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.
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
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
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
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: June
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
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
Jonathan Green with NHS England and NHS Improvement
Policy Development of an Integrated Early Care Pathway for Autistic Children and Families
Project Title: Policy Development of an Integrated Early Care Pathway for Autistic Children
Lucy Irvine with Department of Health and Social Care
Academic-policy engagement around the Women’s Health Strategy for England
Project Title: Academic-policy engagement around the Women’s Health Strategy for England
CAPE University
Rima Hussein with Cardiff Women's Aid and Support Through Court
Centring the domestic abuse survivor experience through digital resources for their journey: let's
Project Title: Centring the domestic abuse survivor experience through digital resources for
Ruth Wood with Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Adapting the power systems to a changing climate
Project Title: Adapting the power systems to a changing climate
Co-Investigator: Jaise Kuriakose
Carol Davenport with North East Local Economic Partnership (LEP)
Careers-related learning in primary schools
Project Title: Careers-related learning in primary schools
CAPE University partner: Northumbria University
Policy partner:
Kevin Muldoon Smith with Local Government Information Unit
Non-anglophone local government finance systems: an examination of Japan, Italy and Germany
Project Title: Non-anglophone local government finance systems: an examination of Japan, Italy
Max French with Carnegie Trust UK
Toward wellbeing-based government: formalising a ‘Roundtable’ methodology
Project Title: Toward wellbeing-based government: formalising a ‘Roundtable’ methodology
CAPE University partner: University