Research case studies

Creating affordable visas and legalising cannabis to combat the black market

Ongoing

Introducing more legal options to migration and legalising cannabis could push smugglers out of the market.

School: School of Policy and Global Affairs

Department: Department of Economics

Research centre: City St George's Political Economy Research Centre

Helping Sierra Leone create a universal healthcare scheme

Completed

A large-scale survey to determine Willingness to Pay among people with no employment security.

School: School of Policy and Global Affairs

Department: Department of Economics

How self-service checkouts in supermarkets turned regular shoppers into thieves

Ongoing

Research by Professor Emmeline Taylor reveals how self-service checkouts have enabled everyday shop theft and reshaped perceptions of retail crime.

School: School of Policy and Global Affairs

Department: Department of Sociology and Criminology

Improving mental health in the workplace

Completed

A workplace training programme for improving employees' mental health and psychological wellbeing.

School: School of Health and Medical Sciences

Department: Department of Psychology and Neuroscience

Reforming police responses to reports of rape and domestic abuse

Ongoing

Research by Dr Katrin Hohl is informing police understanding of sexual and domestic violence; changing police training, procedures, and resource allocation; and benefiting victim-survivors.

School: School of Policy and Global Affairs

Department: Department of Sociology and Criminology