covid

Getting back out there…doing research while masked up

Posted by: Poppy Reece, Posted on: 13 January 2022 - Categories: How we work, Our projects

This week our team visited a high school in Essex to talk to sixth formers about their experiences of Covid-19 in terms of the impact to their mental health, relationships, education and future opportunities. Updated guidance meant that all pupils were now expected to wear face masks in classrooms, so this went for us researchers too...

Goodbye bureaucracy

Posted by: Neave Beard, Posted on: 10 February 2021 - Categories: How we work

Any project in a local authority setting has a certain degree of bureaucracy. And that’s good, bureaucracy makes sure people are kept in the loop, makes sure services are fit for purpose, makes sure we are accountable and transparent. But bureaucracy can also make our workdays too long, frustrate us and distract us from our, and the organisation’s, motivation.