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Policy Briefs

University of Southampton researchers are producing or contributing to a variety of policy briefs on a range of topical issues. Read more about their work below.

Navigating Cyber Risks on Autonomous Ships

Read the policy brief on Navigating Cyber Risks on Autonomous Ships that outlines key regulatory and insurance gaps in addressing cyber threats to Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships and recommendations to bridge them. 

 

Sustainable Small-Scale Marine Fishing Resources and Communities in Kerala, India

Read the policy brief on sustainably managing small-scale fisheries resources.

 

Pupil Attitudes to Ageing, Pensions and Saving for Late Life

Read the policy brief on young people's views on ageing & saving.

 

The role of e-textile wearables in healthcare

Read the policy brief on the role of e-textile Wearables in Healthcare led by Professor Stephen Beeby.

 

Maternity Mentoring and Transitions

Read two policy briefs from Maternity Mentoring and Transitions Project led by Professor Fiona Woollard.

 

Lesson for Public Management Reform

Read the policy brief from a research team led by Professor Hary Annison on probation services.

 

Strengthening Community-Based Falls Prevention in England

Read NIHR and Health Innovation Wessex's policy brief on commissioning, implementation, and public understanding of effective falls prevention.

 

Pride in Place

Read Feeling Towns Project Team's policy brief on the the significance of understanding pride in shaping and evaluating policy.

 

Easing the Impact

Read MELD-B Research Project Team's policy brief on easing the personal financial impact of living with multiple long-term conditions.

 

Strengthening the UK’s Supply Chains

Read Dr Erisa Karafili and Betul Gokkaya's policy brief on establishing a secure and trustworthy supply chain ecosystem.

 
Managing Multimorbidity

How Young People See Vaping

Read the LifeLab team's policy brief on young people's perspectives on vaping as its use increases among them..

 
Managing Multimorbidity

Regulating for the Future of Work

Read Dr Joe Atkinson and Alistair Sackley's policy brief on ho to ensure decent work for all in the age of AI

 
Growing hope and power

Growing Hope and Power

Read Dr Kate Paradine and Professor Harry Annison's policy brief on thinking about how academics and charities might collaborate better, in order to achieve progressive change

 
Food Regulations 2021

The Food Regulations 2021

Read Preeti Dhuria, Dr Sarah Muir, Professor Christina Vogel's policy brief on The Food (Promotion and Placement) Regulations 2021

 
The benefits of promoting preconception care in the UK

Preconception care process

Read Professor Keith Godfrey MBE, Professor Mark Hanson, Jaskiran Kaur Gill, Dr Chandni Maria Jacob and Gareth Giles' contribution to the policy brief of the benefits of promoting preconception care in the UK.

 
Cultural Strategies

Cultural Strategies

Read Professor Dan Ashton (Principal Investigator) and Makanani Bell (research assistant)'s policy brief on Cultural Strategies, funded by Public Policy Southampton.

 
COVID-19’s Impact on Ethical Care

COVID-19’s Impact on Ethical Care

Read Dr Melinee Kazarian, Mr Andrew Webb, Ms Elisabeth Kombate's contribution to the policy brief on Investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare ethics to enhance patient care quality

 
Parents' views on administrative data linkage and analytics

Data linkage and analytics

Read Professor Rosalind Edwards' and Dr Hélène Vannier Ducasse's contribution to the policy brief on Parents' views on administrative data linkage and analytics.

 
Enacting the new UK Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Fishing Vessels of less than 15m Length Overall

Safety of small fishing vessels

Read Dr Matteo Scarponi's and Dr Wassim Dbouk's policy brief on Enacting the new UK Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Fishing Vessels of less than 15m Length Overall.

 
Examining predictors of vaccine uptake and hesitancy

Vaccine uptake and hesitancy

Read Dr Michael Head's and Dr Ken Brackstone's contribution to the policy brief on Examining predictors of vaccine uptake and hesitancy.

 
AI taxonomy

AI taxonomy

Read Professor Themis Prodromakis' and Dr Alex Serb's policy brief on AI taxonomy.

 

United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Discover how Southampton researchers are producing policy briefs that are connected to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We have grouped the policy briefs together based on the SDG relevant to the work. Click on an SDG to read the policy briefs on that theme:

SDG15

Sustainable Development Goal 15

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.

 
SDG16

Sustainable Development Goal 16

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

 

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