Research officer on the Quantification, Administrative Capacity and Democracy (QUAD) project
Research Interests
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Risk and regulation
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Performance measurement and quality assessment
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Big data, predictive analytics and machine learning
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Public policy design, implementation and evaluation
Publications
Peer-reviewed
Griffiths, A., Beaussier, A.-L., Demeritt, D. & Rothstein, H. (2016). Intelligent Monitoring? Assessing the Ability of the Care Quality Commission's Statistical Surveillance Tool to Predict Quality and Prioritise NHS Hospital Inspections. BMJ Quality & Safety. Available here
Other
Griffiths, A. (2016). Predicting Quality Failures in Higher Education. Risk&Regulation, 31, 20-23.
Griffiths, A. (2016). The Risks of Risk-Based Approaches: Predicting Higher Education Quality with Metrics. Policy Wonkers - The Policy Institute at King's [Online]. Available here
Griffiths, A. (2015). No Minority Report. *Research Professional: 8am Playbook, 04 Dec 2015.
Griffiths, A. (2015). Written Evidence to the BIS Select Committee’s Assessing Quality in Higher Education' Inquiry [Online]. Available here
Griffiths, A. (2014). The Birth of Quality Agencies [Online]. Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA). Available here
Griffiths, A. (2011). The Quality and Risk Profiles of the Care Quality Commission. Risk&Regulation, 22, 10-11.
Media Coverage
Havergal, C. (2015). Risk-Based Quality Assessment 'Cannot Work', Study Concludes [Online]. Times Higher Education. Available here
Work in Progress
Griffiths, A., Wolf, A., and Rothstein, H. ‘Predicting the Unpredictable: Risk-Based Approaches to Quality Assurance in Higher Education’.
Griffiths, A., Leaver, M., ‘Wisdom of the Crowds: Public Reviews and the Quality of Healthcare’.
Teaching
Regular teaching topics include:
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Risk Management in Healthcare and Higher Education
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Regulation
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Data science and programming skills