Funded research 2011 - 2012
Prof AD Bullock (SOCSI), Miss B Ryan (OPTOM), Dr NJL Sheen (OPTOM)
Research Theme: Work, Education and Globalisation
Funder: General Optical Council
Amount: £18,648
Title: An evaluation of the All-Wales CbD initiative in optometry
Mr OR Davies (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Work, Education and Globalisation
Funder: Welsh Government
Amount: £6,300
Title: Unlocking the potential of the Welsh local labour force survey: An investigation into labour market transitions in Wales
Mr OR Davies (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Work, Education and Globalisation
Funder: Economic & Social Research Council
Amount: £31,370
Title: SIM 3 Wales: Maximising the use of existing administrative and survey data sets for Wales
Prof G Hughes (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Crime, Security and Justice
Funder: Commission of the European Communities
Amount: £80,164
Title: URBIS - Urbgan Manager for Security Safety and Crisis Management
Prof M Innes (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Crime, Security and Justice
Funder: Restorative Solutions
Amount: £45,391
Title: Assessing the use of neighbourhood policing to deliver restorative justice interventions
Prof DR James (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Work, Education and Globalisation
Funder: Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
Amount: £11,597
Title: Independent evaluation of RSA Peterborough curriculum
Prof M Levi (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Crime, Security and Justice
Funder: British Academy
Amount: £9,300
Title: Evaluating country performance in Anti-Money laundering: The search for rationality and legitimacy
Miss TA Lowe (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Crime, Security and Justice
Funder: Westlea Housing Association Ltd
Amount: £5,899
Title: Using i-nsi to understand the perceptions of Westlea Housing Association tenants
Dr PK Mackie (CPLAN), Mr IR Thomas (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Work, Education and Globalisation
Funder: Welsh Government
Amount: £10,893
Title: Review of homelessness legislation in Wales
Dr SC Moore (DENTL), Prof LAR Moore (SOCSI), Dr S Murphy (SOCSI), Prof K Hood (MEDIC), Dr RA Playle (DENTL), Prof JP Shepherd (DENTL), Mr V Sivarajasingam (DENTL), Dr I Spasic (COMSC)
Research Theme: Health, Well Being and Social Care
Funder: National Institute for Health Research
Amount: £225,418
Title: Randomised controlled trial of All-Wales licensed premises intervention to reduce alcohol-related violence
Prof MCR Munday (CARBS), Mr OR Davies (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Work, Education and Globalisation
Funder: Old Bell 3 Ltd
Amount: £7,570
Title: ERDF Business Survey
Prof MCR Munday (CARBS), Mr OR Davies (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Work, Education and Globalisation
Funder: Old Bell 3 Ltd
Amount: £1,695
Title: Welsh Assembly Government: Mid programme evaluation of the customer engagement EU project
Dr M O'Neill (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Health, Well Being and Social Care
Funder: HEFCW
Amount: £5,600
Title: Digital weight watchers
Mr CH Roberts (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Crime, Security and Justice
Funder: Welsh Government
Amount: £11,110
Title: Far right groups and public attitudes in Wales - A community based study
Mr CH Roberts (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Crime, Security and Justice
Funder: Economic & Social Research Council
Amount: £4,432
Title: Improving engagement with communities: exploring the potential of community intelligence utilising contemporary geographical analysis and geographic information
Dr A Robinson (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Crime, Security and Justice
Funder: Economic & Social Research Council
Amount: £1,479
Title: Secondary data analysis initiative - travel grants between the UK and US
Prof HA Sampson (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Work, Education and Globalisation
Funder: Allianz Services (UK) Ltd
Amount: £25,000
Title: Maritime safety study 1912-2012
Prof HA Sampson (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Work, Education and Globalisation
Funder: Lloyd's Register
Amount: £250,000
Title: Interaction between ships as technical entities and the people who work with them
Prof JB Scourfield (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Health, Well Being and Social Care
Funder: Welsh Government (NISCHR)
Amount: £160,185
Title: The efficacy of the virtual support world for young people who self harm and its use in 'real' word care: Views of young self-harmers
Dr JR Segrott (SOCSI), Prof LAR Moore (SOCSI), Dr S Murphy (SOCSI), Dr RA Playle (DENTL)
Research Theme: Health, Well Being and Social Care
Funder: National Institute for Health Research
Amount: £152,525
Title: Preventing alcohol misuse in young people: An exploratory trial of the kids, adults together (KAT) programme
Dr CM Taylor (SOCSI), Prof LAR Moore (SOCSI), Prof SAR Power (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Work, Education and Globalisation
Funder: Welsh Government
Amount: £986,500
Title: Foundation phase evaluation
Dr CM Taylor (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Work, Education and Globalisation
Funder: Economic & Social Research Council
Amount: £101,827
Title: Growing up in 21st century Britain: Spatial analysis of the millennium cohort study
Prof V Walkerdine (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Culture, Transformation and Subjectivity
Funder: The Leverhulme Trust
Amount: £119,475
Title: Roots and routes: Intergenerational transmissioned and personal change
Prof V Walkerdine (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Culture, Transformation and Subjectivity
Funder: Arts & Humanities Research Council
Amount: £65,106
Title: Community as micro sociality and the new localism agenda
Prof D Walters (SOCSI), Dr EJK Wadsworth (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Work, Education and Globalisation
Funder: International Transport Workers Federation
Amount: £64,596
Title: Worker accident rates and safety practice in the global container ports industry: A comparative analysis of the practices and performance of global network terminal operators
Dr AL Weightman (INSRV), Prof LAR Moore (SOCSI), Dr MB Van den Bree (MEDIC)
Research Theme: Health, Well Being and Social Care
Funder: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
Amount: £18,446
Title: Tobacco harm reduction - effectiveness and barriers/facilitators reviews
Prof GH Williams (SOCSI), Dr EB Elliott (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Health, Well Being and Social Care
Funder: Public Health Wales
Amount: £68,222
Title: Support for the development of health impact assessment in Wales
Prof GH Williams(SOCSI)
Research Theme: Health, Well Being and Social Care
Funder: Arts & Humanities Research Council
Amount: £9,721
Title: Communities in history: Representing and building the creative power of people to improve health and well-being
Prof MD Williams (SOCSI), Dr SY Cheung (SOCSI), Dr LS Sloan (SOCSI)
Research Theme: Innovations in Social Research
Funder: Economic & Social Research Council
Amount: £40,948
Title: Embedding QM in social science teaching
Dr ML Williams (SOCSI), Dr W Housley (SOCSI), Prof MD Williams (SOCSI), Prof NJ Avis (COMSC), Prof OF Rana (COMSC)
Research Theme: Innovations in Social Research
Funder: Economic & Social Research Council
Amount: £54,631
Title: Digital social research tools, tension indicators and safer communities: a demonstration of the Cardiff digital research platform (CDRP)