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LARIA North East 1 October 2018 Networking Event
The third LARIA North East Networking event was well-attended, with 15 attendees and four presenters. Held at Darlington Town Hall (thanks to Zoe Foster and Darlington Borough Council for providing the venue), we enjoyed a mixture of presentations on information …
Researching the sustainability and effectiveness of Blackpool HeadStart’s Academic Resilience Approach
Centre of Resilience for Social Justice (CRSJ) invites applications for a full-time three-year PhD studentship from October 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter. In collaboration with Blackpool Council and Boingboing, this PhD project will contribute to …
Award Winner 2018 – Manchester City Council
Best use of social care or health research: Manchester City Council
Evaluation of Manchester’s Community Assessment Support Service (CASS)
Summary
The research evidenced how designing services to fit how people use them instead of within traditional organisation structures can deliver …
Award Winner 2018 – Wirral Council
Best Use of Local Area Research: Wirral Council
Using the principles of Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis to prioritise areas which would benefit most from a Selective Licensing scheme in Wirral
Summary
Frontline services in Wirral have struggled for decades to …
Award Winner 2018 – Essex County Council
Best Use of Data: Essex County Council
Multi-agency geo-mapping of gangs and child exploitation
Summary
The entry shows the power of joint insight. Using existing data, in a joined up way across organisations, rather than silos to develop a local …
Award Winner 2018 – Birmingham City Council
Most engaging communication of local area research – Birmingham City Council
Annual Research Seminar Series (5th Year)
Summary
The seminar has been recognised locally as a forum for raising awareness of research within the local authority and also an opportunity …
LARIA Research Impact Awards 2018 – Winners
The winners of the LARIA Research Impact Awards were announced on the 22nd May 2018 at the LARIA Conference in Chester. They are the only awards specifically designed to showcase the work of those researching local areas. We welcome entries …
LARIA Away Day Feedback
LARIA held its away day on 11 April. Members old and new joined members of LARIA Council for a very open discussion about LARIA, its history and achievements, the challenges that LARIA faces, and most importantly where it needs to …
Paycheck 2018 – gross household income for the United Kingdom
Licensed by over 100 Public Sector organisations, Paycheck is used in conjunction with open and local administrative data to support a wide range of needs including Strategic Housing Market Assessments, Local Plans and Joint Strategic Needs Assessments. Paycheck is also …
New guide to using Behavioural Insights in local government
Want some help using behavioural insights in your authority? Would some real-life techniques and examples help? Look no further. A new Guide with useful techniques and tools is available for officers with an interest in applying insights from behavioural psychology.…
GDPR IS COMING
Later this year new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be introduced in the UK and this legislation updates data protection laws for the digital age. While no one could question the benefit of extending the rights of data subjects, …
NIHR’s new social care call to launch in May – research on ideas from the social care front-line
NIHR’s Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme will be launching an additional call this year, focusing on social care.
This initiative particularly seeks to fund high quality research ideas which come from the front line of social care, and to …
LARIA Annual Conference 2018
Shaping the place – the role of local area intelligence
Tues 22 – Wed 23 May 2018
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Chester
The LARIA Annual Conference programme is now available and registration is open. This year the conference is taking place …
University of Manchester – Social Statistics – Scholarships Available for 2018/19
University of Manchester – Social Statistics
Scholarships Available for 2018/19
MSc in Social Research Methods and Statistics (FT/PT)
Social Statistics at the University of Manchester offer an MSc programme in Social Research Methods and Statistics (SRMS):
A small number of …
Could you be the new Chair of LARIA?
The Chair of LARIA since 2012, Neil Wholey, is standing down at the May 2018 Annual Conference. All LARIA Full Members can stand for election to the LARIA Council, including the position of Chair.
With the AGM coming up all …
