On this page you can find our regularly published news articles, providing digestible updates and insights about current research, evidence gaps, topics of importance, and experts across the Armed Forces community sector. We publish three types of news article. News Features provide overviews and synopses of available evidence on topical areas of importance. Research Spotlights provide lay summaries of recently published research and evidence. Meet the Expert articles introduce experts working across the Armed Forces community in research, policy, or practice.
Approximately 15,000 individuals leave the Armed Forces each year, with most undergoing a positive transition. However, a minority of ex-Service personnel face adverse outcomes, including unemploym…
The conflicts in Afghanistan (2001-2021) resulted in hundreds of serious injuries to UK Armed Forces personnel, necessitating their aeromedical evacuation. Due to the nature of their injuries, many in…
Welcome to 'Meet the Expert', our series bringing you informative interviews with Armed Forces researchers, policy makers and service providers. Read on to learn about current work, aspirations for pr…
Welcome to 'Meet the Expert', our series bringing you informative interviews with Armed Forces researchers, policy makers and service providers. Read on to learn about current work, aspirations for pr…
Food insecurity is defined as lacking access to reasonably priced, nutritious food of adequate quality. It is considered a consequence of poverty, with individuals reporting reducing the quality and c…
In recent years, there has been an increasing focus in the UK on support provided to those who have served in the Armed Forces, with the publication of the Armed Forces Covenant (2011), the ten-year S…
A new study (Examining the financial stability of UK military families) from RAND Europe, with support from the Army Families Federation, shows that military Service presents unique financial benefits…
In March 2023, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Office for Veterans' Affairs (OVA) launched an independent review of veteran welfare services overseen by the UK government. The review aimed to ev…
