Evaluations, survey work, qualitative studies and impact assessments commissioned by UK government departments — separated out from the news, and attributed to the agency that carried out the work.
Provides independent advice to DCMS on a proposed subsidy to UDX Development Company Limited, assessing the measure’s compatibility with subsidy control rules and likely economic effects on the relevant market and competitors.
Presents surveillance data on acute flaccid paralysis and myelitis (AFP/M) in England up to 2025, summarising reported cases, trends and public‑health monitoring for these rare neurological conditions.
Reports year‑one findings from the Five to Twelve longitudinal study, describing early primary‑school outcomes and baseline measures for children aged five to twelve to inform future educational analysis.
Publishes monthly local reports across England covering rainfall, soil moisture deficit, river flows, groundwater and reservoir levels to inform regional water management and drought monitoring.
Provides the national monthly water situation for England in 2026, reporting on rainfall, soil moisture deficit, river flows, groundwater levels and reservoirs to support national water resilience planning.
Qualitative findings from interviews with 53–67‑year‑olds exploring how people understand, approach and make pension decumulation decisions, and the factors shaping their choices.
Responds to a ministerial commission by setting out the proposed remit and establishment of an Alternative Methods Expert Committee within the Animals in Science Committee to advise on non‑animal research methods.
Quarterly and annual surveillance reports on non‑statutory zoonoses and infections shared between humans and animals, summarising detection patterns and public‑health implications from animal health monitoring.
Independent review examines the rise in young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), setting out interim findings on causes, risk factors and potential policy responses to reverse the increase ahead of a final report.
Estimates economic and social welfare impacts of night flights in the UK and models how those impacts would change under alternative night‑flying policy scenarios, informing potential policy adjustments.
Presents analysis calculating the number of passenger flights cancelled at short notice across UK airports between May and July 2026, providing monthly counts and methodology used to identify and classify short‑notice cancellations.
Early evaluation presents emerging findings from the WorkWell pilots, covering implementation across 15 programmes between October 2024 and March 2025 and initial indications of participant engagement, delivery challenges and early outcomes.
Lists upcoming Department for Work and Pensions research publications, giving titles, expected publication dates and brief descriptions of planned outputs from DWP research teams.
Details the data, parameters and modelling approach used in the NQTM to assess the upgraded UK–Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement, explaining how impacts were simulated in the paper.
Sets out the background, data sources and parameter choices used to build BIST’s new quantitative trade model (NQTM), documenting assumptions and inputs for model use and further analysis.
Provides the Regulatory Policy Committee’s assessment of the quality of evidence and analysis underpinning the Department of Health and Social Care’s options assessments on tobacco and vaping packaging, appearance and display.
Continues the Environment Agency’s work on measuring methane emissions from landfills, presenting measurement approaches, metrics and findings to improve national landfill methane accounting.
Analyses voluntary radiotherapy incident and near‑miss reports from UK providers and reporting authorities, drawing learning points and recommendations to improve safer radiotherapy practices.
National survey reports arrivals’ satisfaction with border services, confidence in border security, views on Border Force staff behaviour and experiences of digital border services for the year ending March 2026.
Evaluates the feasibility of establishing a domestic sustainable aviation fuel industry in Jamaica, analysing supply chains, feedstock potential, costs and implementation barriers to determine whether local SAF production is practicable.
Assesses the commercial case for developing a domestic sustainable aviation fuel industry in Ghana, examining business viability, market opportunities and barriers for local SAF production to support aviation decarbonisation.
Survey of low-paid workers gathers detailed evidence on pay levels, living standards and working conditions to inform the Low Pay Commission’s understanding of the experiences of those earning at the bottom of the labour market.
Survey explores how employees and self-employed workers manage health and wellbeing at work during 2024–25, covering workplace practices, support access and impacts on ability to work.
Interim evaluation sets out early findings on the UK’s participation in the EU Copernicus Earth observation programme since rejoining in 2024, assessing benefits, data use and delivery arrangements to date.
Study by CEBR develops and tests a bespoke methodology to estimate the economic contribution of the UK heritage sector, aiming to produce standardised metrics for sector value and impact measurement.
Process and impact evaluation reviews the HGV parking and driver welfare match funding grant scheme, analysing how grants were delivered, effects on driver welfare and any local implementation barriers.
Tracker monitors attitudes and behaviours of BEV and PHEV drivers across the UK, reporting changes in charging, usage patterns, purchase intentions and barriers to adoption for battery and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Annual tracker reporting UK public awareness and attitudes towards transport and transport technologies, monitoring changes in opinion and familiarity with new modes and tech across different population groups.
Foresight study by NatCen outlining how needs and experiences of disabled people are likely to change over the next 5, 10 and 20 years, identifying future challenges for services, employment and accessibility.
Wave 3 quantitative research (fieldwork Oct–Nov 2025) surveying the general public and DWP customers to measure perceptions of the Department for Work and Pensions and its services.