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Consultancy

As an internationally recognised centre for public policy research, the Heseltine Institute has extensive experience of working with partners in the public, private and non-profit sectors on a range of critical urban and regional issues. Our place-focused research tackles some of the most significant policy challenges of our age, including regional inequalities, technological change and public service reform. We have skills and expertise in research, policy analysis and community engagement within the team, as well as access to an unrivalled pool of expertise across the University of Liverpool. Our consultancy offer is flexible, bespoke and tailored to the needs of individual projects.

Why work with the Heseltine Institute?

Collaborating with the Heseltine Institute offers a number of benefits for your organisation, including:

  • Access to world-class academic expertise from across the University of Liverpool and extensive experience of supporting academic-practitioner networks
  • Experience and knowledge of a range of robust research approaches, including extensive expertise in qualitative, co-produced and participatory methods
  • Flexible partnerships on short and long-term projects
  • Insights into cutting-edge research
  • Experience of working with partners in local government, the voluntary and community sector, and in business
  • A rigorous, independent and ethically informed approach to projects, informed by academic expertise

Types of consultancy we offer

We work flexibly with a range of partners and offer services such as:

  • Evaluation: evaluating the impacts of policy and programmes
  • Policy support and analysis: understanding the impact of policy on your organisation
  • Co-production: participatory and collaborative research to engage stakeholders
  • Workshops and focus groups: convening discussions to support your work
  • Engagement: developing strategies to engage with policymakers
  • Quality assurance: we adhere to standard research procedures through the University’s Research ethics policy, GDPR and data protection compliance

Our work

Our recent consultancy projects include:

Evaluation of the Liverpool City Region Households into Work programme. The Heseltine Institute was commissioned by Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to evaluate outcomes from this pilot project, which was designed to address systemic issues leading to long-term and entrenched worklessness. Read more about our work on Phase 1 and Phase 2 of this project.

Eurovision 2023: The Results Are In. The Heseltine Institute was commissioned by Liverpool City Council to produce a synthesis of various strands of quantitative and qualitative evaluation projects to assess the economic and impact of Eurovision 2023. Working with partners across Liverpool City Region and in government, the results of the project were presented at a major event receiving national media coverage. Read more here.

Croxteth Good Help Hub: This project, funded by Partnerships for People and Place, aimed to improve coordination between local partners and central government agencies to improve local service delivery. The Heseltine Institute was commissioned to evaluate both outcomes and processes, adopting a utilisation-focused approach. Read more here. 

Place-based Adult Skills and Training. Commissioned by the Local Government Association, the Heseltine Institute delivered a critical review and synthesis of policy on labour market changes and trends supported by qualitative research and case studies to assess the problem of low skills amongst adults and proposed policies to address this challenge. Read more here.

Contact us

To find out more about working with the Heseltine Institute, contact our institute administrator Helen Williams.

 

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