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New Ideas Fund

Grants for small research projects.

Social research

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Social research informs how policies are put into action, how they are delivered, what people think of them and our understanding of what happens as a consequence.
‘project outline’ note paper
Research is fundamental to the work being done on community cohesion. Good research helps us understand what works and why it works. With this knowledge we can develop better ways of tackling the difficult issues present in Wales.



Our research is produced in three different ways, these are by:

  • organisations receiving a grant from us to produce research based on topics they have proposed (New Ideas Fund)
  • organisations commissioned and paid by us to produce research on topics we have defined (commissioned)
  • employees of the Welsh Assembly Government (in-house).

Faith in Wales: Counting for Communities

Faith in Wales: Counting for Communities

31/03/08
This research aims to gather some statistical evidence of the services that faith communities provide to the wider communities of which they are a part. It focuses on the services faith communities offer to the wider community through their volunteers and their paid staff, and the premises they mak ...
 

Building safer communities where children and young people are valued

21/01/08
This research examines the profile of risk and protective factors experienced by young people growing up in the various communities and local authorities in Wales. It aims to understand more fully where those differences originate and to establish what can be done to improve the risk and protection ...
 

Joint Working for Inclusion in Housing

14/10/07
This report aims to learn from current thinking and examples of good practice in joint working in Wales and elsewhere in the UK. In particular it looks at the arrangements in Cardiff for joint working to plan for housing inclusion, such as the Common Exclusion Policy and Exclusions Panel.
 
People, Plans and Partnerships - A National Evaluation of Community Strategies in Wales

People, Plans and Partnerships - A National Evaluation of Community Strategies in Wales

15/07/07
The Welsh Assembly Government commissioned a national evaluation of the effectiveness of the first round of community strategies in Wales entitled 'People, Plans and Partnerships: A National Evaluation of Community Strategies in Wales'.
 
Finding Common Ground

Finding Common Ground

23/04/07
Research identifying the most successful methods for resolving conflict among Black Minority Ethnic communities in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
 

Muslim Women Talk Wales Project Report

30/06/06
The Welsh Assembly Government is keen to ensure all communities in Wales are listened to and engaged with.
 
Accommodation needs of Gypsy-Travellers in Wales - Physical Condition Survey

Accommodation needs of Gypsy-Travellers in Wales - Physical Condition Survey

29/06/06
As part of the research into the ‘Accommodation needs of Gypsy Travellers in Wales’, the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS) at the University Of Birmingham and Plus Property Solutions carried out a physical condition survey of 20 identified Gypsy-Traveller sites across Wales, to assess th ...
 
Accommodation needs of Gypsy-Travellers in Wales

Accommodation needs of Gypsy-Travellers in Wales

02/04/06
In December 2004 the Welsh Assembly Government commissioned the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, University of Birmingham to carry out research on the accommodation needs of Gypsy-Travellers in Wales to inform policy development. The research arose from a series of recommendations in the Nati ...