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Knowledge Platform: Decent Work and Productivity
Engaging with organisations and policymakers to shape the nature of decent work and productivity.
About our decent work and productivity research
About our research
We are a multi-disciplinary group of researchers with backgrounds in:
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business psychology
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employment relations
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human resource management
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leadership and management
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social policy
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work and equalities
Our vision is to identify what causes – and who has – decent and productive work, and what can be done to shape a bright future for the world of work.
Our funding
Several prestigious funders support our research activities, including:
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Economic and Social Research Council
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National Institute for Health and Care Research
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Nuffield Foundation
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Leverhulme Trust
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Our knowledge transfer partners
Our impact
Our research translates into real-world impact. Our excellent track record includes our:
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highly-rated REF 2021 impact case study on changing employment and practice in adult social care
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regular engagement with parliamentary committees and government departments
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close partnerships with a wide range of policy and practice organisations, who share our commitment to decent and productive work
Our expertise
We have expertise across a wide range of areas, including:
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health and wellbeing at work
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labour market transitions, skills and employability, including active labour market policy, graduate employability and vocational training
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creating decent and productive work. including employment charters and good line management
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employee voice, industrial relations and trade unions
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equalities in work, training and education, including self-employment and entrepreneurship
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business psychology
Our partners
As well as extensive collaborations with fellow academics, we have close working relationships with policymakers, companies and research centres in the UK, Europe and beyond.
We are partners with the Massey People, Organisation, Work and Employment research group at Massey University in New Zealand.
Key publications
Our academics regularly publish in world-leading journals including:
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Work, Employment and Society
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Human Relations
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the International Journal of Human Resource Management
We also publish accessible research and policy reports, including:
Our research team
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View our staff
Andra Toader
Frances Galt
Contact information
Contact us
You can contact individual members of the team through their staff profiles.
For general enquiries, please contact the Head of the Decent Work and Productivity Centre, Dr Katy Jones.