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Join us as a Research Officer to launch a brilliant career in Government Social Research.
The GSRDAP is a four-year apprenticeship programme which offers a first of its kind opportunity to gain real working experience while studying for an undergraduate degree.
The home of Government Social Research Profession on GOV.UK. The Government Social Research profession supports the development, implementation, review and evaluation of government policy.
The Competency Framework defines the professional competency for members of the Social Research profession within government.
The Government Social Research profession supports the development, implementation, review and evaluation of government policy.
The scheme is an accelerated development programme that seeks that develop our future professional leaders in the Government Social Research Service.
The Government Economic and Social Research (GESR) Team run a 12-month sandwich student placement scheme aimed at students who are seriously considering a career in the Government Social Research (GSR) profession after gradu…
Practical guidance for government social researchers reviewing and working on behaviour change models.
Protocol defines principles for the publication of all government social research that is not defined as official or national statistics.
New Government Social Research Membership Forms and Guidance
GSR’s plan to improve government strategy, policy and delivery through putting people and society at the heart of government decision making
Guidance on the expected standards and responsibilities when designing/conducting social and behavioural research for/on-behalf of government
This scheme is only open to applicants in their penultimate year of their undergraduate degree with significant social research methods component
Guidance on maintaining the quality of qualitative evaluation for use in Government research
The code for members of the Government Social Research Profession
This report assesses the impact, effectiveness and value for money of the Youth Employment Initiative, part of the European Social Fund aimed at young people not in education, employment or training.
To strengthen GSR through improving our diversity and inclusion, thereby improving GSR’s evidence and advice to inform decision-making
This report presents findings from a survey of separated parents undertaken to explore child maintenance arrangements.
The Government Social Research Profession (GSR) is designing an apprenticeship and seeks higher education institutions to provide the degree aspect.
Government Economic and Social Research Team (GESR) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Recruitment Privacy Notice
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