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Linking work and health data - challenges and benefits

This week IER's Professor Chris Warhurst 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. However, the prize is 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.

Fri 20 Jun 2025, 13:00 | Tags: health

Monitoring the skills supply side of the green transition

IER, along with Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), is developing a methodology that keeps track of whether training provision is addressing the skills requirements of the green transition.

Wed 18 Jun 2025, 12:00 | Tags: green industry, skills, news

IER estimates the impact of new technology on jobs and skills in agriculture

Historically, technology has been a driver for more jobs, rather than less, and research from the Warwick Institute for Employment Research suggests this may continue to be the case as agriculture and horticulture continues to evolve. However, it is clear that regardless of the net impact on the number of jobs in farming and growing moving forward, the skills that the workforce uses will need to change.

Mon 16 Jun 2025, 10:00 | Tags: skills, technology

Skills2Capabilities Workshop: What can we learn from VET and skills practices across Europe?

The online workshop will explore how vocational education and training (VET) and skills practices are shaped by national and regional ecosystems across Europe. It will take place on the 18th of June, with IER’s Terence Hogarth presenting at the workshop.

Fri 13 Jun 2025, 09:00

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