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IER’s Chris Warhurst presented the paper based on projects funded by Deloitte and the NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research). The paper addresses a seemingly simple question: what would a healthy job look like?



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This week Professor Chris Warhurst of IER was invited to the annual Society of Occupational Medicine conference in Brighton to speak on a panel about improving work and health data. Along with the other panel members, Chris outlined the legal, ethical and practical challenges in linking existing health and work data but the prize in having this linked data – opportunity to generate better understanding of the relationship between health and work, and then identify what causes ill-health at work and develop interventions to create healthier jobs.
https://www.som.org.uk/occupational-health-2025-registration-now-open

IER estimates the impact of new technology on jobs and skills in agriculture!
Information on the study findings, recommendations and the executive summary has been published The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture
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Working Futures: Five decades of trying to anticipate changing skills needs

In IER’s latest contribution to the Skills England Research Seminar Series, in June, Prof. Rob Wilson presented ‘Working Futures: Five Decades of Trying to Anticipate Changing Skills Needs.’ In 2025 the IER will have been engaged in skills forecasting for 50 years.
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Professor Philip Taylor gave evidence to the 'Preparing for an Ageing Society’ inquiry
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IER's Dr E.K. Sarter provides insights into possibilities and approaches of strategically leveraging public spending for goods, works, and services as a tool for promoting gender equality.
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Professor Trine Larsen of IER presents research on how gig workers protect their health at work at the Creating Sustainable Work Conference in Stockholm.
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