Our latest thinking on the issues that matter most in economic and social development through our Viewpoint series, and our latest published reports. Our older Viewpoint ‘thought piece’ publications are available from the archive.
November 2024
SQW, supported by partner UK Youth, was commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to undertake volunteering in the youth sector research, focusing on open access youth provision that any young person can attend.
November 2024
SQW, supported by partner UK Youth, was commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to conduct research examining what enrichment involves in the context of the youth sector.
October 2024
In January 2021, The National Lottery Community Fund launched the Dormant Assets NI Phase 1 Grant Programme, which offered grants to VCSE sector organisations in Northern Ireland (NI) to fund activities seeking to build their capacity, resilience and sustainability. SQW was commissioned to evaluate the Grant Programme in November 2023, with the evaluation running to May 2025.
October 2024
In 2023, SQW was commissioned by Ploughshare Innovations Limited to assess the economic and wider benefits of the commercialisation activities that it delivers. This was intended to provide an update to previous assessments completed by SQW in 2015, 2017 and 2021.
October 2024
In 2023, GOTT commissioned SQW to undertake an early evaluation of its activities to date. Specifically, the evaluation sought evidence on the effectiveness of the support GOTT has given to its clients and on how it is perceived by public sector stakeholders.
August 2024
In November 2023, on behalf of the Judicial Diversity Forum and with funding from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), the Legal Services Board (LSB) commissioned SQW to profile the diversity of the judicial talent pipeline. This research focused on mapping, analysing and visualising secondary data (including from individual legal regulators) about diversity at different stages of the judicial pipeline.