchant, Paul	Arts and Culture, art-science collaboration, Chile, environment,environmental challenges
July 2022	Time to make it count: Implementing the UK’s new maritime security strategy	Edmunds, Timothy	Politics and Society, maritime, security, UK, strategy
June 2022	Air navigation services should be funded as a public good	Turnbull, Peter; Thomas, Huw; Harvey, Geraint	Politics and Society, COVID-19, Civil Aviation Industry, airlines, Air Navigation Service Providers
May 2022	Offer choice of different emollient types and support their use in children with eczema	Ridd, Matthew; Best Emollients for Eczema study team	Health and Medicine; eczema, dermatitis, BEE
April 2022	Tackling digital exclusion for survivors of modern slavery	Malpass, Alice; Horwood, Jeremy; McLeod, Hugh; Farr, Michelle et al.	Health and Medicine; Politics and Society
March 2022	Diary Toolkit should be rolled out in schools to support teacher wellbeing	Hennessy, Lauren; Kelly, Lucy; Kelly, Catherine	Education, schools, diary, wellbeing, teachers
March 2022	The impact of COVID-19 on children born with cleft lip and palate	Davies, Amy; Humphries, Kerry; Sharp, Gemma; Southby, Lucy; Wren, Yvonne	Health and Medicine
Feb 2022	Do not renegotiate India and Pakistan’s Indus Waters Treaty	Haines, Dan	Politics and Society, India, Pakistan, Indus River, Indus Water Treaty, Kashmir
Feb 2022	Global Pandemics require a community response	Karlsen, Saffron; Retief, Angelique; Jirde, Sado	Politics and Society, health, COVID-19, community, ethnicity
Dec 2021	Definancialisation and Workspace Regulation as a Public Health Policy Tool	Gouzoulis, Giorgos; Galanis, Giorgos	Business and Economy, definancialisation, workplace regulation, public health, policy
Dec 2021	Eating disorder symptoms and self-harm are linked to higher levels of depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic	Warne, Naomi; Heron, Jon; Mars, Becky; Kwong, Alex; Solmi, Francesca; Pearson, Rebecca; Moran, Paul; Bould, Helen	Health and Medicine, ALSPAC, Children of the 90s, eating disorders, self-harm, covid-19, coronavirus, pandemic, mental health, wellbeing
Nov 2021	Regulating digitisation of critical infrastructures: we need diverse experts to translate cyber security risks into the sector-specific contexts	Michalec, Ola; Milyaeva, Sveta; Rashid, Awais	Energy and Environment, cyber security, digital innovations, critical infrastructure
Nov 2021	Is it worth calculating Progress 8 anymore?	Prior, Lucy; Jerrim, John; Thomson, Dave; Leckie, George	Education, Progress 8, COVID-19, qualifications, secondary school
Nov 2021	Undertaking reviews of monuments and street names: Processes to guide public bodies	Stephenson, Ben; Burch Brown Joanna; Gournet, Marie-Annick	Politics and Society, reviews, monuments, street names, public bodies
Nov 2021	An opportunity to rethink opiate addiction treatment policy and practice?	Hines, Lindsey; Kesten, Joanna	Health and Medicine, opiate, addiction, treatment
Oct 2021	Risks of childhood statelessness for the children associated with alleged ‘foreign fighters’ detained in Syria and Iraq	Pougnet, Rachel	Politics and Society, statelessness, childhood, children, foreign fighters, Iraq, Syria
Oct 2021	What are the odds? The appeal of gambling adverts to children and young persons on twitter	Rossi, Raffaello; Nairn, Agnes	Politics and Society, Business & Economy, Technology, gambling
Oct 2021	Seen but not heard: addressing the silent epidemic of child maltreatment in India	Fernandes, Gwen	Health and Medicine, children, India, maltreatment
Oct 2021	Autistic students’ poor mental health: staff training needed to improve outcomes	Sedgewick, Felicity	Health and Medicine, autism, mental health
Oct 2021	Securing a just transition to a climate resilient Bristol: obstacles and opportunities	Dietzel, Alix; Venn, Alice	Politics and Society, climate, Bristol, just transition
Sept 2021	Telling Local Stories: New routes of climate change and nature communication in Bristol	Atkins, Ed	Energy and Environment, climate change, nature, communication, Bristol
June 2021	Evaluating risk level in cities to support tourists and inhabitants during COVID-19	Pantano, Eleonora; Scarpi, Daniele; Vannucci, Virginia; Bilotta, Elenora; Pantano, Pietro	Politics and society, COVID-19, risk, cities, tourism, travel
June 2021	Multiple adolescent risk behaviours should be targeted to prevent cancer risk in young adults	Wright, Caroline	Health and Medicine, cancer, adolescent, prevention
June 2021	The Istanbul Convention and Queer Women Seeking Asylum	Tschalaer, Mengia	Politics and Society, asylum, women, Istanbul Convention, LGBTQI+
May 2021	The UK Investor Visa: History, Aims and Controversies	Kunz, Sarah	Politics and Society, immigration, investor visa
May 2021	Tackling teenage sexual violence: history shows culture, not just technology, should be addressed	Charnock, Hannah	Politics and Society, teenage sexual violence, culture, technology
Apr 2021	Online information and advice to carers during the Covid-19 pandemic	Lloyd, Liz; Bezzina, Agnes; Willis, Paul; Ali, Becky	Politics and Society, COVID-19, social care, online information
Mar 2020	COVID-19: Local coordination delivered emergency food, but food plans must address food insecurity	Lucas, Patricia; et al	Politics and Society, COVID-19, food provision, food insecurity
Feb 2021	A consultancy habit? The use of external management advice in the NHS	Sturdy, Andrew; Kirkpatrick, Ian; Veronesi, Gianluca	Politics and Society, management, consultancy, NHS
Feb 2021	We can't prevent childhood obesity by education alone: lessons from the evidence base	Nobles, James; Jago, Russ; Moore, Theresa; Summerbell, Carolyn; Brown, Tamara	Health and Medicine, childhood, obesity, education, evidence
Jan 2021	Not on the buses: reduce inequality by subsidising bus travel for Bristolian children	Layard, Antonia; McNab, Finlay; Room 13 Hareclive and Ingrid Skeels	Politics and Society, inequality, Bristol, transport, children
Jan 2021	Improving outcomes for young children in refugee families	Allport, Tom; Mace, Jessica; Farah, Fatima; Yusuf, Fatima; Mahjoubi, Lamine; Redwood, Sabi; Jaeckle, Sally	Politics and Society, refugees, child development
Nov 2020	Nutrition labelling helps individuals choose healthier foods	von Hinke, Stephanie; Fichera, Eleonora	Politics and Society, health, nutrition, food
Oct 2020	We need better data to address regional race disparity	Karlsen, Saffron; Retief, Angelique; Kirde, Sado	Politics and Society, South West, race, data
Oct 2020	Can management consultancy be regulated?	Sturdy, Andrew	Politics and Society, management, consultancy, regulation
Sept 2020	Menopause in the workplace: Employers' role is critical	Beck, Vanessa; Nelson, Rosie	Politics and Society, menopause
Sept 2020	Approved Mental Health Professionals’ views on the role of relatives in compulsory mental health admissions: Challenges and opportunities	Laing, Judy; Dixon, Jeremy; Stone, Kevin; Wilkinson-Tough, Megan	Health and Medicine, mental health, family
Sept 2020	Regulating digitisation of critical infrastructure	Michalec, Ola; van der Linden, Dirk; Milyaeva, Sveta; Rashid, Awais	Technology, infrastructure, cyber security
Sept 2020	Responding to child neglect in schools: messages for inter-agency safeguarding practice	Sharley, Victoria	Education, child neglect, schools, safeguarding practice
July 2020	Kept Apart: Immigration system needs reform to stop traumatic separation of families and couples	Charsley, Katherine	Politics and Society, immigration, families
July 2020	Extreme weather and their impacts under climate change	Lo, Eunice; Mitchell, Dann	Energy and Environment, extreme weather, climate change
July 2020	Atmospheric measurements improve global emissions reporting	Hoare, Daniel; Rigby, Matt	Energy and Environment, atmospheric measurements, global emissions reporting
July 2020	Professional understandings of child neglect in Namibia	Sharley, Victoria; Ananias Janetta; Rees, Alyson; Leonard Emmerentia	Politics and Society, child neglect, Namibia
July 2020	Children in informal care arrangements with extended family: messages for best practice in Namibia	Sharley, Victoria; Ananias Janetta; Rees, Alyson; Leonard Emmerentia	Politics and Society, fosterage, family, Namibia
Jun 2020	Returning to growth: the role of management practices in productivity	Burger, Katharine; Pitts, Harry; Smart, Palie	Business, productivity, management, leadership
Jun 2020	The memories of marginalised communities need to be part of peacebuilding and transitional justice in Colombia	The MEMPAZ Collective	Politics and Society, Colombia, peacebuilding, transitional justice
Jun 2020	The Effects of COVID-19 on Queer Asylum Claimants in Germany	Tschalaer, Mengia	Politics and Society, Covid-19, Asylum claimants, Germany, LGBTQI+
Jun 2020	The Recognition of Black Lesbian Asylum Claims in Germany	Tschalaer, Mengia	Politics and Society, Asylum claimants, Germany, LGBTQI+
Jun 2020	Bristol in Brief 1: Drugs in the South West	Torrance, Josh; Khouja, Jasmine; Crick, Emily	Politics and Society, drug use, South West
Jun 2020	Global data on young people who inject drugs suggests harm reduction approaches should be scaled up	Hines, Lindsey	Health and Medicine, drug use, young people
Jun 2020	Exploring hidden narratives in the West African Tramadol trade and transport of migrants	Klantschnig, Gernot; Frowd, Philippe; Apard, Elodie	Politics and Society, West Africa, drug policy, drug trafficking, irregular migration
Jun 2020	Cost-effective tools to reduce the spread of the Hepatitis C Virus in people who inject drugs	Thomas, Clare	Health and Medicine, Drug use, Hepatitis C
Jun 2020	The causes of cancer: implications for policy and practice	Martin, Richard; Relton, Caroline; Wade, Kaitlin; Richmond, Rebecca; Yarmolinsky, James	Health and Medicine, cancer, policy
Apr 2020	Children in Need and Children in Care: Educational Attainment and Progress	Berridge, David; Luke, Nikki	Politics and Society, Education
Mar 2020	Delivering Maritime Security after Brexit: time for a joined-up approach	Edmunds, Timothy; Edwards, Scott	Politics and Society, Brexit, maritime security
Mar 2020	Mayoral governance in Bristol: Has it made a difference?	Sweeting, David; Hambleton, Robin; Oliver, Thom	Politics and Society, Bristol, Mayor
Mar 2020	Mapping science and policy priorities in a Changing Central Arctic Ocean	Hendry, Katharine	Energy and Environment;Arctic Ocean;climate;ocean
Mar 2020	Policy priorities in a Changing Arctic Ocean	Hendry, Katharine	Energy and Environment, Arctic Ocean, climate, ocean
Mar 2020	Provide women with information about the risk of pregnancy to increase contraceptive demand	Valente, Christine	Politics and Society, pregnancy, fertility, women
Jan 2020	How depression relates to academic achievement in adolescence and early adulthood: identifying high risk points	López-López, José	Health and Medicine, depression, Education, disability, adolescence
Jan 2020	Riding Sunbeams: powering our trains with solar PV	Nolden, Colin	Technology, energy and environment
Dec 2019	Lessons from political opinion polls: using surveys to value non-market goods such as human life	Thomas, Philip	Technology, Politics and Society, nuclear, polling, surveys
Oct 2019	Queer Asylum in Germany: Better visibility and access to legal and social support needed for LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum in Germany	Tschalaer, Dr Mengia; Dr Nina Held	Politics and Society, Queer asylum, LGBTQI+, asylum seekers, human rights, gender identity
Oct 2019	Policy Briefing 77 Oct-2019 Germany queer asylum German version (PDF, 336kB)	Tschalaer, Dr Mengia; Dr Nina Held	Politics and Society, Queer asylum, LGBTQI+, asylum seekers, human rights, gender identity
Oct 2019	Work and workers should be central in the UK national food strategy	Ferrando, Dr Tomaso; Vicki Hird; Deirdre Woods	Business and Economy, Energy and Environment, Politics and Society, food, Agricultural Bill, UK workers, national food strategy
Sept 2019	Sri Lanka: Responding to new challenges for peace in the shadow of the Easter Sunday attacks	Algar-Faria, Gilberto; Anupama Ranawana; Rosanna Carver	Politics and society, Sri Lanka, peace, poverty, peacebuilding, reconciliation, Easter Sunday attacks
Aug 2019	Biddable Youth. Twitter sports and esports gambling adverts: action required to protect children	Nairn, Agnes ; Josh Smith	Politics and society, health and medicine, education, gambling, esports, children, Twitter, betting
April 2019	The importance of being Dad: services working with families should recognise and support all fathers, including those with learning difficulties	Tilbury, Nadine; Jon Symonds; Beth Tarleton	Politics and society, health and medicine, fathers, learning difficulties, support services
June 2019	The fight for financial inclusion: free access to cash must be guaranteed across the UK	Tischer, Daniel; Jamie Evans; Sara Davies	Politics and society, business and economy, ATMs, AvCash, Access to Cash Review, cash, financial inclusion, money, PFRC
June 2019	Privacy implications of pet wearables	van der Linden, Dr Dirk; et al	Technology, Politics and society, Business and economy, pet wearables, data, data tracking, cybersecurity, GPS, GDPR, data capture, Barney Craggs, Professor Awais Rashid, Anna Zamansky, Irit Hadar
May 2019	Higher Education in South Africa: addressing inequalities experienced by students from rural contexts	Timmis, Dr Sue; et al	Education, politics and society, schools, rural students, South Africa, SARiHE, higher education, widening participation, Thea de Wet, Sheila Trahar, Lisa Lucas, Karen Desborough, Kibbie Naidoo, Patricia Muhuro, Emmanuel Mgqwashu, Gina Wisker
May 2019	National and local policies still need strengthening: findings from the Learning Disabilities Mortality Review	Heslop, Professor Pauline; Chris Allen	Health and medicine, politics and society, learning disabilities, Learning Disabilities Mortality Review, LeDeR
Apr 2019	Rewarding food businesses that promote healthier and sustainable eating: Lessons learned from the Bristol Eating Better Award evaluation	Papadaki, Dr Angeliki; et al	Health and medicine, politics and society, food, Bristol Eating Better, Sugar Smart, nutrition, food businesses, Chelsea Alventosa, Zoi Toumpakari, Clare England, Simon Sebire, Laura Johnson, Grace Davies, Brianna O’Malley, Wendy Parker, Sally Hogg
Apr 2019	Economic and social well-being in the UK: how living standards should be measured	Patsios, Dr Demi; Dr Marco Pomati	Politics and society, Business and economy, living standards, well-being, material deprivation, income, financial situation
Apr 2019	Addressing older men’s experiences of loneliness and social isolation in later life	Willis, Dr Paul; et al	Politics and society, health and medicine, loneliness, older men, older men at the margins, OMAM, social isolation, social engagement, Alex Vickery, Jackie Hammond, Jon Symonds, Tricia Jessiman, David Abbott
Mar 2019	Academy Trusts need better support to promote health	Jessiman, Tricia; et al	Education, health and medicine, schools, academies, Academy Trusts, health, health promotion, Rona Campbell, Russ Jago, Dorothy Newbury-Birch, Esther Van Sluijs
Mar 2019	Common Cause: action needed to create fair and mutual research partnerships between universities and Black and Minority Ethnic Communities	Dunleavy, Katherine	Education, politics and society, research partnerships, BAME, Black and Ethnic Minorities, BAME Communities
Mar 2019	Ensuring trans people in Wales receive dignified and inclusive health and social care in later life: The Trans Ageing and Care (TrAC) project, 2016-18	Willis, Dr Paul; Dr Michele Raithby	Politics and society, health and medicine, trans, transgender, inclusive health care, gender, LGB&T
Mar 2019	Reimagining refugee rights: addressing asylum harms in Britain, Denmark and Sweden	Canning, Dr Victoria	Politics and Society; refugees; asylum seekers; deportation centres; refugee rights
Mar 2019	Universities should review support, assessment and contextual offers for widening participation students	Thomas, Professor Sally; Dr Lei Zhang; Professor Harvey Goldstein	Education;universities;higher education;widening participation;accessibility;value-added;contextual offers;students;
Mar 2019	PolicyBristol Policy Report 48 Feb 2019 FGM safeguarding Somali version (PDF, 917kB)	Karlsen, Dr Saffron; Dr Natasha Carver; Dr Magda Mogilnicka; Prof Christina Pantazis	Politics and Society; Health and Medicine; FGM; Female Genital Mutilation; Safeguarding; Somalis
Mar 2019	“Stigmatising” and “traumatising” approaches to FGM-safeguarding need urgent review	Karlsen, Dr Saffron; Dr Natasha Carver; Dr Magda Mogilnicka; Prof Christina Pantazis	Politics and Society;Health and Medicine;FGM;Female Genital Mutilation;Safeguarding;Somalis
Jan 2019	NHS managers: part of the solution, not the problem	Veronesi, Professor Gianluca; Professor Ian Kirkpatrick ; Associate Professor Ali Altanlar	Health and Medicine;Politics and Society;NHS;NHS Long Term Plan;Managers
Jan 2019	The Government’s Progress 8 school performance measure needs to account for pupil background	Leckie, Dr George; Professor Harvey Goldstein	Education; schools; Progress 8; measures;ALSPAC
Jan 2019	Understanding integration processes: informing policy and practice	Charsley, Dr Katharine; Dr Sarah Spencer	Politics and society; integration; Integrated Communities Strategy Green Paper; migrants
Dec 2018	Minimising the risks of major industrial accidents	Taylor, Dr Richard; Dr John May; Dr Neil Carhart; Richard Voke	Politics and Society; Technology; nuclear; industrial accidents; risk management
Nov 2018	Delivering public health outcomes: vending machines should stock healthier food and drinks	Papadaki, Dr Angeliki; Dr Zoi Toumpakari; Dr Laura Johnson	Health and Medicine; Politics and Society; food; vending machines; obesity; obesogenic food
Nov 2018	Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: prevention, identification and support need more resources	McQuire, Dr Cheryl; Professor Shantini Paranjothy	Health and Medicine; Politics and Society; FASD; children; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder;ALSPAC
Nov 2018	A UK right to food law could tackle food poverty and environmental degradation	Ferrando, Dr Tomaso; Kath Dalmeny	Politics and Society; Health and Medicine; food; poverty; Agricultural Bill 2017-19
Nov 2018	More than a medical symptom: the need for holistic care of breathlessness	Carel, Professor Havi; et al	Health and Medicine; breath; life of breath; breathlessness; COPD;Jane Macnaughton;Alice Malpass; Kate Binnie; Coreen McGuire; Gene Feder; James W. Dodd; Jordan Collver; Elspeth Penny
Nov 2018	Universities should be accessible to everyone, with lifelong learning at the heart of their work	Sperlinger, Professor Tom; Professor Josie McLellan; Professor Richard Pettigrew	Education; universities; lifelong learning; accessibility
Oct 2018	Young people with continence problems need better support at secondary school	Joinson, Dr Carol; Dr Katie Whale; Juliette Randall	Health and Medicine; continence; young people, ERIC
Oct 2018	Mapping the ‘soft properties’ of cities for effective policy interventions	Barter, Edmund; Thilo Gross	Energy and Environment, soft properties, physical infrastructure, cities, mapping
Oct 2018	How should health policy respond to the growing challenge of multimorbidity?	Salisbury, Professor Chris; Bruce Guthrie; Peter Bower; Stewart W Mercer	Health and Medicine; NHS; Multimorbidity
Oct 2018	Industrial Sustainability and the Role of Research in Addressing the UK Industrial Strategy’s Grand Challenges	Smart, Professor Palie	Technology, Politics and Society, Industrial Sustainability, Industrial Strategy
Oct 2018	All parents should be offered the opportunity to engage with the review of their baby’s death	Burden, Dr Christy; et al	politics and society; Health and medicine; perinatal death; stillbirth; PMRT programme, PNMR review; parents; bereavement;Danya Bakhbakhi;Mary Lynch;Laura Timlin;Claire Storey;Alexander Heazell;Dimitrios Siassakos
Sept 2018	Enhancing the integration of Pakistani migrant husbands	Charsley, Dr Katharine	Politics and Society; Education; integration; migrant;QED
Sept 2018	Transnationalizing Modern Languages: Reframing language education	Burdett, Professor Charles; Professor Jennifer Burns; Professor Derek Duncan; Professor Loredana Polezzi	Arts and Culture, Education, Politics and Society, TML project, languages
Sept 2018	Sustainable fisheries, food security: lessons from tilapia fish in Tanzania	Genner, Professor Martin; et al	Energy and Environment; Sustainable fisheries; Tanzania;tilapia; cross-breeding
Sept 2018	Measures of school performances are biased by genetic differences between students	Morris, Dr Tim; et al	politics and society; Health and medicine; genetics; CVA; genetic data; school performance; school league tables
June 2018	Increasing the duration of repeat prescriptions may save NHS money and improve care	Payne, Dr Rupert; Dr Sarah King; Dr Ed Wilson; Dr Céline Miani	Health and Medicine;prescriptions; NHS England; repeat prescriptions; medication;
June 2018	Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Women’s Advocate	Bates, Dr Lis; Dr Geetanjali Gangoli	Politics and Society; refugees; asylum-seekers; sexual violence; gender violence; women; ASVARW
June 2018	Loneliness and isolation: the need for community-led action	Barke, Dr Jenny; et al	Politics and Society;social isolation; loneliness; community; Connected Communities; BS3 Community; Ben Crawford, Helen Manchester and Morag McDermont; James Duggan; Ruth Green; Simon Hankins; Steve Franks; Carol Jubb; Alan Nye; Alexandra Pickford
May 2018	Policy report 33 - May 2018 - Words matter (PDF, 185kB)	Dowling, Sandra; Joe Webb; Val Williams; Marina Gall	Politics and Society;Disability Rights UK; Getting Things Changed; Dept of Health and Social Care
May 2018	Policy report 32 - May 2018 - Universities (PDF, 410kB)	D'Evelyn, Stephen; et al	Politics and Society;Disability Rights UK; Getting Things Changed; Universities; Victoria Mason-Angelow; Wendy Merchant; Sue Porter; Stuart Read; Sheila Trahar
May 2018	Policy report 31- May 2018 - Actors with learning disabilities (PDF, 315kB)	Richards, Beth; Mike Steel, Victoria Mason-Angelow	Politics and Society;Disability Rights UK; Getting Things Changed; Equity; The Arts Council
May 2018	‌‌	Tilbury, Nadine; Beth Tarleton; Danielle Turney; Wendy Merchant	Politics and Society;Disability Rights UK; Getting Things Changed
May 2018	Policy report 29 - May 2018 - Open up Music (PDF, 385kB)	Gall, Marina; Val Williams; Joe Webb, Sandra Dowling	Politics and Society; The Music Education Council; Disability Rights UK; OpenUpMusic
May 2018	Policy report 28 - May 2018 - Hospitals (PDF, 391kB)	Read, Stuart; et al	Politics and Society;Hospitals;Hospital Trusts;Clinical Commissioning Groups;Care Quality Commission;Pauline Heslop; Caroline Miles; Victoria Mason-Angelow; Sue Turner; Chris Hatton
May 2018	Policy report 27 - May 2018 - Commissioners and co-production (PDF, 632kB)	Sass, Bernd; Anna Denham	Politics and Society;DPO's;Adult Social Care; Local Authorities; Commissioners
May 2018	Policy report 26 - May 2018 - Dementia (PDF, 518kB)	Webb, Joe; Val Williams, Sandra Dowling and Marina Gall	Politics and Society;dementia;Dept of Health and Social Care; Local Authorities; service providers
May 2018	Peace capacity building	Juncos, Dr Ana E; Gilberto Algar-Faria; Natalie Jester	Politics and Society;marginalised groups;conflict prevention;peacebuilding;PeaceCapacity
Apr 2018	Calculating the value of human life: safety decisions that can be trusted (PDF, 1,000kB)	Thomas, Professor Philip	Politics and Society;Medicine;J value;VPF;value of a prevented fatality;life expectancy value;cost-benefit analysis;health and safety;risk management
Mar 2018	British citizenship in times of Brexit	Prabhat, Dr Devyani	Politics and Society;Immigration;Citizenship;Home Office;Brexit;British citizenship;EEA;ILR;Britishness;Belonging and Citizenship
Feb 2018	Encounter, conversation and interaction: Improving community relations through religious education	McKeown Jones, Dr Shelley, et al;	Politics and Society;children;religious education;NATRE;Westhill;community relations;UK; Dr Janet Orchard;Dr Amanda Williams;Dr Kathryn Wright;Ms Kate Christopher;Dr Rachael Jackson-Royal
Feb 2018	Management consultancy and inefficiency in the NHS	Sturdy, Professor Andrew; Gianluca Veronesi; Ian Kirkpatrick	Health and Medicine;Business and Economy;NHS;patient;care;health;GP;NHS Trust;management consultancy
Jan 2018	The future of farming policy in the UK: giving farmers a voice in development and delivery	Morgans, Lisa; Dr Kristen Reyher; Lisa van Dijk; Professor David Main	Health and Medicine;Energy and Environment;livestock;animal welfare;Brexit;UK farming;farmer-first;AHDB;SAC Consulting; ADAS;veterinary practices
Jan 2018	Farm animal welfare	Mullan, Dr Siobhan; Professor David Main; Dr Jessica Stokes	Health and Medicine;Politics and Society;Energy and Environment;livestock;animal welfare;Brexit;UK farming;Red Tractor;RSPCA;Assured and Organic
Jan 2018	Mixed-immigration status families	Griffiths, Dr Melanie; Candice Morgan	Politics and Society;Immigration;Deportation;Home Office;families;Article 8;European Convention on Human Rights;ECHR;mixed-immigration status
Jan 2018	Detention of fathers	Griffiths, Dr Melanie; Candice Morgan	Politics and Society;Immigration;Deportation;Home Office;families;detention centres;IRCs;fathers
Jan 2018	Operation Nexus	Griffiths, Dr Melanie; Candice Morgan	Politics and Society;immigration;operation nexus;deportation;Home Office;Foreign National Offenders;FNOs;families
Jan 2018	Rates of giant liver and rumen fluke in cattle: implications for effective control in Tanzania	Eisler, Professor Mark; et al.	Health and Medicine;politics and society;energy and environment;Tanzania;cattle;drug-resistant infection;Rose Vineer;Coles;Kassuku;Nzalawahe;parasites;livestock;community;fluke;fasciolosis
Dec 2017	Preventing suicide in Sri Lanka: Supporting vulnerable populations	Knipe, Dr Duleeka; et al.	Health and Medicine; politics and society;suicide;pesticides;Metcalfe;Lambert;Gunnell;Jayamanne;Rajapakse;Dass
Dec 2017	Policy report 20 - Sinhala version (PDF, 253kB)	Knipe, Dr Duleeka; et al.	Health and Medicine; politics and society;suicide;pesticides;Metcalfe;Lambert;Gunnell;Jayamanne;Rajapakse;Dass
Dec 2017	Policy report 20 - Tamil version (PDF, 457kB)	Knipe, Dr Duleeka; et al.	Health and Medicine; politics and society;suicide;pesticides;Metcalfe;Lambert;Gunnell;Jayamanne;Rajapakse;Dass
Nov 2017	Developing inclusive care homes for older people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT)	Willis, Dr Paul; Professor Trish Hafford-Letchfield; Professor Kathryn Almack; Dr Paul Simpson	Health and Medicine;politics and society;arts and culture;LGBT;care homes;inclusion;ageing;equality
Nov 2017	Children growing up in the care of relatives in the UK‌	Wijedasa, Dinithi	Arts and Culture;Politics and Society;children;kinship;relatives;UK
Nov 2017	Online GP consultation systems need further development and careful implementation to realise benefits	Farr, Michelle; et al.	Health and Medicine;NHS;patient;care;health;GP
Nov 2017	Poo Patrol: Community-led science and action to reduce dog fouling and improve child health	Watson, Dr Debbie; Clare Marshall; Professor Eric Morgan	Energy and Environment;Health and Medicine;Arts and Culture;Politics and Society;child health;dog poo;Poo Patrol;public health
Nov 2017	Advising in Austerity: The value of good advice	McDermont, Professor Morag; Ben Crawford; Sue Evans	Politics and society;austerity;citizen's advice; funding; legal rights; Productive Margins;advice;infographic;Anna
Oct 2017	Comparing Chilean school performance: improving fairness in the classification of schools	Muñoz-Chereau, Dr Bernardita; Professor Sally Thomas	Politics and Society;Chile;School;education;accountability;value-added
Oct 2017	Pregnancy loss: consistent bereavement care pathways needed	McGuinness, Dr Sheelagh; Dr Karolina Kuberska; Dr Danielle Fuller	Health and Medicine;pregnancy;guidelines;bereavement;Human Tissue Authority;HTA;NHS;patient;care;health
Oct 2017	Advice to eat fish at least twice a week during pregnancy lost in confusing guidelines	Taylor, Dr Caroline; Professor Jean Golding, Professor Alan Emond	Health and Medicine;pregnancy;mercury;fish;dietary guidance;ALSPAC
Oct 2017	Cleft lip and palate: Improve centralised model of care to ensure best outcomes for children	Ness, Andy; et al.	Health and Medicine;Cleft Care UK;cleft lip;cleft;NIHR; NHS;health;children;child
Sept 2017	An evidence informed response to the Taylor Review (PDF, 452kB)	Bales, Dr Katie; Professor Alan Bogg; Professor Tonia Novitz	Politics and Society;Business and economy;work;labour;gig;economy;zero-hours;contracts;labour rights
Sept 2017	Appropriate Adults: Protecting the rights and welfare of vulnerable adults in custody	Jessiman, Tricia; Ailsa Cameron	Health and Medicine;Politics and society;vulnerable adults;safeguarding;police;welfare;criminal justice system;appropriate;appropriate adults
Sept 2017	Data sovereignty: How can we control our personal data? (PDF, 180kB)	Howard, Marilyn; et al.	Arts and Culture;Politics and society;Data;Productive margins;women;community;Knowle;3G;Merthyr Tydfil;KWMC