Collaboration Fund projects
The CAPE Collaboration Fund supports academic researchers and policy professionals to co-develop and deliver policy work in response to policy demand. See below the projects that we’ve funded.


Alexander Trautrims with Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner
Leveraging labour market compliance: The case for a Single Enforcement Body
Project Title: Leveraging labour market compliance: The case for a Single Enforcement

Barry Coughlan with National Children’s Bureau (NCB)
Shaping national policy on the basis of an umbrella review of the psychological consequences of chil
Project Title: Shaping policy on the basis of an umbrella review of

Caglar Koksal with Manchester City Council
Embedding Health in Local Urban Design Guides and Codes in Manchester
Project Title: Embedding Health in Local Urban Design Guides and Codes in

Gemma Burgess with Johannes Lenhard with Cambridge City Council
Are modular homes a good temporary housing solution for people experiencing homelessness
Project title: Are modular homes a good temporary housing solution for people

Magda Osman with Government Office for Science (GO-Science)
Tools to structure policy makers' questions seeking academic expertise
Project Title: Tools to structure policy makers' questions seeking academic expertise
Project dates:

Miri Zilka with College of Policing
Informing College of Policing Policy through Co-produced Commissioned Research
Project Title: Algorithmic Individual Risk Assessment in Policing: Informing College of Policing

Nici Zimmerman with Government Office for Science (GO-Science)
Co-creating Systems Thinking in Policy on Sustainability (CoSTiPoS)
Project Title: Co-creating Systems Thinking in Policy on Sustainability (CoSTiPoS)
Project dates: TBC
CAPE

Nick Hughes with London Borough of Camden
Delivering Net Zero Retrofit of Housing in Camden
Project Title: Delivering Net Zero Retrofit of Housing in Camden
Project dates: TBC
CAPE

Pat Thomson with National Association of Head Teachers & Association of School and College Leaders
Improving school leader recruitment and retention in England
Project Title: Improving school leader recruitment and retention in England
Project dates: TBC
CAPE

Sarah Marie Hall with Manchester City Council
Co-developing innovative urban policy strategies on poverty and austerity in Manchester, UK
Project Title: Co-developing innovative urban policy strategies on poverty and austerity in

Sophie Yarker with Greater Manchester Ageing Hub
Age-Friendly Leadership
Project Title: Age-Friendly Leadership
Project dates: February - September 2022
CAPE University partner: University