Supporting resilient futures
Our work in this area has supported blue light services and agencies to better consider their provision and to explore new systems and offers that are fit for the future. This developing theme aims to understand how in an inter-connected way we can work together to ensure our place and planet are adapting to evolving threats and challenges.
NTU Foresight
Partners: Rowena Hill, Rich Pickford, Erin Gibson, Emily Snaith, Martha Longdon and Olivia Palmer
Overview: NTU Foresight was commissioned to explore future scenarios that would impact our city and wider region. To date the team have explore the future of cities.
Duration: 1.5 years
Status: Complete
Fire Fighters Charity Pre and Post-vention Suicide project
Partners: Karen Slade, Jessica Dunn, Rowena Hill, Lindsay Thurston, Rich Pickford, Sally Lopresti
Overview: Colleagues from NTU were commissioned by the Fire Fighters Charity to provide a series of evidence-based tools and resources to support pre and post-vention suicide support. These tools will be used by the Fire Fighters Charity to support their work with current and former staff.
Duration: 1 year
Status: Active
Mapping the Health and Wellbeing Across the Firefighting Career
Partners: Rowena Hill, Rich Pickford, Ehab Abdelmalak, Samuel Afolayan, Molly Brittain, Lyba Nadeem, Cerys Stock and Rachel Stolz
Overview: Colleagues at NCE worked to develop and deliver on a project for the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) and partners to create an evidence base for a new health and wellbeing strategy for the fire and rescue sector.
Duration: 1 year
Status: Complete
National Emergencies Trust Evaluation
Partners: Sally Andrews, Rich Pickford, Rowena Hill, Duncan Guest, Lesley Alborough and Supreet Uppal
Overview: Working with colleagues from Psychology, NCE supported the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded evaluation of the first activation of the National Emergencies Trust during the Covid-19 pandemic which raised and distributed almost £100m for affected communities and groups.
Duration: 1.5 years
Status: Complete
Transforming suicide prevention in those under community probation supervision
Partners: Karen Slade, Rosie Kitson-Boyce, Penny Siebert, Jessica Dunn, Grace Harvey, Haya Fakoush and Rich Pickford
Overview: NCE supported colleagues from HM Prison and Probation Service and Psychology to host an event that explored suicide prevention for people under community supervision. Colleagues brought together key stakeholders to explore and develop solutions to some of the key challenges facing the sector.
Duration: 1.5 years
Status: Complete
C19 National Foresight Group
Partners: Rowena Hill, Rich Pickford, Adam Potter, Stacey Stewart and Kelly Smith
Overview: The C19 National Foresight Group is a cross-government and multi-agency group set up to support the UK response to Covid-19. This group works with NTU to draw on academic insight and expertise throughout its work.
Duration: Less than a year
Status: Complete
Climate Security National Foresight Group
Partners: Rich Pickford, Rowena Hill, Erin Gibson
Overview: Colleagues at NTU have been commissioned to support a cross-department and agency climate security group to inform future assumptions, thinking and plans relating to climate adaptation.
Duration: 1 year
Status: Active
Developing the National Fire Chief Councils Health and Wellbeing Strategic Framework
Partners: Rowena Hill, Rich Pickford
Overview: Following on from our last project with the National Fire Chiefs Council the team is supporting the creation of a new health and wellbeing framework for the fire and rescue sector.
Duration: Less than a year
Status: Active
The National Foresight Group
Partners: Rowena Hill, Rich Pickford
Overview: The National Foresight Group was designed and developed with NTU to provide cross-government and agency foresight support during disasters and emergencies in the UK. Set up with a remit to help save lives, relieve harm and support communities it brings together key partners and academic expertise, knowledge and networks to make a difference. Building on a range of knowledge brokerage and facilitation techniques the group works with and for partners to understand, explore and develop action that can help to make a difference.
Duration: Over a year
Status: Active