Projects and case studies
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Virtual life coach: prototype development and pilot
IES is providing consultancy support on career planning and coaching aspects, to assist in the development of, and tailoring of the content delivered by, a Virtual Life Coach.The ‘virtual coach’ is in testing phase for a UK Government Department...
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Survey of the optometric workforce 2018
IES has conducted an online survey of optometrists in the UK on behalf of the Association of Optometrists. Students, pre-registration and fully-qualified optometrists are included, the latter category incorporating employed optometrists,...
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Development of an EU framework to assess the overall impacts of occupational health and safety prevention on the performance of construction enterprises
In partnership with Ecorys Netherlands and on behalf of the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (EASME), we will explore the productivity and business benefits of occupational health and safety (OSH) good practice in the...
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Housing First evaluation
On behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, IES is designing an impact evaluation of three Housing First pilots, running in Liverpool City Region, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands. The intervention is a...
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Evaluation of the Healthy Working Wales Programme - In Work Support Operation
IES is collaborating with Old Bell 3 to deliver the evaluation of In-Work Support under the Healthy Working Wales Programme.IES will develop a theory of change through leading policy maker interviews and a targeted literature review. To build...
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Royal College of Nursing Employment Survey 2017
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) commissioned IES to undertake the 2017 survey of its members to provide indicators on the changing experience of working as a nurse in the UK.
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How effective is the IES/CIPD practical tool in helping to promote and guide effective employer actions in supporting their employees' financial wellbeing?
IES received a grant from the Money Advice Service to help promote and guide effective employer actions in supporting their employees' financial wellbeing.Throughout 2016 IES worked with the CIPD to create practical guidance for employers on why...
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Understanding of mental health and wellbeing in the UK postgraduate research population
In this scoping study for the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), IES conducted case study visits to higher education institutions to understand wellbeing challenges among PhD researchers, demands on relevant services and extent...
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Barristers' Working Lives 2017
IES was commissioned by The Bar Council to conduct the third survey in the Working Lives series. In partnership with Employment Research Limited, the questions explored a range of aspects of barristers' working lives and make comparisons with...
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Improving health and employment outcomes
The Public Policy Institute for Wales commissioned IES to lead an expert review which made recommendations to the Welsh Government about how employers, health services and employment services in Wales can work together more effectively to produce...