Case Studies
See how our research helps clients understand complex challenges, demonstrate impact and make better decisions.
Client type
- Local authorities, Combined Authorities, LEPs and the LGA49
- Further and Higher Educational Institutions, Skills Bodies and Training Providers22
- The Private Sector including Property and Business Support Organisations12
- The Third Sector and Civil Society7
- Other Public Bodies Including Emergency Services and Health5
- EC and EU Bodies/Partnerships2
- Central Government and Government Agencies1
Service3
Policy theme
- Training, Employment, Skills & Labour Markets21
- Business Support, Enterprise & Productivity15
- Energy, Low Carbon & Climate Change13
- Visitor Economy & Culture, Leisure & Sport12
- R&D, Innovation & Technology12
- Place Making, Property & Transport12
- Sectors and Clusters8
- Health, Wellbeing and Inclusion7
- Inward Investment and Internationalisation3
- Agritech and Horticulture2
37. Maximising exporting in the creative sector in Leeds City Region
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority commissioned Kada Research to undertake a review of exports for the creative sector. As a significant sector within the region, the LEP was considering how it could best add value and support creative…
36. MedCity Collaborate to Innovate stimulates R&D activity in life sciences
They showed a high degree of professionalism and flexibility and ensured all the major evaluation requirements were met.
35. Mid-term evaluation of the Internationalising SMEs (ISME) programme for East Midlands Business Ltd
The Government’s Export Strategy sets out an ambition to transform the UK’s export performance and raise exports as a proportion of the UK’s GDP from 30% to 35%. East Midlands Business Ltd (EMB) supports small- and medium-sized enterprises…
34. Supporting ambitious SMEs by helping them make a commercial success of their innovations
Innovate 2 Succeed is a fully funded programme designed to support ambitious SMEs by helping them make a commercial success of their innovations. In the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) areas of Hertfordshire and Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough (GCGP),…
31. School of Hard Knocks uses rugby and life skills to target those at risk of exclusion
The School of Hard Knocks is a UK-based charity using sports to tackle unemployment, poor health and crime. They ran a project in Welsh Valley schools which combined the School of Hard Knocks rugby school programme with FinCap…
1: Anaerobic digestion
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2: Birmingham Science Park – Aston
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4: A National UK Training Provider
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5: EU Textile collaboration study
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10: Leicester and Leicestershire LEP
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11: COGENT – UK Cosmeceutical and Nutraceutical
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12: The University of Sheffield
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