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Policy@Exeter highlights world-class research from across the University that has the potential to inform policy decisions. Our research briefings are short, accessible and solution focused. More briefings are added all the time, so make sure to check back. Use the search box to find Policy Briefings by title, author, date and keywords (e.g. covid, policing).
| Title | Authors | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Experienced science teachers’ views of the National Curriculum | Dr Victoria Wong | Secondary science education, key stage 3 & 4 science curricula |
| The repatriation of ancestors and cultural items from UK museums as a human rights issue for Indigenous Nations | Amy Shakespeare | Repatriation, human remains, indigenous nations, international diplomacy, museums |
| Decarbonising Cooling in UK Homes | Richard Hoggett and Richard Lowes |
Cooling, energy, climate mitigation and adaptation, health, planning and the built environment |
| Dr Nozomi Sakata, Dr Nicholas Bremner, Dr Lilia Sulema Bórquez Morales | Mexico, primary education, teaching, pedagogy | |
| Making Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly a UNESCO Biosphere | Dr Tiago de Melo Cartaxo, Stephanie Hirtenstein, Norah Alkhattaf | Cornwall, Biosphere, sustainable development |
| Digital Radiography in Forensic Investigations of Fire-Damaged Electrical Equipment |
Dr Carly Ameen, Dr Laura Evis |
Forensics, Digital Radiography |
| Improving dementia care in hospitals | Dr Rebecca Abbott & Morwenna Rogers, Evidence Synthesis Team, University of Exeter | Dementia, neurodegenerative diseases, hospital, caregiving |
| Improving the care of women in second trimester pregnancy loss in the NHS |
Dr Aimee Middlemiss |
Pregnancy loss, miscarriage, women’s heath, mental health |
| Reprofutures Supporting the reproductive and psychosocial needs of people with variations in sex characteristics |
Dr Charlotte Jones |
Reproductive rights, intersex, healthcare |
| Prioritising Unpaid Carers in New Approaches to ME/CFS |
Dr Siobhan O’Dwyer, Senior Lecturer, University of Exeter Medical School |
Caregiving, unpaid carers, social care, mental health |
| Prioritising Unpaid Carers in New Approaches to ME/CFS |
Dr Siobhan O’Dwyer, Senior Lecturer, University of Exeter Medical School |
Unpaid carers |
| Smart remanufacturing as an enabler for a net-zero manufacturing future |
Dr Okechukwu Okorie, Professor Fiona Charnley Circular 4.0 Research Group, Exeter Centre for Circular Economy, University of Exeter |
Circular economy, manufacturing emissions, net zero |
| Adopting a pioneering approach that supports indigenous communities and addresses the climate and biodiversity crises |
Léna Prouchet |
Indigenous community, reforestation, climate crisis, ODA |
| How digital technology can support healthy homes and connected communities | Home environments, communities, health inequalities, housing | |
| The Inclusivity Project Making work work for everyone (a resource for policy makers) |
Professor Emma Bland and Professor Laura Fleming |
Unconscious bias, workplace inclusivity, job market, |
| The Impacts of COVID-19 restrictions |
Professor Justin Dillon, Susie Peat & Simon Benham-Clarke |
Education, schools, COVID-19 recovery |
| Increasing UK productivity through takeover reform |
Dr Matthew Cole |
Takeover reform, investment in UK business, productivity growth |
| Gender Recognition & Reform Project |
Mollie Gascoigne |
Legal gender, non-binary, gender recognition |
| Shame-Sensitive Practice and Covid-19 Evidence and recommendations from Scenes of Shame and Stigma in COVID-19 |
Professor Luna Dolezal, with Dr Arthur Rose and Dr Fred Cooper | Shame, COVID-19, healthcare |
| The Lonely Campus An Exploration of Student Loneliness in UK Higher Education |
Dr Richard Vytniorgu, Dr Fred Cooper, Dr Charlotte Jones, Professor Manuela Berreto, Professor Mark Jackson |
Loneliness, student life, Higher Education |
| Student belonging and the wider context |
Dr Richard Vytniorgu |
Student life, higher education |
| Digital Skills in Policing |
Dr Susan Banducci, Dr Katharine Boyd & Dr Dreolin Fleischer |
Digital skills, policing |
| Use of Free and Open-Source Software in Policing |
Dr Susan Banducci, Dr Katharine Boyd & Dr Dreolin Fleischer |
Open source software, policing, data systems |
