Research case studies

Improving performance and productivity of the pension and insurance industries

Ongoing

StMoMo mortality projection software has been used worldwide to raise confidence in forecasts, and to allow organisations to improve regulation and performance of the pension and insurance industry.

School: Bayes Business School

Improving policies to increase disability employment

Ongoing

Research reshapes policies to help government and employers address discrimination and increase disability employment.

School: Bayes Business School

Improving policy and practices for financing the aftermath of disasters

Ongoing

Research provides a framework for governments, insurance industry and development organisations to work together to mitigate the level of unprotected disaster risk.

School: Bayes Business School

Improving quality of life for older people in care homes

Completed

My Home Life identifies and develops key factors which enhance quality of life for older people.

School: School of Health and Psychological Sciences

Department: Department of Health Services Research and Management

Improving retention rates of early career nurses

Ongoing

City researchers work with Barts Health to design and implement a new intervention for nurses.

School: School of Health and Psychological Sciences

Department: Department of Nursing

Improving strategies for financing recovery from large-scale disasters

Ongoing

Economic costs of environmental disaster and terrorism exacerbate the suffering of victims. Our research helps evaluate activities of organisations offering financial protection against disasters.

School: Bayes Business School

Informing energy market regulation and competition policy in the UK and Europe

Ongoing

Research into how wholesale electricity and gas markets function and the effects of the incorporation of new renewable technologies is influencing regulatory and policy decisions in the UK and Europe.

School: School of Policy and Global Affairs

Department: Department of Economics

Innovative use of administrative data to improve local service design and delivery

Ongoing

This research looks at improving the accuracy of estimating local populations by using administrative data.

School: Bayes Business School

Iranian music helps improve cultural tolerance in Britain

Completed

A children’s book and soundtrack supported by research from a City, University of London academic invites Britain to celebrate Iranian culture and storytelling through music.

School: School of Communication and Creativity

Department: Department of Performing Arts

Making compensation fairer for those who suffer personal injuries

Completed

Research into new calculations for assessing the level of compensation provided to victims in personal injury and fatal accident cases.

School: Bayes Business School