Case Studies – Kada Research

Client type

Service3

Policy theme

63. Co-designing a high impact Skills, Training and Business Support Plan for South Yorkshire’s Innovation District; paving the way for the UK’s first Investment Zone

Kada research were commissioned by Sheffield City Council to develop a Skills, Training and Business Support Plan to help drive the South Yorkshire Innovation District (SYID) ambition for innovation-led inclusive growth to transform the South Yorkshire economy. The…

62. UK Shared Prosperity Plan for a Derbyshire Local Authority

“The UK’s EU replacement funds mean for first time in a generation local authorities have direct control over business support, skills and regeneration funds which have tended to be allocated centrally or regionally. UKCRF represents a new phase…

61. University of York’s UKCRF StreetLife Evaluation

StreetLife has created innovative and immersive experiences to revitalise the historic Coney Street in the city of York. It is led by the University of York in collaboration with strategic partners across the city and funded by UK…

60. Supporting Kent SMEs towards their Net Zero goals: a UKCRF evaluation

The Net Zero Pathway for Change (NZPC) Programme is an ambitious pilot which supports SMEs in Kent to decarbonize their businesses and increase understandings of net zero. The NZPC Programme was led by Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce…

59. Retrofit Accelerator for Homes Case Study

The Mayor of London’s Retrofit Accelerator for Homes (RA-H) is an ambitious and innovative programme, jointly funded by the Mayor and the ERDF, to provide deep retrofit to social housing in London.

58. Local Skills Improvement Plan Case Study

South Yorkshire was selected by the Department for Education (DfE) to be one of eight Trailblazers to determine how best to roll-out Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) across the country.

57. Levelling up the coastal edges case study

“The Government’s focus on levelling up the country reinvigorated conversations over regional inequalities and, subsequently, concern over the coastal edges. The levels of coastal inequalities illustrate the need to look within regions and not just across, as areas…

54. Kirklees Skills Hub Feasibility Study

“We believed strongly in the social and economic value that a Kirklees Construction Skills Hub could bring to the local area, but we also wanted to be able to demonstrate that it was a viable, long-term investment to…

53. South Yorkshire Health and Wellbeing Assets Study

“It was great to have the opportunity to work with Kada Research on this project, which will ultimately enhance the health and wellbeing assets across the sub-region. The team was professional and enthusiastic, and their efforts resulted in…

51. Longitudinal evaluation of high-profile public sector low carbon programme for the Greater London Authority and successful £8m bid

Working with Kada over the past two years has been easy; they are responsive and have delivered research outputs on time, to budget and to a high standard.

50. An evaluation of the new NHS graduate informatics and technology recruitment scheme

The Grad Informatics and Technology Fast-Track Stream is a pilot recruitment scheme, delivered by the Health Innovation Network, the Academic Health Science Network for South London. The scheme aims to address the current skills gap and lack of…

48. Evaluation of Visit Herts as the tourist economy suffers as a consequence of coronavirus

We enjoyed working with Kada on an assignment [which] exceeded our expectations with the level of insight it provided, by benchmarking our activity against others and providing practical continuous improvement ideas.