Partners
We engage with a wide variety of public, voluntary and private sector partners, in knowledge transfer and development. In recent years these activities have included:
At an international level:
Gough was adviser to the UN Research Institute on Social Development (2004). Harkness is social security consultant to UNDP. Standing is author and coordinator of the ILO 2004 report Economic Security for a Better World and of the UN 2007 Report on the World’s Social Situation. He is also Economic Adviser to the Economic Security Division of the Red Cross. He is currently engaged by the South African Government to review the country's labour policies. He also acts as Adviser to SEWA, the Self-Employed Women’s Association of India, for their social surveys, with financial support from UNIFEM.
At a European level:
Cressey is Independent Academic Evaluator of the work programme of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. Room was rapporteur for two major international seminars on the global dimension of the European Social Agenda, convened by DG Employment.
At national level:
Bauld advises the DOH on the monitoring and evaluation of smoke-free legislation. Butler is Cabinet Advisor on Children and Young People’s Policy for the Welsh Assembly Government. Gould served as consultant to the SCIE and as deputy chair of the NICE/SCIE guideline development group for dementia care. Harkness was keynote speaker at the 2005 Treasury/DFES Annual Conference. Millar has been Special Adviser to the House of Commons Select Committee for Work and Pensions (Child Support 2004-5 and Employment Targets 2006-7). She was a member of the DWP Lone Parent Steering Group (2003-5) and its Performance Committee (2003-7). Ridge gave evidence to the House of Commons Select Committee for Work and Pensions enquiry into child poverty.
Non-governmental organisations:
Bauld is Vice-Chair of Cancer Research UK’s tobacco advisory group. Brown has undertaken evaluation and consultancy services for Age Concern Wiltshire, the Wiltshire and Swindon Users Network, Bath and Swindon Surestart and the Early Years Partnership Group. Butler’s work on ‘divorcing children’ has been cited by the Scottish Executive, the Department of Constitutional Affairs and the NI Commissioner for Children and Young People in various service reviews. He was also Chair of Making Research Count (2003): a national collaborative research dissemination initiative, involving ten universities working in regional partnerships with local authorities, NHS Trusts and other agencies. Harkness is on the Steering Committee for projects funded by JRF and DES. Ridge is trustee and Policy Group member for CPAG.