SERIO Presentation

25 February 2009

Rebekah Southern and Carole Sutton

Overview of Presentation

Introduction to SERIOOverview of servicesSome public sector clientsCase Studies:

Defra

Children’s Services

What is SERIO?

Centre of Expertise in applied researchBased within Research & Enterprise Directorate

 

Core interdisciplinary teamExpertise in methodology and methods

Draw on wider expertise within University and our external networks

What Services Do We Offer?

Who Are Our Clients?

Case Study - Consumers Attitudes and Purchasing Behaviour Towards Local & Regional Foods

Case Study 1

Consumers Attitudes and Purchasing Behaviour Towards Local & Regional Food and

Drink

Case Study - Consumers Attitudes and Purchasing Behaviour Towards Local & Regional Foods

Unique research team

Case Study - Consumers Attitudes and Purchasing Behaviour Towards Local & Regional Foods

Method

Secondary ResearchPrimary qualitative: Consumer focus groups In-depth trade interviewsPrimary quantitative: Online consumer surveys Self-completion trade surveys

Case Study - Consumers Attitudes and Purchasing Behaviour Towards Local & Regional Foods

Dissemination

Report and presentation to Defra Will use findings to help shape policy to develop

the sectorNewsletter distributed to trade organisations Presentation at local food seminar

Case Study - Assessment of the Provision of Childcare in Central and North-East Plymouth

Case Study 2

Assessment of the Provision of Childcare in Central and North-East Plymouth

Case Study - Assessment of the Provision of Childcare in Central and North-East Plymouth

Project Background

Children’s Services, Plymouth City Council Need to gather data on parental views of current

childcare provision and future childcare requirementsLimited budgetFocus on one locality in the City

Need for this exercise to be repeated in other areas of the City in the future

Case Study - Assessment of the Provision of Childcare in Central and North-East Plymouth

Project Aims

Type of childcare used by working and non-working families

Gather data on affordabilityGather data on likely future childcare

requirements Employer’s perspective of the child care requirements

of their employees

Case Study - Assessment of the Provision of Childcare in Central and North-East Plymouth

SERIO

Research

ReportResearch ToolkitSelf-Completion Questionnaire

Sampling StrategyEthical Guidance

Employer InterviewsInterview ScheduleAnalysis

Children’s Services Staff Member

MSc Social Research P/T

MSc Social Research Student Placement

module(s)

Student Placements

Any questions ?