LARIA Annual Conference 2003 Presentations

RESEARCH FOR POLICY 2003 - NEW DATA – NEW RESEARCH: THE IMPORTANCE FOR UK LOCAL GOVERNMENT

The LARIA Annual Conference was held on Monday 28th – Wednesday 30th April 2003 at the Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.

As in previous years, we were treated to a superb selection of speakers covering a wide selection of topics. If you were unable to attend the Conference, or would like to view the presentations again, they are available for download as Adobe Acrobat documents ( .pdf ).

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Monday 28th April 2003
Plenary: Research for Policy - Working Across Boundaries: Sue Duncan (The Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit) (58k)

Plenary: Implications of Devolution/ Devolution for the Regions: Charlie Jeffery (University of Birmingham) (353k) & Roger Sykes (LGA) (30k)

Plenary: Neighbourhood Statistics: Jon McGinty (ONS) (934k) & Catriona McKay (CSU, Scottish Executive) (58k)

Tuesday 29th April 2003

Census Dissemination: Stuart Holroyd (Cheshire CC) (191k)

Neighbourhood Health Economy – Systematic Approach to the Evaluation of Health and Other Social Risks at Neighbourhood Level: Les Mayhew (Brent Health Action Zone & City University) (168k)
Uses of Census Data: Jennifer Boag (Falkirk Council) (78k) & Steve Turner (Tees Valley JSU) (26k)
Comprehensive Performance Assessment: Lessons Learned from Single-Tier and County Councils in England: Stuart Reid (Audit Commission) (156k)
Multiple Indices of Deprivation: Chris Dibben (Oxford University) (260k) & Jane Todorovic (ODPM) (268k)
Plenary: User Satisfaction Surveys – Practical Experience: Paul McCafferty (ODPM) (119k), Mike Wooderson (ATP) (136k), Clive Lloyd (Worcestershire CC) (52k) and Ben Page (MORI) (424k)

Wednesday 30th April 2003

Affordable Housing – The Role of Research and Information in the Development and Implementation of Policy: Glen Bramley (Heriot-Watt University (108k)

Community Visioning: Mike Callaghan (Midlothian Council) (121k)

Housing Need – Principles, Evidence and Links with the Housing Planning Processes: Nile Istephan (Communities Scotland (22k)

Building Community Cohesion in Oldham: Bruce Penhale (Oldham MBC) (26k)
Affordable Housing – A Local Authority Aspect: Ritchie Johnson (Aberdeenshire) (26k)
Making Best Use of Administrative Data (Workshop): Jill Tuffnell (Cambridgeshire CC) (2,141k)
Plenary: Promoting Policy and Practice Change – the Role of Research: Janie Percy-Smith (Freelance) (98k)


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