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.
Analysis of participation survey data from strand 2 of the R&D programme assesses how surveys can estimate crowd engagement at unticketed sporting and cultural events, including strengths, limitations and recommended survey designs.
Case study on the 2022 Women's Euros final evaluates methods used to estimate engagement at an unticketed major event, illustrating practical application of the programme’s approaches and lessons for measuring crowd sizes and participation.
The Great North Run 2024 case study tests approaches for counting engagement at a large unticketed sporting event, examining data sources, estimation techniques and challenges specific to mass-participation runs.
Giant's Causeway case study explores methods to capture visitor engagement at a high‑footfall unticketed cultural site, assessing data collection techniques and implications for estimating attendance and visitor behaviour.
British Museum case study examines approaches to measuring engagement at a major unticketed cultural institution, testing survey and observational techniques to improve estimates of visitor numbers and participation patterns.
Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture case study applies the engagement‑counting methodology to a citywide cultural programme, highlighting practical challenges and recommendations for estimating participation across multiple unticketed events.
Summarises strand 2 case studies testing methods to estimate attendance and engagement at unticketed sporting and cultural events, presenting practical findings on data sources and approaches for counting participants where no ticketing exists.
Presents a Pulsar case study under strand 1, examining how Pulsar data can be used to capture engagement at unticketed sporting and cultural events and its suitability compared with other data sources.
Details a Strava case study from strand 1 assessing the potential of Strava-derived activity data to estimate numbers and movement patterns at unticketed sporting and cultural events.
Reports a Huq case study within strand 1 that evaluates Huq’s mobility and footfall datasets for measuring engagement at unticketed sporting and cultural events and discusses limitations and practical uses.
Sets out a data source prioritisation framework used in strand 1 to rank datasets for estimating engagement at unticketed sporting and cultural events, guiding which sources are most useful and reliable.
Explores datasets and methods in strand 1 to estimate engagement at unticketed sporting and cultural events, mapping available data, methodological options and practical challenges for producing reliable counts.
Provides a toolkit for measuring the legacy and impact of major events, offering methods, indicators and guidance for assessing economic, social and cultural outcomes after sporting or cultural events.
Rapid evidence assessment on ‘comfort taking’ finds households may raise thermostat set‑points after retrofit, reviewing behavioural drivers and implications for expected energy savings from home decarbonisation measures.
Explores barriers vulnerable owner-occupiers face when installing home decarbonisation measures, using qualitative interviews to detail practical, financial and awareness challenges and suggest ways to improve accessibility and uptake.
Classifies owner-occupiers and private landlords by attitudes to green home finance products, identifying behavioural segments and barriers to take-up to inform product design and policy interventions for retrofit lending and incentives.
Behavioural research examines how the residential sales and lettings sector currently supports — and could better support — homeowners to decarbonise homes, exploring motivations, barriers and potential industry interventions.
Behavioural study examining challenges decarbonising mixed‑tenure social housing in England, focusing on tenant‑landlord dynamics, consent, funding and coordination barriers that complicate retrofits across tenures.
Evaluates progress of the Cyber‑AI Hub delivered by Queen’s University Belfast, assessing programme delivery, outputs and early impacts on cyber‑AI research, skills development and regional capability in Northern Ireland.
Presents findings from the 2025 survey of pregnant women about vaccination attitudes, reporting levels of acceptance, hesitancy drivers and potential influences on uptake of antenatal immunisations.
Examines how UK design protection is used and proposes potential reforms, analysing current practice, gaps and policy options to improve design rights, enforcement and business support.
Reports wave two findings from the Children of the 2020s longitudinal study at age two, detailing developmental, family and environmental measures to track early childhood outcomes over time.
Survey-based study examining how safe people feel on England’s transport network and collecting accounts of incidents affecting personal safety, including where and when concerns occur and factors shaping perceptions of safety on different modes.
Research with a sample of traders and intermediary declarants assessing the administrative burden of completing customs processes, identifying pain points in paperwork, time costs and interactions with customs systems.
Evaluation of in‑work progression (IWP) support for Universal Credit claimants, reporting on how the support was delivered, claimant experiences and whether it helped people increase hours, pay or move to better roles.
Summary of panel research with UK traders and intermediaries on experiences of completing customs declarations and using HMRC systems, tracking ongoing service issues and user interactions over time.
Deliberative research with prospective recipients to inform the design of the Crisis and Resilience Fund, exploring needs, priorities, eligibility perceptions and preferences for how support should operate.
Study exploring views and experiences of current Pension Credit recipients and potentially entitled non‑recipients, focusing on take‑up barriers, claimant journeys and reasons for not claiming entitlement.
Case study research into delivery of the Household Support Fund and Discretionary Housing Payments, summarising how local delivery operates, challenges faced by administrators and variations in claimant support.
Presents qualitative research probing why businesses and individuals do or do not use HMRC’s 'Application for Action' intellectual property rights service, examining underlying motivations and barriers to engagement.