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Alternative Student Finance: current and future students’ perspectives
Research Report
E Pollard, C Huxley, A Martin, H Takala, M Green, J Griggs, N Ilic, E Cooper, H Piggott | May 2019 | Department for EducationThis new research gathers further feedback from a range of Muslim students, graduates and potential students to understand their attitudes to finance, decisions about HE and role of student finance in these, and their views on and potential demand for Alternative Student Finance (ASF).
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Impact of the student finance system on participation, experience and outcomes of disadvantaged young people
Literature review
Pollard E, Huxley C, Martin A, Takala H, Byford M | May 2019 | Department for EducationThis report describes the findings from the Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) literature review undertaken for the Department for Education (DfE). The report also sets out the aims of the literature review, the search and sift processes adopted, maps the literature identified, and provides an assessment of the adequacy and coverage of the research evidence.
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Evaluation of the Industry Placements Pilot
Research report
Newton B, Williams J, Francis R, Gloster R, Buzzeo J, Byford M, Spiegelhalter K, Esmond, B | May 2019 | Department for EducationThe aim of this research project was to provide independent external, process evaluation of the Industry Placements Pilot Programme. Industry placements will be an integral part of the new T Level programmes which will help learners taking classroom based qualifications gain demonstrable technical and vocational expertise.
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Evaluation of T Level Industry Placement Pilot
Route reports
Newton B, Williams J, Francis R, Gloster R, Buzzeo J, Byford M, Spiegelhalter K, Esmond, B | May 2019 | Department for EducationThe evaluation was commissioned by the Department for Education to provide an independent assessment of the Industry Placements Pilot Programme.
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Obesity and Work
Challenging stigma and discrimination
Bajorek Z, Bevan S | May 2019 | Institute for Employment StudiesThis IES research looks to enhance workplace practice surrounding obesity - a condition that many believe has reached epidemic proportion and is of global concern.
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Mindfulness in the Military
Improving mental fitness in the UK Armed Forces using next generation team mindfulness training
Carter A, Tobias Mortlock J | May 2019 | Institute for Employment StudiesThe Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) commissioned IES and Cranfield University to investigate if, and how, mindfulness could be leveraged for strategic benefits. The team examined and compared different types of mindfulness-based mental fitness training to determine effectiveness in generating improved resilience, cognitive capacity and team work.
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Slides: Artificial intelligence: the potential impact on the work of the HR function
Reilly, P | May 2019 | Institute for Employment StudiesPeter Reilly's slides from IES HR workshop 'Artificial intelligence: the potential impact on the work of the HR function ', 2 May 2019, London.
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Employment support for people with epilepsy
Qualitative research to identify what good employment support for people with epilepsy should look like
Francis R, Byford M, Wilson S | May 2019 | Institute for Employment StudiesEpilepsy Action commissioned IES to conduct research exploring the factors that contribute to people with epilepsy being disadvantaged at work, and to identify what good employment support should look like.
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Infographic: Mindfulness in the Military
Research Findings
May 2019 | Institute for Employment StudiesThis infographic summarises the findings from research conducted by IES and Cranfield University into mindfulness in the military. It details the nature of the experiment, the research findings and the recommendations.
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Improving Working Memory
Evaluation Report
Wright H, Dorsett R, Anders J, Buzzeo J, Runge J, Sanders M | May 2019 | Education Endowment Foundation