Insights & Publications

The civil Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) programme provides grant funding for industry led R&D projects, with matched contributions from industry. The UK Government has committed £1.95bn up to 2026 to the ATI R&D programme. SQW’s early impact evaluation has now been published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Hertfordshire’s life sciences sector has developed over many decades. SQW was asked by Hertfordshire LEP to examine the evolution of the cell and gene therapy businesses cluster – within the wider context of life sciences in Hertfordshire – and to consider opportunities and barriers in relation to its future growth.

The £3.3m Communities Fund supported initiatives aiming to tackle entrenched social issues, provide better outcomes for communities and improve local public services. SQW's evaluation has now been published by Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Council England and VisitEngland have been working with local partnerships for several years to help them to create effective alliances and practical actions to improve the cultural visitor experience. The second phase of the programme invested £4.2 million between April 2017 and January 2021 and supported eighteen local partner consortiums. SQW has evaluated both phases of the Cultural Destinations programme.

Improving practice through educational research is at the heart of the Education and Training Foundation sponsored Practitioner Research Programme which aims to support further professionalisation of the Further Education workforce. Our evaluation of the programme between 2018 and 2020 has been published.

The Education and Training Foundation’s role is to design, develop and deliver Continuing Professional Development for teachers, leaders, and trainers. SQW's independent review of ETF’s impact in 2019-2020 has now been published.