Members of the Social & Applied Group are available for professional consultation in any area of their expertise.
In particular, we are interested in collaborating with public and private sector organisations in the following activities:
- Evaluation of policy interventions in health, education and social policy fields (Contact: Rupert Brown, Helga Dittmar)
Individual and organizational behaviour change (Contact: Richard De Visser, Paul Sparks). - Systematic reviews of evidence relating to social phenomena, e.g. meaningful interaction, materialism and well-being. (Contact: Rod Bond)
- Provision of specialized training workshops in social research statistics and methodology, especially longitudinal research, structural equation modeling, meta-analysis, multi-level modelling, behaviour change, qualitative research including phenomenological analysis and discourse analysis (Contact: Rod Bond).
- Continued Professional Development provision for professionals working in areas of crowd management - i.e. emergency services, business continuity, event managers and health psychologists (Contact: John Drury).
- Digital connectedness: working with digital companies to use digital technologies and practices to support the creation of an informed democracy, cultural understanding and inclusive communities (Contact: John Drury)