Lancaster University Policy Hub

📣 EVENT: Join us Thursday 9 January as we explore our research on healthier jobs to tackle economic inactivity and assess the factors for those with long-term health conditions that influence the risk of falling out of work. Speakers: ▪️ Asli Atay, Senior Policy Advisor, Work Foundation ▪️ Alice Martin, Head of Research, Work Foundation ▪️ Professor Stavroula Leka, Professor of Organisations Work & Health, Lancaster University ▪️ Nick Pahl, Chief Executive, Society of Occupational Medicine 🎟️Register here: https://lnkd.in/eTwtuexm

A recent report puts forward an evidence-based plan to divert vulnerable young people away from criminal exploitation and harm. The recommendations focus on: -Keeping children in school -Expanding mental health hubs in areas of disadvantage -Delivering better identification and support. 🔎 Read the report and recommendations here: https://lnkd.in/eSxSCSJc 🖋️ Written by researchers from the ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre with contributions from Lancaster University's Corinne May-Chahal and Reuben Larbi, PhD. 📚 This paper contributes to the "A country that works for all children and young people" series, comprising of 12 reports addressing the greatest challenges we face in supporting our children and young people. The series concludes in January 2025 and demonstrate the capacity of universities and research institutions to provide evidence-based recommendations and suggest actions that could be taken by every part of the system to create the changes needed throughout the UK. To learn more about the Child of the North 2024 campaign, visit: https://lnkd.in/ef5-Jsgg N8 Research Partnership | Centre for Young Lives | Lancaster University School of Global Affairs

🔎 Find out about Lancaster University think tank the Work Foundation's latest briefing below, which outlines recommendations for how Government and employers can work together to retain more people at work when they face health issues

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is looking for a new Chief Scientific Adviser to lead on science advice for the Department. More information about this exciting role here: https://lnkd.in/e-CqCgHg

'Toddlers, Tech and Talk', is a ground-breaking study into how children under three years old use digital technology in the home and how it supports their language development. 💡 The study highlights the many different ways that parents use technology with their children, such as looking at photographs and videos, taking photographs, watching programmes, playing music, making digital paintings and listening to stories. 💬 Professor Julia Gilllen, from Lancaster University, said: “Many families think of creative ways of supporting their children’s language development. One common misunderstanding is that digital technology causes children to sit passively, but we found that they often respond to videos by dancing or engaging in rhythmic movements". This is the first in-depth study about tech in the home lives of children from birth to 36 months, led by The Manchester Metropolitan University and carried out with Lancaster University, Swansea University, Queen's University Belfast and the University of Strathclyde. 🔗 Take a look at the full research here: https://lnkd.in/er-NcUNx and the policy briefing below. ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council | Rosie Flewitt | Lancaster University School of Global Affairs

👍 Great work from Work Foundation, a thinktank based at Lancaster University

Lancaster University experts, Prof Nancy. Preston, Prof Suzanne Ost, Prof Sheila Payne and Dr Sean Hughes were in Parliament this week presenting research evidence ahead of the vote on Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill happening today. A complex and emotive issue; we have welcomed the opportunity to speak with MPs, including Kim Leadbeater MP, and help inform the debate with our research.

🔎 The Plastic Packaging in People's Lives' project examined the whole packaging supply chain: production, consumption, post-consumption, waste disposal and processes - 552 people and 91 organisations were involved in the research. ♻️ The Rethinking the Consumer Attitude Behaviour Gap report offers a comprehensive overview of the project’s findings, giving a holistic view on how plastic food packaging is embedded in consumers’ day-to-day lives. 🔗 Read the reports and connect with the researchers: https://lnkd.in/eAw8adqV   🤝 The multi-disciplinary research team is comprised of Lancaster University experts in consumer insights, supply chain management, waste management and material science. The team includes Dr Alison Stowell, Professor Maria Piacentini, Dr Charlotte Hadley, Dr Clare Mumford, Professor James Cronin, Marta Ferri, Dr John Hardy, Professor Linda Hendry, Dr Harris Kaloudis, Dr Ghadafi Razak, Professor Alex Skandalis and Dr Savita Verma. Lancaster University Management School

🌿 Can we deliver the UK's renewable energy needs and still improve biodiversity? Prof Alona Armstrong spoke at the Industry and Parliament Trust dinner this week and discussed how solar farms offer ample opportunity for nature and biodiversity to thrive. Mary Creagh CBE MP, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs POST, UK Parliament

🌹 On #LancashireDay, it's wonderful to be with #Lancashire MPs celebrating all that the region's Universities contribute to the UK economy. #RedRoseCounty #NorthWest