Interested in child wellbeing and want to work on cutting-edge research?

The Policy Evaluation Research Unit at Manchester Metropolitan University is recruiting a Research Associate to work on the first pan-European cohort study measuring child and youth wellbeing across Europe


UK Evaluation Society Webinar ‘Learning the Art of Evaluation’ featuring PERU’s Prof Chris Fox

Professor Chris Fox will be presenting at the webinar about the PERU-offered MSc in Evaluation and Policy Analysis, as part of the drive to spotlight HE opportunities in evaluation.


TASO ‘Impact Evaluation With Small Cohorts: Methodology Guidance’ published online

We have been working with TASO to develop guidance on evaluation with small cohorts and it is now available on their website. TASO’s focus is widening participation and improving student outcomes in higher education but the guidance can be applied to many areas of social policy evaluation.


Imagining gig work futures through roleplay

Using a deck of virtual cards to think about the future of work


Researchers to develop first ever Europe-wide survey to track children’s wellbeing as they grow up

The Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU) at Manchester Metropolitan University leads international project that will generate exciting new data to help policy makers improve child and youth well-being