Research has been undertaken by teams from the Centre for Continuing Education (University of Sussex) and from the Community University Partnership Project/University of Brighton. In addition, research was also carried out by members of Brighton & Hove City Council, and the Equal Brighton & Hove Action 2 Core Team with a more specific view to giving solutions to - and ways of overcoming - barriers faced by projects in relation to information services and reporting of soft outcomes.

There are primarily two kinds of research output available to download at present.

Briefing papers: These represent extremely condensed messages from the programme, to be used as introductions, primers, or overviews by those interested in finding out very quickly what research on that theme is about. They are also suitable for policy makers, because they contain key recommendations.

Full research reports: These are 30-70 page documents, drawing heavily upon data and evidence collected by the research teams. They give an in-depth account of key factors and issues identified by the researchers involved.

Dr Ruth Woodfield, University of Sussex, has carried out research into the employment outcomes for mature students. The report is still in draft form but can be accessed by clicking here.

The final version of the report, along with related materials and workshop information will be available shortly from Dr Woodfield's webpage on the University of Sussex site.

Barriers to Employment and Employability by Mike Boice and Caroline Booker (Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex).

Employment and Inequality: closing the gap and removing barriers by Caroline Booker and Mike Boice (Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex).

Innovation and Equal Brighton & Hove by Suzanne Hyde (Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex).

Innovation and Equal Brighton & Hove by Suzanne Hyde and Laura Cecil(Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex).

Partnership and Practices and Equal Brighton & Hove by Nicky Conlan (Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex).

Partnership and Practices and Equal Brighton & Hove by Nicky Conlan and Auréliane Beauclair (Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex).

Equal Opportunities, Diversity and Equal Brighton & Hove by Liz McDonnell and Auréliane Beauclair (Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex).

Empowerment and Equal Brighton & Hove by Liz McDonnell and Auréliane Beauclair (Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex).

Empowerment, Equal Opportunities and Diversity in Equal Brighton & Hove by Liz McDonnell and Auréliane Beauclair (Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex).

Employer Engagement and Equal Brighton & Hove by Suzanne Hyde (Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex).

Employer Engagement and Equal Brighton & Hove by Suzanne Hyde and Laura Cecil (Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex).

Pre-apprenticeship and pre-work training for re-engaging 16-25 year olds not in employment, education or training by Graham Sharp, Joanna Tolley, and Judith Watson (School of Environment and Technology, University of Brighton).

Corporate Social Responsibility: A Review by Laura Cecil (Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex).

Lone parents in Brighton & Hove: engagement with education and training by Tamsin Hinton-Smith (University of Sussex).

Lone Parents: Addressing barriers to participating in post-compulsory education by Tamsin Hinton-Smith. This paper was presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) December 2007.

Employer Engagement in Practice: a case study by Graham Sharp, Joanna Tolley, and Judith Watson (School of Environmental Technology, University of Brighton).

A limited number of DVDs produced through participatory action research with 16-25 NEETs at Constructing Futures are available for those involved in education or education studies. Please contact EBH Admin if you would like to be sent a copy.

Involving young people in participatory research: the Our First Footings film by Joanna Tolley (School of Environment and Technology University of Brighton). This is a briefing paper about production of the film.

Towards an Understanding of Mentoring, Social Mentoring and Befriending by the Social Mentoring Research Group (University of Brighton).

Quantitative Service User Data - Overview, Issues, and Recommendations by Linden Farrer and Auréliane Beauclair (Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex).

Towards a Culture of Self Evaluation by Steve Hodgkinson and Jen Colwell (Education Policy Evaluation Unit, University of Brighton).

University Involvement in Equal Brighton and Hove Action 3: Achievements, Experiences, Lessons and the Future by The Action 3 Research Teams (University of Brighton & Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex).

Changing the shape of the box: Disability and effective inclusion by Pam Coare, Ann-Marie Houghton, and Liz McDonnell.

Adult Learning Courses in Brighton & Hove: What can you find out online? Website & Telephone Research Summary by Anna Davies and Tess Gill (Brighton & Hove City Council).

Adult Learning Courses in Brighton & Hove:
What can you find out online? Executive Summary by Anna Davies and Tess Gill (Brighton & Hove City Council).

Results and Findings of the Soft Outcomes Visit Process by Linden Farrer (Equal Brighton & Hove).

Soft Outcomes: A Shared Approach by Linden Farrer (Equal Brighton & Hove).