18 May 2012
CMPO is currently recruiting a Research Assistant to work on a range of projects.
16 May 2012
There is a lot of evidence of the effect of job loss on peoples’ future earnings and employment opportunities. New CMPO research into the impact of fathers’ job loss on their child’s educational attainment, for the first time in the UK, finds significant effects on the next generation.
1 May 2012
CMPO research supports a report published by the Education Select Committee which proposes to pay teachers based on their performance.
16 April 2012
Professor Sarah Smith comments on the government's latest plans to cap higher-rate reliefs on charitable giving, on BBC Radio 4 Today programme.
12 April 2012
Grant Miller and Pushkar Maitra talk about their latest research, following the recent CMPO conference 'Public Service Delivery in Developing Countries'.
29 March 2012
This conference is being held on Tuesday 3rd and Wednesday 4th April at the CMPO, 2 Priory Road, Bristol, BS8 1TX
27 March 2012
Working paper 12/287 'How should we treat under-performing schools? A regression discontinuity analysis of school inspections in England' is published today.
22 March 2012
The CMPO has three vacancies available in 2012 to undertake various duties. Closing date for applications is Wednesday 25th April.
16 March 2012
Professor Sarah Smith is giving an inaugural lecture on March 21st at 6pm in the Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building
27 February 2012
Hospitals are currently under pressure to control the cost of medical care, while at the same time improving patient health and reducing medical errors through appropriate nurse staffing levels. A study into the effects of a law requiring increased nurse-to-patient ratios on patient mortality finds that mandating such changes do not reduce adverse patient outcomes.
