Institute for Employment Research

Established in 1981, the Warwick Institute for Employment Research (IER) is a leading international social science research centre.

IER's research is interdisciplinary and made relevant to policy makers and practitioners. It is renowned for consistently delivering high quality research. Research questions are tackled in projects funded by a range of public and private sector organisations and through publications in academic journals.

IER has built a considerable reputation for its expertise in a broad range of research fields, including:

1. Labour market and skills intelligence
2. Education, training and skills
3. The Future of work
4. Welfare and social inclusion
5. Career guidance, development and transitions
6. Job quality; fair, decent and good work
7. Employment practices
8. Regional and sector analysis

IER researchers have diverse disciplinary backgrounds and work both within and across disciplines. Publishing theoretical, methodological and empirical academic outputs is a core activity, but IER also places great emphasis on maximising its impact among potential users of research.

Research findings are also disseminated to the academic, policy and practitioner communities through IER’s own publications, research reports published by sponsors, key stakeholder events and international conferences. Click here for further details of IER publications.