Research Themes and Projects
Themes
The Regeneration Institute continues to develop research and discussion into a number of research themes. Listed below are some of the themes that we explore:
Community Development:
- Community Renewal
- Crime and Public Disorder
- Social Inclusion
- Sustainable Health
- Redundancy and its impacts
- GIS
Enterprise Development:
- Regional Innovation Strategies
- Greening The Economy
Planning, Design and Development:
- Planning and Urban Design
- Waste Management
- Land Development
- Sustainability
Rural Development:
- Rural Policy
- Agri-Food Chains
- Countryside Management
Skills, Lifelong Learning and Education
- Schools and education
- Labour Markets
- Lifelong Learning
- Trade Union Strategies
Research Projects
The following is a list of research projects currently being conducted through the RI. For publications, please see our publications page.
The Equality and Diversity Learning in the European Steel Industry project is funded under the Leonardo da Vinci Community Action Vocational Training programme. The aim of the project is to explore change in the steel industry workforce profile and the equality and diversity implications that might result from such developments. The data from the research is to be used to develop Equality Awareness training materials and briefing papers for the industry and industry stakeholders. For further information see www.idec.gr/edlesi/ or contact Dean Stroud on StroudDA1@cardiff.ac.uk
The Regen School Wales evaluation was commissioned by the DTA Wales and the Coalfields Regeneration Trust in order to evaluate the pilot programme of the Regen School Wales. This school is a unique scheme that develops a practitioner learning network and a ‘toolkit’ for regeneration. The purpose of the evaluation was in-order to enhance the scheme for the following year, and was completed through a series of surveys, telephone interviews and focus groups. For further information see http://www.regenschoolwales.org.uk/ and the publications page of this website, alternatively, please contact Rebecca Sian Edwards on edwardsrs1@cf.ac.uk
Joseph Rowntree Foundation: ‘Second generation: the impacts of housing stock transfer in urban Britain’
This study, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, sees the Regeneration Institute work in collaboration with partners at Heriot-Watt University (led by Prof. Hal Pawson) to explore the impacts of the second generation of housing stock transfer. This is being conducted through a national survey of housing associations and in-depth case study work in 10 locations. For further information please contact Dr Bob Smith at smithr2@cf.ac.uk or Rebecca Sian Edwards at edwardsrs1@cf.ac.uk
Spiritual Capital
Spiritual Capital sees the Regeneration Institute working in conjunction with Public Trust Partnership (led by Roy J. Thomas) exploring the role of faith and cultural communities in Cardiff. This research, funded by Community Development Foundation, will produce a directory of religious organisation in Cardiff. The project will also a publish a report based on the findings of a city-wide survey and ten case studies, that will highlight the relationship between faith communities, Cardiff as a capital city and local government. Spiritual Capital will culminate in a landmark conference that will bring together religious leaders, government officials, academics, other experts and the broader community to discuss the issues raised by the project. For further details, please contact Rebecca Sian Edwards on Rebecca Sian Edwards, edwardsrs1@cf.ac.uk.
Concept Group
The Regeneration Institute, with partners in the Wolfson Institute at Durham University and the Glasgow Centre for Population Health is working in partnership to explore potential avenues for research into areas of acute poor health, industrial history and the ‘new’ economy. For further details, please contact Rebecca Sian Edwards on edwardsrs1@cf.ac.uk or Gareth Williams on WilliamsGH1@cardiff.ac.uk