Research

Is Flexible Working?

Flexible Working - This report looks at the costs and benefits of flexible working and the drawbacks of one-size-fits-all flexibility mandates. This report explores some theoretical and practical issues surrounding the concept of flexible working.

For Autistic Women behind the masks - good work future of work

This toolkit explores what good work means for autistic women, and what employers can do to create genuinely inclusive workplaces. It draws on in-depth interviews with autistic women. It highlights that many are underdiagnosed, face workplace misunderstandings, and often mask their traits to avoid stigma, often leading to stress and burnout.

Peterborough Local Insights

Peterborough City Council’s Local Insight where you can explore a wide-ranging set of data through maps, reports and dashboards. The data can be used to help understand the needs of residents living in Peterborough. Peterborough City Council’s Performance and Intelligence Team are aiming to increase data availability and accessibility for both the council and our residents through this platform. Examples of future work include using Local Insight to focus on streets and what makes them healthy or unhealthy and examining factors that are associated with poverty to support targeted work.

Cambs & Peterborough Local Insights

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Insight is a shared research knowledge base for the area. It allows users an easy way to access and share information and research for deeper insights about their local area.

Dept of Health & Social Care database

Local health is a collection of public health indicators presented at small geographical areas. By breaking the data down to smaller areas, hidden inequalities can be highlighted. Click Go To Data the search Peterborough Central -MSOA to see ward level information

Peterborough ONS dataset

ONS Local Indicators for Peterborough. This dataset includes metrics on population, health, employment, and community participation, which are useful for understanding the environment in which the voluntary sector operates.

Report 2026 Future of work trends

Published 20 January 2026. This is a UK briefing with a people-and-culture angle. It covers AI fluency, non-linear work patterns, emotional salary, and “quiet thriving,” all of which are relevant to culture, engagement, and communication.

Breaking down barriers: How remote and hybrid work can support disabled workers

The final report of the Inclusive Remote and Hybrid Working Study indicates that, six years on from the first Covid-19 lockdown, access to remote and hybrid work has become essential for many people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, enabling them to remain in work.

Deal for the digital age embedding human rights in a new declaration on digital rights

This ongoing period of technological change into the era of AI has brought public benefits, including greater inclusion, more opportunities for self-expression, and economic growth. This report examines the concerns about the wide-ranging implications for our fundamental human rights in the digital age, which are often experienced most acutely by already marginalised communities, thereby embedding and amplifying existing inequalities in a digitally mediated society.

Failings of the NHS in peterborough and the wider UK - an evidence based post-pandemic analysis and recommendations

Basic NHS standards are not being met across the city, according to a new report by CAP Research and Campaigns Team. Chronic underinvestment and workforce shortages, combined with a widening of health inequalities generally, are the key factors in this decline in adequate health care access for local people.

Resolution Foundation: Understanding Precarious Work Prospects Among Foreign-born Workers April 2025

This report explores the labour market experiences of foreign-born workers. Although a significant number attain high-skilled and well-compensated positions, the focus here is on the notable portion who encounter challenges in accessing stable and secure employment.

The King's Fund: Place-based partnerships- challenges and opportunities April 2025

The report finds that place-based partnerships have concentrated on pressing local challenges—such as hospital discharge processes and waiting times—while also demonstrating a strong commitment to addressing health inequalities by targeting their underlying causes.

Mental Health Foundation: Experiences of Poverty Stigma and Mental Health in the UK June 2024

Over 14 million people in the UK are currently living in poverty, with deep poverty on the rise (Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2024). This report investigates how poverty stigma influences mental health outcomes, aiming to identify who is most affected and to inform more effective solutions.

PCVS Poverty Truth Commission Highlights

Short report on the highlights of the PTC in Peterborough which ran from January 2023 to March 2025

Peterborough Health and Wellbeing Survey 2025

The purpose of this report is to provide information on the responses and feedback received during the Peterborough Health and Wellbeing Survey campaign which ran from 11 November 2024 – 31 January 2025

Peterborough Health and Wellbeing Survey Infographic

Infographic for the Peterborough Health & Wellbeing Survey