Centre for Employment Research

Director: Professor Peter Urwin

CER_people-webThe Centre for Employment Research is the largest research centre at the Westminster Business School, and our staff have contributed to debates within education, training and the labour market for over 15 years. We apply a range of quantitative and qualitative research methods in three broad fields of research, in each of which we have a history of work that is at least Internationally Excellent.
  • Skills, Labour Markets and Programme Evaluation
  • Diversity and Employment Relations
  • Individual Behaviour and Decision-making
CER staff lead government-commissioned research projects which utilise both qualitative and quantitative methods in evaluation and applied research. Much of our work has also been published in renowned academic journals such as The Economic Journal; The Journal of Applied Econometrics and the Journal of European Social Policy.

Together with an ability to contribute to academic debates at the highest level, we have a strong commitment to work with policymakers and a variety of practitioners. Through our experience working with government both in the UK (DWP, HMRC, BIS, the Ministry of Justice and DCSF) and abroad (for instance the European Commission; German Federal Ministry for Employment) we have become expert in communicating specialist knowledge to non-specialist audiences.

Working at the highest levels of academic discussion ensures that we are Innovative and underpins the Integrity of everything we do; and the ongoing relationship with policymakers and practitioners ensures the relevance of our work, and ensures Impact.