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Improving the flexibility of European education, training and learning systems
To contribute to the transparency and transferability of learning outcomes and ultimately to improve employability, we analysed two decades of European and national initiatives in this field
Measures to tackle labour shortages: Lessons for future policy
The 2023 Eurofound report finds that pay, working conditions and quality of life measures are important alongside investment in training plus holistic support for vulnerable groups.
Community resilience
How can communities build on existing assets to face future threats with more confidence?
Integration of Young People who are NEET
Learning from the ‘NEETs in Action’ Erasmus+ project.
Lunchtime Talks
Evaluating a values-based business ecosystem
New business models, systems and practices reversing the decline of the Textiles and Clothing sector and supporting its future sustainability.
Early morning thoughts about Brin (=/ brexit)
Evaluating a values-based business ecosystem
The case of the Textiles and Clothing Business Labs
Lunchtime Talks
Pollution reduction in the European fashion industry
In this programme, we worked with fashion industry actors to enable experimentation with new ways of designing, making and producing.
The impact of digital work on workers and society
A key European publication on working post pandemic. Findings include implications for managers and the Autonomy Paradox.
Using lifeworld analysis to understand people’s experience of disasters
Embracing innovative methodologies in a series of case studies for European project that aims to increase communities’ resilience to natural disasters.
Report: Precarious work from a gender and intersectionality perspective, and ways to combat it
This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the FEMM Committee, explores the phenomenon of precarious work in the EU from a gender and intersectionality perspective.
Networks for NEETS
Employment opportunities through social and peer networks.
Evaluations and stories
Reviewing the Medici project's role in softening the edges of evidence to map digital inclusion best practices across the EU and beyond.
The European Parliament
Medici – Mapping Digital Inclusion
The Medici project is a two-year EU funded project which aims to map digital inclusion best practices across the EU and beyond. It is the only project funded from its stream of work in the EU.
Social dynamics of self-organising groups In the light of historical evidence from the Tavistock Institute Archive
Juliet Scott’s Keynote in Finland. “We dealt with the archive not as a technical cataloguing exercise but as part of a wider and regulatory ecosystem, breathing new life into an organisation’s system.”
Resilient Europe and Societies by Innovating Local Communities
Understanding the part that the community has to play in increasing resilience to recover and adapt following natural disasters.
Enlightening human talents
The project aims to contribute to the development of efficient pre-training and vocational training services for low-skilled people in the 2 Seas region
European Regional Development Fund
The Tavistock Institut gGmbH
a new company begins to grow…
New ground-breaking research emerging from EmerGent
Six papers reporting the research outcomes from the EmerGent project that looks at social media use in emergencies.
Data mining Twitter during the UK floods: Investigating the potential use of social media in emergency management
Spielhofer, T., Greenlaw, R., Markham, D., & Hahne, A. (2016, December). Data mining Twitter during the UK floods: Investigating the potential use of social media in emergency management. In Information and Communication Technologies for Disaster Management (ICT-DM), 2016 3rd International Conference on (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
Social media in emergencies: A representative study on citizens’ perception in Germany
Reuter, C., Kaufhold, M. A., Spielhofer, T., & Hahne, A. S. (2017). Social media in emergencies: A representative study on citizens’ perception in Germany. Proceedings of the ACM: Human Computer Interaction (PACM): Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, 1(2), 1-19.
Towards social resilience: A quantitative and qualitative survey on citizens' perception of social media in emergencies in Europe
Reuter, C., & Spielhofer, T. (2017). Towards social resilience: A quantitative and qualitative survey on citizens' perception of social media in emergencies in Europe. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 121, 168-180.
Studie: Wie sehen Mitarbeiter von Feuerwehr und THW den Einsatz sozialer Medien in Gefahrenlagen? Crisis Prevention
Reuter, C., Ludwig, T., Kaufhold, M. A., & Spielhofer, T. (2018b). Studie: Wie sehen Mitarbeiter von Feuerwehr und THW den Einsatz sozialer Medien in Gefahrenlagen? Crisis Prevention – Fachmagazin Für Innere Sicherheit, Bevölkerungsschutz Und Katastrophenhilfe, vol. 1, pp. 64–66.
Emergency services׳ attitudes towards social media: A quantitative and qualitative survey across Europe
Reuter, C., Ludwig, T., Kaufhold, M. A., & Spielhofer, T. (2016). Emergency services׳ attitudes towards social media: A quantitative and qualitative survey across Europe. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 95, 96-111.
Can an egalitarian reform in the parental leave system reduce the motherhood labor penalty? Some evidence from Spain
Fernández-Cornejo, J.A., Del-Pozo, E., Escot, L., & Castellanos-Serrano, C. (2018) Can an egalitarian reform in the parental leave system reduce the motherhood labor penalty? Some evidence from Spain. Revista Española de Sociología RES 27 doi:10.22325/fes/res.2018.3.
What can design do to improve our cities?
Promoting and encouraging the take-up of design as an enabler of innovation in the urban environment.
NEETs in Action
A European research project with the main focus on young people who are NEET.
NEETS at RISK
The project developed an intervention, based on existing methodologies, to reduce the risk of young people to become NEETs ('Not in Education, Employment, or Training') and has piloted the intervention in Italy, Portugal and Spain.
Report: Using social media in emergencies - survey findings
Summary report from an online survey of UK adults conducted in October 2016.
Evaluation of public policies: marital property regimes and parental leave systems. Effects on welfare regime from the gender perspective.
Castellanos Serrano, C. (2016) Evaluation of public policies: marital property regimes and parental leave systems. Effects on welfare regime from the gender perspective, Complutense University of Madrid (PhD Thesis) .
European Institute of Gender Equality
Benefits of Gender Equality (BGE)
EIGE’s project ‘Benefits of Gender Equality’ aimed to reflect on strategic approaches and methodologies used for conceptualisation and measuring of some of those benefits...
Gender Pay Gap
Gender inequality is a complex socio-economic phenomenon and the gender pay gap is a clear and persistent impact and indicator of this inequality.
Cloud Cuckoo Land: evidence from a study of student drop-out
Do Fathers Who Took Childbirth Leave Become More Involved in Their Children’s Care?
Fernández-Cornejo, J.A., Escot, L.,Del-Pozo, E. & Castellanos-Serrano, C. (2016) 'Do Fathers Who Took Childbirth Leave Become More Involved in Their Children’s Care? The case of Spain'. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, XLVII(2), pp. 169-191.
Social Seducement: Serious gaming for social entrepreneurship
During 2014-17 we led a pan-European consortium to develop a serious online role play game to train potential social entrepreneurs. The Social Seducement project aims to...
Emergencies in 140 characters – researching social media in emergencies
Thomas Spielhofer, Kerstin Junge, Matt Gieve, Joe Cullen and Dave Drabble talk about their ongoing research project exploring the use and impact of social media in emergencies.
Tavistock Chair in Social Science for Education and Change
The Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR) and The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations (TIHR) have created the Tavistock Chair in Social Science for Education and Change.
Fair Share - learning by developing
The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations (TIHR) is part of Fair Share, an EU-wide free online training platform for fair trade entrepreneurs, employees and volunteers.
European Education and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission
EU Progress programme
Evaluating the EMPAC project: empowering parents and children
EmerGent: Impact of Social Media in Emergencies
EmerGent is a European research project that examines the role played by current mainstream social media in emergencies and assesses their impact.
we.learn.it
This project aims to bring schools across Europe together through the creation of an online network to enhance and learn more from creativity, exploration and science in European school education.
VETWORK
Inspiring Science Education (ISE)
Inspiring Science Education (ISE) Large Scale Experimentation Scenarios to Mainstream eLearning in Science, Mathematics and Technology in Primary and Secondary Schools. The main aim of the Inspiring Science Education (ISE) project is to support...
Improving School Governance Using an Action Learning Approach (IGUANA)
MENON
RESLEA - Reducing Early School Leaving of Young People
RESLEA is a research project under the European Commission's Lifelong Learning Programme. The project aims to develop a model and toolkit for reducing early school leaving across Europe...
Report: What is the Scope for Organisational Change in the Public Sector in Europe?
This paper begins to unpick some of the characteristics of public sector organisations, the environment in which they operate (that is, what motivates and influences change processes in this sector) and begins to elucidate some of the implications for approaches to organisational change.
Report: Competence Evaluation Trans-European Networks (COMPETENT)
This document, Deliverable 4, presents the Final Report of the COMPETENT project.
Report: How the eEurope OMC Worked: Implications for the Co-ordination
The Open Method of Co-ordination (OMC) was first introduced at the Lisbon Council (2000) as a ‘means of spreading good practice’ and achieving greater convergence towards the main EU goals ...
Report: Evaluation of the Community Action Programme to Combat Social Exclusion and Poverty
This report presents the findings of the evaluation of the Community Action Programme to encourage member states to combat social exclusion.
Report: Modelling Advice and Support Services to Integrate Virtual Component in Higher Education
The aim of MASSIVE was to design a model of necessary support services for European traditional Universities to successfully implement the virtual component of teaching.
Report: Ex Post Evaluation of the 2000-2006 ESF Support to the Open Method of Coordination in Social Protection and Social Inclusion
A report commissioned by the European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, under the service contract signed with IRS- Istituto per la Ricerca Sociale in association with TIHR, The Research Institute for Quality of Life and The Rehabilitation Foundation.
European Commission
European Central Bank (ECB)
DG Justice, Freedom and Security, European Commission
DG Research, European Commission
DG CONNECT
DG Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion, European Commission
DG Education and Culture, European Commission
DG Regional Policy, European Commission
DG Budget, European Commission
The European Centre for Vocational Education and Training (CEDEFOP)
Austrian Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection
Value Schools and Citizenship Observatory for Culture and Sport (VALUE-SCOUT)
Socrates project aimed at identifying and analysing recognised good practices.
The Logic of Intervention and Indicators for the ESF
TIHR supported DG EMPL on methods for establishing links between ESF Operational Programmes and Europe 2020. TIHR developed logics of intervention and indicators for Member States and Managing Authorities to demonstrate a clear...
Status of e-Inclusion Measurement Analysis and Approaches for Improvement
Study aimed at informing the Riga Ministerial Conference on e-Inclusion (June 2006) and the Commission’s e-Inclusion Action Plan 2007-2008.
Provision of Works and Services Related to the Ongoing Implementation of the ECB Diversity Strategy
The Tavistock Institute consultants and researchers have been engaged by the ECB, a multi-national and multi cultural organisation, to guide and assist its HR Policies and Staff Relation Division with the implementation of its Diversity Strategy.
Policy lessons from EU’s Regional Programmes of Innovative Actions
Regional Programmes of Innovative Actions were ERDF funded programmes which gave EU regions the opportunity to engage in experimental innovation projects...
Philosophies and Types Of Evaluation Research
A study on the philosophies, approaches and types of evaluation research.
Organisational Change for Citizen-Centric E-Government
The study aimed to make significant progress in understanding organisational change aspects of eGovernment and produced concrete conclusions and tools for policy makers and practitioners.
Moving Here: 200 years of Immigration in England - an evaluation
This study had two purposes:
Modelling Advice and Support Services to Integrate Virtual Component in Higher Education (MASSIVE)
Project aimed at designing a model of necessary support services for Universities to successfully implement the virtual component of teaching.
Impact Assessment And Ex-Ante Evaluation
GHK and The Tavistock Institute commissioned via European Policy Evaluation Consortium (EPEC) to carry out a Preparatory study for the Impact Assessment and ex-ante Evaluation on a Fundamental Rights Agency.
HERO: Health & Education Support for the Rehabilitation of Offenders 2001 – 2003
This project aimed to contribute to the rehabilitation of offenders within the European Criminal Justice system by providing inputs towards the promotion of a common rehabilitation framework.
Framework Contract for evaluation services for the EU
TIHR has a framework contract with the European Commission, DG Budget, to provide evaluation services in a range of policy areas.
External Evaluation of the EU Programme of Community Action to Encourage Co-Operation Between Member States to Combat Social Exclusion
The programme evaluation addressed issues of large systems learning, and transferability of learning across 25 member states' policy and practice actors in relation to multi-dimensional aspects of social exclusion through six instruments or actions.
Ex post evaluation of the 2000-2006 ESF support to the open method of coordination in social protection and social inclusion
The purpose of this evaluation was to assess the degree of coherence and complementary of the European Structural Fund (ESF) programmes with the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) at the levels of objectives, interventions, stakeholders and indicators - or in short, the support ESF provides for the social OMC.
Ex post evaluation of the 2000-2006 ESF support to the Open Method of Coordination in Social Protection and Social Exclusion
This evaluation was part of a set of ex-post evaluations of the European Social Fund (ESF) aimed at reporting on the use of the ESF and assessing the effectiveness, efficiency and impact of this financial assistance instrument.
Evaluation of the Community of Practice on partnerships in the European Social Fund
A transnational network on partnerships in the European Social Fund (ESF) contributed to significant learning and good practice exchange across EU Member States.
Evaluation of Open Method of Co-ordination [OMC] within the Context of eEurope
Europe-wide evaluation of the way OMC contributes to the realization of eEurope and the Information Society.
Evaluation of Management Training
GHK together with the Tavistock Institute were commissioned through European Policy Evaluation Consortium (EPEC) to evaluate training provision by DG Admin at middle and senior management levels.
Evaluation And Organisational Learning
Study researching the link between organisational learning and formative evaluation in the Vocational Education and Training field in Europe.
DG Employment Evaluation Framework Contract
TIHR provided evaluation services to DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities. The work wasdelivered through the EPEC consortium and COWI via a multiple framework contract on evaluation services and methods.
Developing Good Practice on Professional Development Opportunities for In-company Trainers
A literature review focused on the EU context and current examples of best practice for professional development for In-Company trainers.
Competence Evaluation Trans-European Networks (COMPETENT)
eTEN Market validation project aimed to develop and test a European Skills Development Network (E*NET).
An Evaluation Study to Examine the Effectiveness, the Implementation and the Impacts of the New Instruments Introduced in the Sixth Framework Programme
TIHR as part of the EPEC evaluation consortium was commissioned to undertake an evaluation of two new instruments created for the implementation of FP6 which ran from 2002-2006 with a funding of 17.5 bn Euro.
Consultancy
Our consultants are there both to hold the space open for profound discussions and ensure that actions are taken, and accountability lines identified.
Environment
How we are responding to the climate emergency