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Current Research Projects

Evaluation of the FIT@80 pilot programme to lower the screening threshold for bowel cancer
RAND Europe and the University of Cambridge (CCHSR) are evaluating the FIT@80 pilot programme with the ultimate goal of informing national-level screening strategies.
09 Apr 2025
The applicability of existing Union legislation to telemedicine services
ICF and RAND Europe are examining the multifaceted dimensions of telemedicine, focusing on its legal foundation in the EU and across EU member states and EEA countries.
09 Apr 2025
Estimating the global economic costs of antifungal resistance
RAND Europe has been tasked to estimate the current and future cost of antifungal resistance in the global economy between 2025 and 2050 with the aim to highlight the potential economic risks of no further action to tackle the issue of AFR.
03 Apr 2025
Remote blood pressure monitoring
The DECIDE centre, a partnership between the University of Oxford and RAND Europe, is conducting an evaluation of remote monitoring of blood pressure to improve the evidence base on what works.
27 Mar 2025
Understanding the Transition from Military to Civilian Life
The Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) commissioned a study by QinetiQ and RAND Europe to understand and improve the complex transition process from military to civilian life for UK Armed Forces personnel and their families.
08 Jan 2025
Rapid evaluation of the Managing Heart Failure @home (MFA@home) programme
RAND Europe, as a member of the DECIDE centre, is conducting a rapid evaluation to assess the feasibility of a full evaluation of the MHF@home programme, focusing on data collection, diversity of implementation, and the programme's impact on patient outcomes and healthcare resources.
16 Dec 2024
Evaluation of the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund
RAND Europe and Frontier Economics were commissioned by Research England to assess the extent to which investment in higher education providers through the UKRPIF programme has been effective in achieving its objectives.
10 Dec 2024
Study on the effectiveness of the EU Member States' child benefits
RAND Europe researchers assessed the design, implementation and effectiveness of child benefits across the EU to identify best practices and challenges.
26 Nov 2024
Exploring AI Governance: Short Reports on Key Issues
Researchers explore artificial intelligence (AI) governance options that the U.S. may consider in light of the EU AI Act, and highlight the need for collaboration between the U.S. and the EU.
20 Nov 2024
Evaluation of the PATH-SAFE Programme
Researchers are evaluating the UK Food Standards Agency's pilot Pathogen Surveillance in Agriculture, Food and the Environment (PATH-SAFE) Programme to assess whether it is improving detection of pathogens in the agri-food system and to enhance its success with recommendations for management.
06 Nov 2024
Monitoring and evaluation for the National Space Science and the Space Science and Exploration Bilateral Programmes
RAND Europe is designing a framework for monitoring and evaluating the UK's National Space Science Programme and Space Science and Exploration Bilateral Programme. This framework will help the UK assess impact, delivery and value of missions under the two programmes.
31 Oct 2024
Evaluation of the Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation (CEOI) Programme
RAND Europe, in partnership with know.space and two independent Earth Observation (EO) experts, were commissioned by the UK Space Agency (UKSA) to evaluate the Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation programme.
29 Oct 2024
Pandemic preparedness of public health laboratories for respiratory infectious diseases
RAND Europe, funded by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, is studying how public health laboratories in the EU/EEA dealt with respiratory diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic.
28 Oct 2024
Rapid evaluation of Digital NHS Health Checks
Everyone in England aged 40–74 is invited to take part in the NHS Health Check (NHSHC) programme, but uptake has been lower than expected. RAND Europe's DECIDE centre will examine the development, implementation and use of Digital NHS Health Checks during the test phase.
28 Oct 2024
Newton Fund Impact Evaluation
RAND Europe is working in partnership to conduct an ex-post evaluation of the Newton Fund, a programme that aims to enhance the UK's global science and innovation presence.
21 Oct 2024
Rapid Evidence Assessment exploring NEET risk factors
RAND Europe is investigating why some young people in England are not in school, work, or training (NEET), with a particular focus on understanding the risks they face, especially in terms of staying engaged in school and their mental and social well-being.
21 Oct 2024
Evaluation of the STEP Ukraine Programme
The UK Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government commissioned a consortium led by Alma Economics with RAND Europe to conduct an evaluation of the STEP Ukraine Programme.
17 Oct 2024
Women's Health Hubs
RAND Europe in evaluating Women's Health Hubs, mapped the landscape, studied experiences of delivering and using hub services, and defined key features and early markers of success to inform policy and practice.
05 Sep 2024
A new risk index to monitor AI-powered biological tools
The Centre for Long-Term Resilience (CLTR) and RAND Europe are collaborating to develop a new approach to assess the risks posed by AI-enabled biological tools.
29 Aug 2024
NIHR’s economic return at the regional and national level
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) awarded a grant to RAND Europe to assess the economic returns of NIHR’s investment in health and care research at regional and national levels.
21 Aug 2024
Education practice and policy review
The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) commissioned RAND Europe to examine the policies and systems surrounding schools and colleges to better understand how these systems can safely care for and prevent young people from becoming involved in violence.
08 Aug 2024
Evaluation of the ‘Lexia Reading Core5®’ Reading Intervention
RAND Europe has been commissioned by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) to evaluate the effectiveness of the Lexia reading intervention.
25 Jul 2024
Evaluation of the ‘Concept Cat’ teaching methodology
RAND Europe, along with partners at the University of York, has been commissioned by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) to evaluate whether the Concept Cat programme can work under developer-led conditions.
25 Jul 2024
Evaluation of the Orchestrating Numeracy and the Executive Programme
RAND Europe was commissioned by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) to evaluate the efficacy of the ‘Orchestrating Numeracy and the Executive’ (ONE) Programme on a larger scale.
25 Jul 2024
Evaluating the National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP)
Know.space and RAND Europe were commissioned by the UK Space Agency to carry out process, impact and economic evaluations to assess the extent to which NSIP delivers expected impacts.
01 Jul 2024