Impact Acceleration Funded projects 2019-2020
Chris Gill (£13,300)
"Therapeutic complaint handling."
Project aims to develop the broad concept of therapeutic complaint handling as a novel approach to practice via production of implementation toolkit and website – aimed at practitioners – through which the research, guidelines, case study findings and resources, can be promoted.
Andrew McHugh (£11,189)
"Data utility with Privacy Protection for Strava Metro."
To work with the Strava Metro team to offer recommendations to inform the development of new data publishing models and services that more effectively balance opportunities for supporting policy-driven research with privacy-related risks.
Bernhard Reinsberg (£2,990)
“Blockchain technology and the governance of foreign aid.”
To explain to Development Agencies how blockchain technology works, how it can be useful for them to pursue their development goals, and how it may affect existing governance structures, both domestically and internationally .
Javier Solana £1,540
"The potential of strategic litigation to promote sustainable finance in the EU."
To build upon a previously funded IAA project to collaborate with Client Earth on developing a strategy for holding the Eurosystem to account in respect of their environmental obligations through a process of targeted litigation.
Frankie McCarthy (£600)
"Lawful Gaming – Engagement."
To design and produce an ergonomic box to house a game entitled 'Legally Wed', following on from a previous IAA project that supported the development of the game.
Mel Simms (£14,745)
"SPICe Academic Fellowship – Employer representation in policy making."
SPICe Academic Fellowship – the Principal Investigator was invited to explore current employer representation in policy making in Scotland and develop an evidence base around the opportunities to build structures that allow the voices and interests of employers to be effectively represented in the Scottish Parliament.
Belgin Okay-Somerville (£4,542)
"Improving the Quality of Youth Employment: Lessons from Work Psychology Research."
To set evidence-based agendas towards improving young people’s current and future work prospects, with implications for more inclusive and prosperous societies. The illustrations produced as part of this project were promoted at the 2020 Festival of Social Sciences.
Deirdre Shaw (£12,250)
"Modern Slavery: Mobilising Consumer Action."
To identify the communication designs effective in achieving consumer awareness, desire for and action in anti-slavery interventions.
Outputs from this project include:
https://modernslaverypec.org/resources/consumer-attitudes
https://modernslaverypec.org/latest/podcast-consumer-attitudes
https://delta87.org/2021/10/understanding-the-role-of-the-consumer-in-modern-slavery/
Sabina Siebert (£6,600)
"How does the Scottish Parliament building shape the workings of the institution?"
SPICe Academic Fellowship – The Principal Investigator was invited to assess the way in which the shape and organisation of the work areas within the Scottish Parliament building impact on the workings of the institution.
Louise Hayward (£14,900)
"Members of the International Association for Educational Assessment."
To develop and apply a Decision Tree Toolkit to promote better research informed policy outcomes and allow it to be used in other countries in the IEAN network.
Robbie Paton & Aiden Gilani (£5,000)
"Assessing the feasibility for an SFA Knowledge Exchange Partnership Hub for the international cashmere industry."
To co-develop a feasibility report with the Sustainable Fibre Alliance (SFA) on the potential viability of setting up a Knowledge Exchange Partnership Hub (KEPH) and its role in addressing some of the issues that currently plague the cashmere industry.
Sayantan Ghosal (£9,400)
“Digital Empowerment for School Development and Management Committees in Karnataka, India.”
To introduce a digital component (app) as an intervention to enable fuller, more authentic and more equitable participation from School Development Management Committee members in the school management process in Karnataka, India.
Jude Robinson (£6,086)
"Exploring the role of (digital) storytelling to engage people and communities in Everyday Clean WaSH interventions."
To transform ‘feedback’ of project research findings to communities into a visual and digital format to communicate information to improve hygiene practices leading to positive changes to individual and family health and that of their livestock.
Mo Hume (£13,600)
“Colombia River Stories: improving socio-environmental understandings for building sustainable peace.”
To provide a creative platform for marginalised and silenced groups in Colombia to be heard in demanding the implementation of Constitutional Court Ruling T-622, using a participatory arts approach to community building and advocacy