Centre for Learning and Life Chances

学习和生活机会中心研究终身学习在促进经济竞争力和社会凝聚力方面的作用，以及在调解这两个领域政策之间的相互作用方面的作用。这项研究使用跨学科、混合方法和比较方法来处理当前和正在出现的关键政策辩论，并提高在超国家、国家和区域/部门各级制定联合政策时利用研究证据的能力。年轻研究人员的能力建设将通过由中心学者监督的博士学生附属于莱斯中心和通过指导途径方案的博士后研究员来进行。持续的湖泊中心将建立在其现有研究的影响上，并开发这项研究的新方法，将产生新的影响。产生影响的活动将在战略上侧重于三个主要领域：1技能获取、技能成果和劳动力市场；2青年转型与代际不平等的比较分析3社会态度、社会融合与社会凝聚力。我们的主要目标是利用一系列沟通和传播活动来吸引媒体的兴趣，影响公众辩论，并以各种方式直接与不同层次的利益攸关方和决策者接触，影响政策和实践。沟通活动包括：-维护和更新我们的外部网站；-定期就最新研究成果发表博客及新闻稿；-维持我们的湖泊研究报告及政策简报系列刊物；-通过会议报告、主题演讲和特邀讲座传播我们的研究成果；并与学者、政策制定者和媒体代表一起举办公共研讨会和年度会议。政策影响将通过以下方式产生：通过我们的网络，并在我们的国际咨询委员会及其利益攸关方代表的协助下，识别并与新的利益攸关方和决策者接触；-向超国家、国家和社会伙伴政策机构介绍我们的工作，包括经合组织、欧洲工作基金会、BEIS、DFE和TUC；-回应政府政策谘询及社会及经济研究委员会的要求，就与现行政策问题有关的研究证据提供简报；-通过加入重要委员会和与有影响力的智库合作来影响政策。

Summary The Centre for Learning and Life Chances (LLAKES) conducts research into the role of lifelong learning in promoting economic competitiveness and social cohesion and in mediating the interactions between policies in the two domains. The research uses interdisciplinary, mixed-method and comparative approaches to address key current and emerging policy debates and to enhance capacity in the use of research evidence in the development of joined-up policy at supra-national, national and regional/sectoral levels.Capacity-building among younger researchers will be pursued through the attachment to the LLAKES Centre of doctoral students supervised by Centre academics and through the mentoring of post-doctoral fellows in the PATHWAYS programme.The continuing LLAKES Centre will build on the impact of its existing research and develops this research is new ways which will deliver new impacts.Impact generation activities will be strategically targeted to focus on three primary areas:1 Skills Acquisition, Skills Outcomes and Labour Markets;2 Comparative Analysis of Youth Transitions and Intergenerational Inequalities; 3 Social Attitudes, Social Integration and Social Cohesion. Our primary aims are to use a range of communications and dissemination activities to attract media interest and to influence public debate, and to engage directly with stakeholders and policy makers at different levels, and in a variety ways, to influence policy and practice.Communications activities will include: -maintaining and updating our external website; -issuing regular blogs and press releases on new research findings; -maintaining publications in our LLAKES Research Paper and Policy Briefing series; -disseminating our research through conference presentations, keynotes and invited lectures; -and hosting LLAKES public seminars and annual conferences with academics, policy-makers and media representatives. Policy impact will be generated by: -identifying and engaging with new stakeholders and policy-makers through our networks, and with assistance from our International Advisory Board and its stakeholder representatives;-presenting our work to supra-national, national and social partner policy bodies, including at OECD, European Work Foundation, BEIS, DFE and the TUC; - responding to government policy consultations and ESRC requests for briefings on research evidence related to current policy issues; -influencing policy through membership of key commissions and working with influential think tanks.