The SQW blog is home to reflections from different members of our team. Look out for policy insights, learning and experiences from our project delivery, and what it’s like to work at SQW.

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Reflections from our studies and experience of mentoring as a way to share knowledge, learn and develop.
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What does the existing evidence suggest for programmes in this policy space?
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Many students can’t wait to see the back of their research dissertations – but not me.
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Will Taylor Swift really cause a £1bn boost to the UK economy?
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The economic costs of the problems with mental health cannot be overestimated.
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"What do you do?" - a question some people have a simpler time answering than others (me).
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Observations and questions on regeneration in Stockport.
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Where students move after graduation has a large impact on the local economy - so where do they go, and why?
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Not all employers offer the opportunity of a sabbatical. SQW does. I used mine to explore Central Asia.
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An exploration of the ONS health index dataset and the challenges facing the ‘Levelling Up’ agenda in health.
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Reflections on our annual ‘Away Day’, an opportunity to reflect on the business, catch up with colleagues and get to know our host city of Birmingham.
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Reflections on a visit to the Grenoble Innovation for Advanced New Technologies (GIANT) Innovation Campus and the benefits of in-person fieldwork.
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Reflecting on the role of catapults as translational research organisations in the evolving research and innovation policy landscape in the UK.
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