Mechanisms for transitioning towards a low carbon economy include technological shifts, policy development and programs that require changes in behaviour. Arguably, local councils are well positioned to drive some or all of these.

In early 2008 the AHRC created an Impact Task Force to provide evidence to Government and other interested parties such as Parliament, the Higher Education sector, industry, the press, and the taxpayer of the value of the research it funds and how it generates value for the UK taxpayer.

The frontline delivery of welfare-to-work services for the unemployed has changed significantly over the past ten years in response to structural and ideological pressures. Using benchmark data collected ten years ago, the Activating States project aims to analyse whether and how the activation of welfare clients has changed these services. This analysis will provide a...

This paper describes a practice-led research project undertaken in Australia in 2006, in which the author sought to explore the relationship between radical changes in cultural/geographical environment and the production of unique forms of material culture.

This report critically reviews the literature on older care recipient‐directed care arrangements in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia and highlights the importance to distinguish between Cash‐for‐Care and Self‐Directed Care schemes.