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Assessing the Impact of Fuel Poverty Support for Carers
The Carer Money Matters programme is a national fuel poverty alleviation programme developed by the Carers Trust. This UK-wide programme...
Anna Burgess
Feb 6


Capturing the Social Benefits of Community Radio
Your opportunity to share how community radio can show its social benefits and impacts, and its contribution to community and social gains
Andy Parkinson
Feb 3


Evaluation of the Peer Networks Programme: Insights into SME Support and Resilience
The Peer Networks Programme was a national business support initiative that adopted a "designed nationally, delivered locally" approach
Stuart Merali-Younger
Dec 17, 2024

Wavehill’s 1% Pledge: Giving Back to Our Communities
Wavehill's 1% pledge At Wavehill, we measure our success not only in business growth but by our wider social impact and how we engage...
Wavehill
Nov 27, 2024


Building Culture and Connections: Wavehill’s Winter Away Day
Our Away Days are always a key highlight of the year. It offers a chance for the entire company to come together and reflect on our...
Wavehill
Nov 20, 2024


Innovation in farming and forestry: final evaluation of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP)
Wavehill was commissioned to provide an independent evaluation of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) Wales programme. Funded by...
Ioan Teifi
Nov 11, 2024

Community Involvement: supporting regeneration projects like the Tyne Derwent Way
On a frosty October morning, Research Consultant Şimal Altunsoy donned her layers and laced up her walking boots. She took part in an...
Wavehill
Nov 11, 2024


No More Nowt: Impact Evaluation by Wavehill on Local Engagement with the Arts
No More Nowt has delivered a wide range of arts, culture and heritage-focused projects to tackle barriers to accessing arts and culture
Andy Parkinson
Oct 31, 2024


Working Wales Career Reviews: Supporting Job Seekers in a Changing Job Market
As the workforce evolves and the population ages, supporting older workers in their careers has become increasingly more important.
Anna Burgess
Oct 22, 2024

A brief look at Wavehill’s latest ARFOR report
Reproduced here with kind permission of the Arsyllfa Observatory. Overview of ARFOR The research company Wavehill have published the...
Endaf Griffiths
Oct 16, 2024


Wavehill to Evaluate Key Regeneration Projects Under Flintshire’s Shared Prosperity Fund
Wavehill has been commissioned by Flintshire County Council (FCC) to undertake a comprehensive evaluation of Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF)...
Huw Lloyd-Williams
Sep 19, 2024


Wavehill Commissioned to Evaluate Serious Violence Interventions in North Wales
We are evaluating serious violence interventions in North Wales, focusing on reducing crime and ensuring safer communities
Andy Parkinson and Sarah Usher
Sep 18, 2024


Creative Industries: Evaluating Skills and Business Support in West Yorkshire
To ensure culture and the creative industries are part of a broader economic recovery strategy, we’re evaluating West Yorkshire CA strategy
Michael Pang
Sep 12, 2024


Evaluating the Future: Wavehill to assess Remaking Beamish Museum's transformation.
Wavehill has been commissioned by Beamish Museum to evaluate the ambitious Remaking Beamish Project. With significant funding from the...
Andy Parkinson
Sep 9, 2024


"I left with a voice”: Young People Celebrate Success as Youth Employment Programme Offers Them More Than a Job.
Wavehill has been conducting an independent evaluation of the Jobs Growth Wales+ (JGW+) programme, part of the Welsh Government’s Young...
Simon Tanner
Jul 22, 2024


Working Wales Review: Employability Support Across Wales
Working Wales is an impartial and professional, careers and employability support service that was launched in 2019 and is delivered by...
Anna Burgess
Jul 18, 2024


Pride and Inclusion
Diversity and inclusion are essential year-round. Pride Month gives us time to pause and reflect on our actions and our approaches. How...
Wavehill
Jun 27, 2024


Return to Work / Carers into Work: supporting unpaid carers back into work
The Return-to-Work / Carers into Work project was an initiative to provide focused support for individuals re-entering the labour market...
Andy Parkinson
Jun 12, 2024


Consultation Analysis: Informing Scotland's National Events Strategy
The Scottish Government has been keen to harness Scotland's potential as a global leader in the events industry. To shape its future...
Andy Parkinson
May 29, 2024


Come join our team!
At Wavehill we help our clients make better decisions based on robust research, reliable evidence, and a clear rationale. We are an...
Wavehill
Mar 27, 2024


Wavehill and Tir Coed: one percent pledge
Every year, Wavehill donates one percent of its profits to charitable causes that align with our values and ethos. All staff collectively...
Nikki Vousden
Mar 12, 2024


Good Growth: how Cornwall will deliver inclusive and clean economic growth
Cornwall and the Isle of Scilly have received £132m from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and £5.6m from the Rural Prosperity Fund....
Wavehill
Jan 15, 2024


Strategic vision, innovation, and skills; how northern Devon is using clean maritime for economic development and addressing social mobility challenges.
In January 2023 Torridge Council secured £15.6m through the Levelling Up Fund (LUF). This funding will support the development of the...
Declan Turner
Jan 10, 2024


Tackling deep rooted deprivation; success in Levelling Up funding allocation.
The third round of Levelling Up (LUF) funding allocation has been announced with £1.105m worth of investment allocated to 55 projects to...
Declan Turner
Nov 21, 2023


Wavehill Autumn Away Day 2023
This week Wavehill employees gathered together for our winter Away Day in Birmingham. With offices across the UK, it is important that we...
Wavehill
Nov 16, 2023


Meeting the mental health needs of students
Today, the Office for Students (OfS) launches an insight brief exploring the outcomes and needs of students who may face additional...
Megan Clark
Oct 19, 2023


A public health approach to violence reduction: how impact evaluation can improve outcomes
The Mayor of London's office has engaged Wavehill as an evaluation partner to undertake a detailed process and impact evaluation of...
Wavehill
Oct 16, 2023


Scotland's national events strategy review: consultation analysis
Scotland: The Perfect Stage was first published in 2008 in response to Scotland’s burgeoning potential to be a global leader in the...
Wavehill
Sep 25, 2023


UK Government Publishes Final Report on Reformed Renewable Heat Incentive Evaluation
The UK government has published the final report of an evaluation of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme. This independent report,...
Wavehill
Sep 19, 2023


Community benefits: Wavehill’s 1% pledge.
From food bank collections to beach cleans, over the years Wavehill have supported local initiative and charities around the areas that...
Wavehill
Sep 11, 2023


Engaging Farmers in Research: the Farm Business Grant
The Welsh Government has published our latest research focused on the Farm Business Grant. The grant is a scheme that provides financial...
Endaf Griffiths
Aug 16, 2023


Identifying good practice in climate innovation investment for arts and culture organisations
Can you help us to identify potential case studies that demonstrate how logistics for climate funding are administrated in the arts and...
Andy Parkinson
Jul 18, 2023


Employee Ownership (EO): research on the impacts and benefits
Our research has shown that the number of Employee-Owned Businesses (EOB) in Wales has grown in number, geography and across sectors in...
Ioan Teifi
Jul 3, 2023


Wavehill Summer Away Day 2023
Earlier this month we meet up as a whole company for our Annual Away Day. These Away Days are an integral part of Wavehill’s culture, and...
Wavehill
May 31, 2023


Programme Evaluation: Community Renewal Fund
We have been commissioned by Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to undertake a full programme evaluation of CRF
Wavehill
May 9, 2023


Social enterprise sector in Wales continues to grow in strength.
Since 2014, Cwmpas who deliver the Social Business Wales programme, have commissioned Wavehill to conduct a biennial mapping survey of...
Ioan Teifi
Apr 25, 2023


It’s all go for a 9-day fortnight say Wavehill staff
Following a six-month trial to test how a 9-day fortnight working pattern could be implemented, staff at Wavehill have overwhelmingly...
Wavehill
Mar 13, 2023


Advice in Community Settings
The Mayor of London launched the Advice in Community Settings grant programme in 2022. It is providing financial support to...
Simon Tanner & Andy Parkinson
Mar 9, 2023


Innovation in farming and forestry: evaluating the European Innovation Partnership (EIP)
Wavehill was commissioned to provide an independent evaluation of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) Wales programme. Funded by...
Wavehill
Jan 18, 2023


Mental Health Challenge Competition: supporting student mental health in higher education
In 2019 the Office for Students (OfS) launched the Mental Health Challenge Competition programme. This programme supplied funding to 10...
Chloe Maughan & Simon Tanner
Nov 9, 2022


Wavehill Away Day in Birmingham 2022
This week we had our annual Away Day in Birmingham. It is an opportunity for us to come together, to share company news and updates,...
Wavehill
Sep 29, 2022


Wavehill launches new look website
We are delighted to announce the launch of our new website. We are proud of the social and economic research, evaluation and analysis...
Wavehill
Sep 21, 2022

Wavehill signs Net Zero Pledge and publishes Carbon Reduction Plan
We have implemented policies designed to reduce our carbon footprint and this is the first Carbon Reduction Plan we have published that...
Mark Willis
Jun 18, 2022


Wavehill is now an employee owned business – why we’ve done it
Back in the summer of 2019, the Directors here at Wavehill were discussing the challenges facing the company over the next few years,...
Endaf Griffiths
Dec 1, 2021
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