This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at <a target='_blank' href='https://ari.org.uk/'>https://ari.org.uk/</a> by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.What safety-related interventions work most effectively and reliably to change industry behaviours, norms, and culture?Key areas here are developing our understanding of the drivers of behaviour across the industry, and the benefits and potential risks that technological change may bring.Contact detailsThe lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.Related UKRI Projects<ul><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=507517">Manchester Metropolitan University And Peter J Douglas Engineering Limited</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FL000512%2F1">Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Learning from Incidents (IP-LFI)</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=511444">Anglia Ruskin University and Ringway Jacobs Limited</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10012612">Leeds Beckett University and Aggregate Industries Limited KTP 21_22 R2</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=700005">Mission Room Market Proving - AIMS Solutions</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FN033213%2F2">IMPROVING DESIGN FOR SAFETY: A WEB-BASED DESIGN FOR SAFETY CAPABILITY MATURITY INDICATOR (DFS-CMI) TOOL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=106298">Computer Vision and IoT for Personalised Site Monitoring Analytics in Real-Time (CV-SMART) towards Behaviour-Based Safety</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=509463">Leeds Beckett University and Amey OW Limited</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=103680">AI-SAFE - Autonomous Intelligent System for Assuring Safe Working Environments</a></li></ul>

What safety-related interventions work most effectively and reliably to change industry behaviours, norms, and culture?

This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at <a target='_blank' href='https://ari.org.uk/'>https://ari.org.uk/</a> by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.What can we learn from the COVID-19 shielding programme and other programmes that supported our most vulnerable groups during the pandemic? What were the costs and benefits of different interventions?The questions that will help us to grow our understanding to support the recovery from the pandemic, and to inform the medium and long term strategy for ‘living with COVID’, in areas relevant to DLUHC responsibilities.Contact detailsThe lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.Related UKRI Projects<ul><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=MR%2FV028367%2F1">Controlling COVID19 through enhanced population surveillance and intervention (Con-COV): a platform approach</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=MC_PC_20059">Phase 1 COVID-19 Longitudinal Health and Wellbeing - National Core Study</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=58181">Outcomes Risk Scores for Covid-19 Vulnerable Populations</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=MR%2FW021242%2F1">Using data to improve public health: COVID-19 secondment</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=MR%2FW016729%2F1">OpenSAFELY, ISARIC, PHOSP: tracking consequences of COVID-19 infection across UK primary and secondary care.</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FV043315%2F1">GCRF_NF391 Maximising benefit and minimising the harm of COVID-19 control measures on child and women's health in four Sub-Saharan African countries</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FW011956%2F1">Waves, Lock-Downs, and Vaccines - Decision Support and Model with Superb Geographical and Sociological Resolution</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=MR%2FV02860X%2F1">SARS-CoV-2 infection, transmission dynamics and household impact in Malawi (SCATHIM)</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FV025899%2F1">COVID-19: Optimal Lockdown</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=MC_PC_19073">Strengthening &amp; Accelerating the Global Research Response to COVID-19 by Sharing Methods and Knowledge Between Countries, Networks and Organisations</a></li></ul>

What can we learn from the COVID-19 shielding programme and other programmes that supported our most vulnerable groups during the pandemic? What were the costs and benefits of different interventions?

This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at <a target='_blank' href='https://ari.org.uk/'>https://ari.org.uk/</a> by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.How should leasehold and commonhold reforms be designed to improve transparency and fairness for leaseholders (and freeholders on private and mixed use estates), protecting leaseholders from abuse and poor service, and driving increased take up of commonhold?Including seeking to boost our evidence and understanding of what drives housing affordability, and how transitions and changes in people’s lives affect thatContact detailsThe lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.Related UKRI Projects<ul><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FK007564%2F1">Boosting the supply of affordable rented housing in the UK: learning from other countries</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FN015053%2F1">Gentrification, Displacement, and the Impacts of Council Estate Renewal in C21st London</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FS015078%2F1">ORA (Round 5) What is Governed in Cities: Residential Investment Landscapes and the Governance and Regulation of Housing Production</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FM000486%2F1">Urban Dynamics in a Complex World: The spatial dynamics of housing</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FY008138%2F1">Enabling and learning from the community-led housing sector</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FX005097%2F1">Adjustable Housing: a transdisciplinary approach to delivering social, environmental and economically sustainable homes</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10020337">Feasibility Study of low and middle income housing for rent in and around Nairobi, Kenya</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FS016694%2F1">Housing matters: A comparative study of the relationship between housing and poverty in Europe</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10092250">HouseInc - Inclusive, Affordable and Sustainable Housing for Marginalized Communities</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FJ010391%2F1">The homes and communities investment evidence collaboration</a></li></ul>

How should leasehold and commonhold reforms be designed to improve transparency and fairness for leaseholders (and freeholders on private and mixed use estates), protecting leaseholders from abuse and poor service, and driving increased take up of commonhold?

This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at <a target='_blank' href='https://ari.org.uk/'>https://ari.org.uk/</a> by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.What are the most important factors protecting people from homelessness and rough sleeping?To facilitate greater collaboration on research around the drivers of homelessness and rough sleeping, and further explore social, economic and fiscal costs. And to build the evidence on the most effective measures to support people to remain off the streets.Contact detailsThe lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.Related UKRI Projects<ul><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FV011855%2F1">COVID-19 and rough sleepers: a randomised controlled trial to evaluate models of housing and support to reduce infection and homelessness</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=507769">Cardiff University And Llamau Limited</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FX005836%2F1">Building and evidencing community asset partnerships in housing and health to address health disparities in North East North CumbriaAH/X009211/1</a></li></ul>

What are the most important factors protecting people from homelessness and rough sleeping?

This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at <a target='_blank' href='https://ari.org.uk/'>https://ari.org.uk/</a> by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.What interventions are most effective at helping people to sustain tenancies after receiving support?To facilitate greater collaboration on research around the drivers of homelessness and rough sleeping, and further explore social, economic and fiscal costs. And to build the evidence on the most effective measures to support people to remain off the streets.Contact detailsThe lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.Related UKRI Projects<ul><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FV011855%2F1">COVID-19 and rough sleepers: a randomised controlled trial to evaluate models of housing and support to reduce infection and homelessness</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FX005836%2F1">Building and evidencing community asset partnerships in housing and health to address health disparities in North East North CumbriaAH/X009211/1</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FY010426%2F1">A community health and wellbeing approach to addressing the UK youth homelessness crisis</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=507769">Cardiff University And Llamau Limited</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FX005658%2F1">Developing participatory research to understand the health &amp; treatment needs of mid-life &amp; older women experiencing homelessness &amp; substance use in UK</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FY008448%2F1">Integrating physical activity with psychological therapies for wellbeing and behaviour change of socially disadvantaged young people.</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FM007162%2F1">The role of housing and housing providers in tackling poverty experienced by young people in the UK</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FT014652%2F1">Micro-level mapping: Understanding service hubs from service users' perspectives</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=MR%2FT040688%2F1">RESPONDING TO HOMELESSNESS, MULTIPLE EXCLUSION AND STIGMA: DEVELOPING A COMPLEX PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTION APPROACH</a></li></ul>

What interventions are most effective at helping people to sustain tenancies after receiving support?

This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at <a target='_blank' href='https://ari.org.uk/'>https://ari.org.uk/</a> by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.What more can be done to improve how we identify vulnerable populations and those facing multiple disadvantage? What is the role of data collection and data sharing in this?To facilitate greater collaboration on research around the drivers of homelessness and rough sleeping, and further explore social, economic and fiscal costs. And to build the evidence on the most effective measures to support people to remain off the streets.Contact detailsThe lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.Related UKRI Projects<ul><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FX005836%2F1">Building and evidencing community asset partnerships in housing and health to address health disparities in North East North CumbriaAH/X009211/1</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=MR%2FT040688%2F1">RESPONDING TO HOMELESSNESS, MULTIPLE EXCLUSION AND STIGMA: DEVELOPING A COMPLEX PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTION APPROACH</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=507769">Cardiff University And Llamau Limited</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FV011855%2F1">COVID-19 and rough sleepers: a randomised controlled trial to evaluate models of housing and support to reduce infection and homelessness</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FY010426%2F1">A community health and wellbeing approach to addressing the UK youth homelessness crisis</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=78941">SAVE - Sustainable poverty Alleviation of Vulnerable populations, through big data analytics and Evaluation</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FX005658%2F1">Developing participatory research to understand the health &amp; treatment needs of mid-life &amp; older women experiencing homelessness &amp; substance use in UK</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FV011081%2F1">Homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic: homeless migrants in a global crisis</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FT014652%2F1">Micro-level mapping: Understanding service hubs from service users' perspectives</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FJ010464%2F1">Improving Front Line Collaborative Responses to Multiple Exclusion Homelessness: Community of Practice Development Programme</a></li></ul>

What more can be done to improve how we identify vulnerable populations and those facing multiple disadvantage? What is the role of data collection and data sharing in this?

This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at <a target='_blank' href='https://ari.org.uk/'>https://ari.org.uk/</a> by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.How does the scale of contribution needed to achieve net zero vary for different types of places?Focusing on decarbonising buildings, to consolidate evidence around the potential effects of net zero on the housing stock, housing supply and the housing market.Contact detailsThe lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.Related UKRI Projects<ul><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=77668">Build-up for Net Zero (BUNZ)</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FS001670%2F1">RCUK Innovation Fellowship in UK Housing Stock Decarbonisation</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10064126">Dynamic, Digitised Decarbonisation investment and engineering roadmaps for UPgrading building portfolios - (3D-UP)</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10054845">Future Homes</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FH021957%2F1">Building and Energy Data Frameworks</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=512005">University College London and Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Limited</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10065760">RCDC Web-based decarbonisation tool</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10065360">Enabling cloud-based net zero options assessment for non-domestic buildings</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10031317">Real Estate Portfolio Carbon Risk Score (CaRiS)</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=81619">Building Net Zero, Affordable Homes</a></li></ul>

How does the scale of contribution needed to achieve net zero vary for different types of places?

This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at <a target='_blank' href='https://ari.org.uk/'>https://ari.org.uk/</a> by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.What wider factors do we need to consider to ensure that the geography of adjustment to a net zero economy works to the advantage of ‘left behind’ places?Focusing on decarbonising buildings, to consolidate evidence around the potential effects of net zero on the housing stock, housing supply and the housing market.Contact detailsThe lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.Related UKRI Projects<ul><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10061532">Net Zero Transition Lambeth</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=77668">Build-up for Net Zero (BUNZ)</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=81619">Building Net Zero, Affordable Homes</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FS001670%2F1">RCUK Innovation Fellowship in UK Housing Stock Decarbonisation</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10061553">Net zero and rurality: feasibility study into a cross-sectoral, place-based approach to overcoming non-technical barriers to net-zero living in South Lakeland, Cumbria</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10064126">Dynamic, Digitised Decarbonisation investment and engineering roadmaps for UPgrading building portfolios - (3D-UP)</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=971492">SOUL - Sustainable Optimised Urban Living</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=78687">Digital?Retrofit Enabler?at?Meadows?Estate (DREaMEs)</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10046070">Building Better: the next frontier for sustainable, high quality, net zero homes</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10062835">NET ZERO PATHWAY RESEARCH THROUGH INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT MODEL ADVANCEMENTS</a></li></ul>

What wider factors do we need to consider to ensure that the geography of adjustment to a net zero economy works to the advantage of ‘left behind’ places?

This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at <a target='_blank' href='https://ari.org.uk/'>https://ari.org.uk/</a> by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.What lessons need to be learned about the respective roles and contributions of the public, private and third sectors in the design and delivery of local public services?Further building our evidence and understanding on which public services, delivered at which level of government, deliver greatest public value and what we can learn from different policy approaches taken across the UK.Contact detailsThe lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.Related UKRI Projects<ul><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FM003922%2F1">What Works Scotland Centre</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=MR%2FT040890%2F1">The governance of multi-sector public service delivery networks.</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=507946">De Montfort University And Association for Public Service Excellence</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FN504282%2F1">Public Collaboration Lab</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FR00384X%2F1">Wales Centre for Public Policy</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FJ010707%2F1">Accountability, Efficiency, Improvement and Change in UK Local Public Services: The Role of Benchmarking and External Performance Assessment</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FJ50126X%2F1">Connecting Communities to the Nation: Review of the Relationships between Local Communities and National Policy Systems</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=509013">Nottingham Trent University and Nottinghamshire County Council</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FT001518%2F1">Centre for Market and Public Organisation to Centre for Evidence-based Public Services</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FM001296%2F1">Leapfrog: Transforming Public Service Consultation by Design</a></li></ul>

What lessons need to be learned about the respective roles and contributions of the public, private and third sectors in the design and delivery of local public services?

This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at <a target='_blank' href='https://ari.org.uk/'>https://ari.org.uk/</a> by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.What is the evidence on which decision making structures (at which geographies) work best to deliver effective public services to citizens and level up communities?Further building our evidence and understanding on which public services, delivered at which level of government, deliver greatest public value and what we can learn from different policy approaches taken across the UK.Contact detailsThe lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.Related UKRI Projects<ul><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FM003922%2F1">What Works Scotland Centre</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=MR%2FT040890%2F1">The governance of multi-sector public service delivery networks.</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FR00384X%2F1">Wales Centre for Public Policy</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FJ010707%2F1">Accountability, Efficiency, Improvement and Change in UK Local Public Services: The Role of Benchmarking and External Performance Assessment</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=507946">De Montfort University And Association for Public Service Excellence</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FT001518%2F1">Centre for Market and Public Organisation to Centre for Evidence-based Public Services</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FM001296%2F1">Leapfrog: Transforming Public Service Consultation by Design</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FJ50126X%2F1">Connecting Communities to the Nation: Review of the Relationships between Local Communities and National Policy Systems</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FN018869%2F1">Quantification, Administrative Capacity and Democracy</a></li><li><a href="https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=MR%2FT023597%2F1">Examining effects of decision-making space and its practices on health systems performance in Tanzania</a></li></ul>

What is the evidence on which decision making structures (at which geographies) work best to deliver effective public services to citizens and level up communities?

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