Professor Alan Felstead

: Welsh speaking

Teams and roles for Alan Felstead

Research Professor
School of Social Sciences

Professor Alan Felstead has degrees from the University of Cambridge, the University of Warwick and Imperial College, University of London. He has held positions at Nuffield College, University of Oxford and the University of Leicester. From 2006-2024 he was Research Professor in the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University and was a Co-director of the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data (WISERD) from 2022-2024. In 2024 he was made Emeritus Professor. His research focuses on: the quality of work; training, skills and learning; non-standard employment; and the spaces and places of work. Professor Felstead has completed numerous funded research projects (including 18 funded by the Economic and Social Research Council), produced eight books, and written over 250 journal articles, book chapters, research reports and discussion papers. He has generated over £12.2 million of research funding from, for example, the ESRC, UK government departments, devolved administrations, the European Union and the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP). He has delivered many keynote addresses to conferences around the world, including China, Singapore, South Africa, Australia and Europe. He has given written and oral evidence to inquiries on labour market issues carried out, for example, by the Department of Work and Pensions Select Committee, the House of Lords, the Cabinet Office, the Scottish Parliament and Senedd Cymru/Welsh Parliament. His latest book, Remote Working: A Research Overview, was published in 2022 by Routledge. According to one reviewer, it is ‘a must read for anyone interested in how the changing location of work affects our lives’, while according to another ‘this excellent book gives an accessible yet thoroughly research-based account of the key issues’. His other books have also drawn praise. Unequal Britain at Work, was published in 2015 by Oxford University Press. It was rated as 'impressive for its timespan, depth and rigour', while offering a 'welcome' and 'nuanced empirical analysis ... very relevant to policy debate'. Improving Working as Learning, London: Routledge, 2009, won the Society for Educational Studies Highly Recommended prize for books published that year. He has been Visiting Professor at the Centre for Learning and Life Chances (LLAKES), UCL Institute of Education, a Visiting Professor at Beijing Normal University and a Visiting Research Fellow at the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. He was appointed a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences (FAcSS) in 2011 and a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (FLSW) in 2013. He is also a Senior Member of the ESRC's Peer Review College. In 2018-2019 he sat on the Welsh Government's Fair Work Commission as the Independent Expert Advisor and during 2019-2020 he was on part-time secondment to Welsh Government.

Supervision

I have supervised numerous undergraduate and masters dissertations as well as PhD theses. I have also acted as PhD external examiner on many occasions, both in the UK and overseas.

I am keen to supervise topics related to the labour market, including the location of work, types of employment contract and the variety of ways in which workers learn at work.

Date
Type

2025

Felstead, A. 2025. Who’s thriving, who’s struggling and who’s stuck at the kitchen table: how working lives are changing in the UK. The Conversation 2025(12 Apr)
Henseke, G., Felstead, A., Gallie, D. and Green, F. 2025. Degrees of demand: a task-based analysis of the British graduate labour market. Oxford Economic Papers 77(1), pp. 144-165. (10.1093/oep/gpae020)
Gallie, D., Davies, R., Felstead, A., Green, F., Henseke, G. and Zhou, Y. 2025. What is happening to participation at work? Findings from the Skills and Employment Survey 2024. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Wales Institute for Social and Economic Research and Data, Cardiff University. Available at: https://wiserd.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2.-What-is-Happening-to-Participation-at-Work.pdf
Green, F., Davies, R., Felstead, A., Gallie, D., Henseke, G. and Ying, Z. 2025. How common is workplace abuse? Findings from the Skills and Employment Survey 2024. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Wales Institute for Social and Economic Research and Data, Cardiff University. Available at: https://wiserd.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/1.-How-Common-is-Workplace-Abuse.pdf
Davies, R., Felstead, A., Gallie, D., Green, F., Henseke, G. and Zhou, Y. 2025. Has the tide turned for Trade Unions? Findings from the Skills and Employment Survey 2024. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Wales Institute for Social and Economic Research and Data, Cardiff University. Available at: https://wiserd.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/3.-Has-the-Tide-Turned-for-Trade-Unions.pdf
Green, F., Davies, R., Felstead, A., Gallie, D., Henseke, G. and Zhou, Y. 2025. Is the job quality gender gap narrowing? Findings from the Skills and Employment Survey 2024. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Wales Institute for Social and Economic Research and Data, Cardiff University. Available at: https://wiserd.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/6.-Is-the-Job-Quality-Gender-Gap-Narrowing.pdf
Henseke, G., Davies, R., Felstead, A., Gallie, D., Green, F. and Zhou, Y. 2025. What drives AI and robot adoption? Findings from the Skills and Employment Survey 2024. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Wales Institute for Social and Economic Research and Data, Cardiff University. Available at: https://wiserd.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/5.-What-Drives-AI-and-Robot-Adoption.pdf
Zhou, Y., Davies, R., Felstead, A., Gallie, D., Green, F. and Henseke, G. 2025. What makes work meaningful? Findings from the Skills and Employment Survey 2024. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Wales Institute for Social and Economic Research and Data, Cardiff University. Available at: https://wiserd.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/4.-What-Makes-Work-Meaningful.pdf
Davies, R., Felstead, A., Gallie, D., Green, F., Henseke, G. and Zhou, Y. 2025. Are skill requirements still rising? First findings from the Skills and Employment Survey 2024. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Wales Institute for Social and Economic Research and Data, Cardiff University. Available at: https://wiserd.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/7.-Are-Skill-Requirements-on-the-Rise.pdf
Felstead, A., Davies, R., Gallie, D., Green, F., Henseke, G. and Zhou, Y. 2025. Is the office dying? Findings from the Skills and Employment Survey 2024. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data, Cardiff University. Available at: https://wiserd.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/8.-Is-the-Office-Dying.pdf

2024

Felstead, A., Green, F. and Huxley, K. 2024. The job quality of Britain's teachers before and after the pandemic. In: Thompson, G. and Hogan, A. eds. Teaching and Time Poverty. Routledge
Felstead, A., Green, F. and Huxley, K. 2024. The job quality of Britain’s teachers before and after the pandemic. In: Thompson, G. and Hogan, A. eds. Teaching and Time Poverty: Understanding Workload and Work Intensification in Schools. Thompson, G. and Hogan, A. London: Routledge, pp. 44-59., (10.4324/9781003457527-4)
Felstead, A. and Blakely, H. 2024. Changing places of work. In: McDonough, B. and Parry, J. eds. Sociology, Work and Organisations: A Global Context. Routledge, pp. 309-322., (10.4324/9781003314769-27)
Felstead, A. and Parry, J. 2024. Sut ffurf allai fod ar ‘hawl i ddatgysylltu’ o waith yn y DU. [Online]. Cardiff University. Available at: https://wiserd.ac.uk/cy/blogiau/what-a-right-to-disconnect-from-work-could-look-like-in-the-uk-cy/
Felstead, A. and Parry, J. 2024. ‘What a “right to disconnect” from work might look like in the UK’. The Conversation 19 Jul
Felstead, A. and Blakely, H. 2024. Changing places of work. In: McDonough, B. and Parry, J. eds. Sociology, Work and Organisations: A Global Context. Routledge, pp. 309-322., (10.4324/9781003314769-27)
Green, F., Felstead, A. and Huxley, K. 2024. A comparison of job quality for teachers in private and state schools in the post-pandemic world. Project Report. Private Education Policy Forum.

2023

Rubery, J., Blakely, H., Erickson, E. and Felstead, A. 2023. The future of flexible working: ReWage Evidence Paper. Project Report. [Online]. Coventry: University of Warwick. Available at: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/rewage/news-archive/the_future_of_flexible_working_-_evidence_paper_20230830.pdf
Rubery, J., Blakely, H., Erickson, E. and Felstead, A. 2023. The future of flexible working: ReWAGE Policy Brief. Project Report. [Online]. Coventry: University of Warwick. Available at: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/rewage/news-archive/future_of_flexiblity_-_policy_brief_20230830.pdf
Felstead, A. and Reuschke, D. 2023. A flash in the pan or a permanent change? The growth of homeworking during the pandemic and its effect on employee productivity in the UK. Information Technology and People 36(5), pp. 1960-1981. (10.1108/ITP-11-2020-0758)
Davies, R. and Felstead, A. 2023. Is job quality better or worse? Insights from quiz data collected before and after the pandemic. Industrial Relations Journal 54(3), pp. 203-222. (10.1111/irj.12401)
Felstead, A. 2023. Homeworking. In: Johnstone, S., Rodriguez, J. K. and Wilkinson, A. eds. Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management. 2nd edition. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 172.
Felstead, A., Green, F. and Huxley, K. 2023. Teachers’ job quality before and after the pandemic: first findings. Available at: https://wiserd.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/Briefing-FINAL_no-PEPF_revised.pdf
Felstead, A., Green, F. and Huxley, K. 2023. Working in schools: Job quality of educational professionals before and after the Pandemic. Project Report. [Online]. National Education Union. Available at: https://neu.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-07/NEU3043%20Job%20quality%20research%20report%20v7.pdf
Felstead, A., Green, F. and Huxley, K. 2023. Written evidence given to the House of Commons Education Committee’s Inquiry into teacher, recruitment, training, and retention. Documentation. UK Government. Available at: https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/120027/pdf/

2022

Green, F., Felstead, A., Gallie, D. and Henseke, G. 2022. Working still harder. Industrial and Labor Relations Review 75(2), pp. 458-487. (10.1177/0019793920977850)
Felstead, A. 2022. Remote working: A research overview. Routledge Focus. London: Routledge.

2018

Felstead, A. 2018. Listening to employees' ideas could solve UK's productivity slowdown. The Conversation 2018(19 Jul)
Felstead, A. 2018. Tracing the connections: short-termism, training and recession. International Journal of Human Resource Management 29(4), pp. 664-682. (10.1080/09585192.2016.1184176)
Felstead, A., Gallie, D., Green, F. and Henseke, G. 2018. Productivity in Britain: The workers' perspective. First findings from the Skills and Employment Survey 2017. London: Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies, UCL Institute of Education. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/1229833/1_Productivity_at_Work_Minireport_Final_edit_2.pdf
Henseke, G., Felstead, A., Gallie, D. and Green, F. 2018. Skills trends at work in Britain: First findings from the skills and employment survey 2017. London: Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies, UCL Institute of Education. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/1229834/2_Skills_at_Work_Minireport_Final_edit.pdf
Gallie, D., Felstead, A., Green, F. and Henseke, G. 2018. Fairness at work in Britain: first findings from the skills and employment survey 2017. Project Report. [Online]. London: Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies, UCL Institute of Education. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/1229849/3_Fairness_at_Work_Minireport_Final_edit.pdf
Gallie, D., Felstead, A., Green, F. and Henseke, G. 2018. Participation at work in Britain. First findings from the Skills and Employment Survey 2017. Project Report. [Online]. London: Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies, UCL Institute of Education. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/1309456/5_Participation_Minireport_Final.pdf
Green, F., Felstead, A., Gallie, D. and Henseke, G. 2018. Work intensity in Britain: First findings from the Skills and Employment Survey 2017. Project Report. London: Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies, UCL Institute of Education.
Felstead, A., Gallie, D., Green, F. and Henseke, G. 2018. Insecurity at work in Britain: First findings from the Skills and Employment Survey 2017. Project Report. London: Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies, UCL Institute of Education.

2017

Felstead, A. and Henseke, G. 2017. Assessing the growth of remote working and its consequences for effort, well-being and work-life balance. New Technology, Work and Employment 32(3), pp. 195-212. (10.1111/ntwe.12097)
Felstead, A. and Green, F. 2017. Working longer and harder? A critical assessment of work effort in Britain in comparison to Europe. In: Grimshaw, D. et al. eds. Making Work More Equal: A New Labour Market Segmentation Approach. Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 188-207., (10.7765/9781526125972.00018)
Gallie, D., Zhou, Y., Felstead, A., Green, F. and Henseke, G. 2017. The implications of direct participation for organizational commitment, job satisfaction and affective psychological well-being: a longitudinal analysis. Industrial Relations Journal 48(2), pp. 174-191. (10.1111/irj.12174)
Felstead, A. and Unwin, L. 2017. Learning outside the formal system – what learning happens in the workplace, and how is it recognised?. Discussion Paper. London: Government Office for Science. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/590493/skills-lifelong-learning-workplace.pdf
Felstead, A., Gallie, D. and Green, F. 2017. Measuring skills stock, job skills, and skills mismatch. In: Warhurst, C. et al. eds. Oxford Handbook of Skills and Training. Oxford Handbooks Oxford University Press, pp. 321-342.
Gallie, D., Felstead, A., Green, F. and Inanc, H. 2017. The hidden face of job insecurity. Work, Employment and Society 31(1), pp. 36-53. (10.1177/0950017015624399)

2016

Green, F., Felstead, A., Gallie, D. and Henseke, G. 2016. Skills and work organisation in Britain: a quarter century of change. Journal for Labour Market Research 49(2), pp. 121-132. (10.1007/s12651-016-0197-x)
Green, F., Felstead, A., Gallie, D., Inanc, H. and Jewson, N. 2016. The declining volume of workers’ training in Britain. British Journal of Industrial Relations 54(2), pp. 422-448. (10.1111/bjir.12130)
Felstead, A. 2016. The skill debate: concepts, measures and evidence. In: Edgell, S., Gottfied, H. and Granter, E. eds. The SAGE Handbook of the Sociology of Work and Employment. London: SAGE Publications, pp. 225-242.
Green, F., Felstead, A., Gallie, D. and Inanc, H. 2016. Job-related well-being through the Great Recession. Journal of Happiness Studies 17(1), pp. 389-411. (10.1007/s10902-014-9600-x)
Green, F., Felstead, A. and Gallie, D. 2016. Job quality and inequality: The unequal world of work in the UK, 1986-2012. Juncture 22(4), pp. 329-333. (10.1111/j.2050-5876.2016.00883.x)

2015

Inanc, H., Zhou, Y., Gallie, D., Felstead, A. and Green, F. 2015. Direct participation and employee learning at work. Work and Occupations 42(4), pp. 447-475. (10.1177/0730888415580650)
Felstead, A., Gallie, D. and Green, F. eds. 2015. Unequal Britain at work. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Felstead, A., Gallie, D. and Green, F. 2015. Policies for improving job quality. In: Felstead, A., Gallie, D. and Green, F. eds. Unequal Britain at Work. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 191-241.
Green, F., Felstead, A. and Gallie, D. 2015. The inequality of job quality. In: Felstead, A., Gallie, D. and Green, F. eds. Unequal Britain at Work. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 1-21.
Blackaby, D., Felstead, A., Jones, M., Makepeace, G., Murphy, P. and Wass, V. J. 2015. Is the public sector pay advantage explained by differences in work quality?. In: Felstead, A., Gallie, D. and Green, F. eds. Unequal Britain at Work: The Evolution and Distribution of Intrinsic Job Quality. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Felstead, A., Gallie, D., Green, F. and Inanc, H. 2015. Fits, misfits and interactions: learning at work, job satisfaction and job-related well-being. Human Resource Management Journal 25(3), pp. 294-310. (10.1111/1748-8583.12071)
Jewson, N., Felstead, A. and Green, F. 2015. Training in the public sector in a period of austerity: the case of the UK. Journal of Education and Work 28(3), pp. 228-249. (10.1080/13639080.2014.900169)

2014

Felstead, A. and Jewson, N. 2014. 'Training floors' and 'training ceilings': metonyms for understanding training trends. Journal of Vocational Education & Training 66(3), pp. 296-310. (10.1080/13636820.2014.916739)
Blackaby, D., Felstead, A., Jones, M., Makepeace, G. H., Murphy, P. and Wass, V. J. 2014. Better quality work and better pay in the public sector?. Working paper. Cardiff: Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods. Available at: http://www.wiserd.ac.uk/files/1213/9291/0484/Blackaby_et_al_feb_2014.pdf
Gallie, D., Felstead, A., Green, F. and Inanc, H. 2014. The quality of work in Britain over the economic crisis. International Review of Sociology 24(2), pp. 207-224. (10.1080/03906701.2014.933023)

2013

Felstead, A., Green, F. and Jewson, N. 2013. Training in recession: the impact of the 2008-2009 recession on training at work. Project Report. [Online]. UK Commission for Employment and Skills. Available at: http://www.ukces.org.uk/publications/er72-training-in-recession
Felstead, A. and Green, F. 2013. Underutilization, overqualification and skills mismatch: patterns and trends. Project Report. [Online]. Skills Development Scotland. Available at: https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/811162/underutilization__overqualification_and_skills_mismatch_patterns_and_trends.pdf
Felstead, A. and Green, F. 2013. What's been happening to training? The workers' perspective. Project Report. [Online]. Skills Development Scotland. Available at: https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/811171/what_has_been_happening_to_training_the_workers__perspective.pdf
Felstead, A., Davies, O. R. and Jones, S. 2013. Skills and the quality of work in Wales, 2006-2012: Main results. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: WISERD. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/socsi/ses2012/[hidden]resources/Skills%20and%20the%20Quality%20of%20Work%20in%20Wales,%202006-2012%20Main%20Report.pdf
Felstead, A., Davies, O. R. and Jones, S. 2013. Job skills, qualification use and training in Wales: results from the Skills and Employment Survey 2012. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: WISERD. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/socsi/ses2012/[hidden]resources/Job%20Skills,%20Qualification%20Use%20and%20Training%20in%20Wales_mini-report.pdf
Davies, O. R., Felstead, A. and Jones, S. 2013. Well-being, insecurity and attitudes to work in Wales: Results from the Skills and Employment Survey 2012. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: WISERD. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/socsi/ses2012/[hidden]resources/Well-being,%20Insecurity%20and%20Attitudes%20to%20Work%20in%20Wales_mini-report.pdf
Felstead, A., Gallie, D., Green, F. and Inanc, H. 2013. Skills at work in Britain: First findings from the Skills and Employment Survey 2012. Project Report. [Online]. London: Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies, Institute of Education. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/socsi/ses2012/[hidden]resources/1.%20Skills%20at%20Work%20in%20Britain%20-%20mini-report.pdf
Green, F., Felstead, A., Gallie, D. and Inanc, H. 2013. Training in Britain: First findings from the Skills and Employment Survey 2012. Project Report. [Online]. London: Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies, Institute of Education. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/socsi/ses2012/[hidden]resources/2.%20Training%20in%20Britain%20-%20mini-report.pdf
Inanc, H., Felstead, A., Gallie, D. and Green, F. 2013. Job control in Britain: First findings from the Skills and Employment Survey 2012. Project Report. [Online]. London: Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies, Institute of Education. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/socsi/ses2012/[hidden]resources/3.%20Job%20Control%20in%20Britain%20-%20mini-report%20(2).pdf
Gallie, D., Felstead, A., Green, F. and Inanc, H. 2013. Fear at work in Britain: first findings from the Skills and Employment Survey 2012. Project Report. [Online]. London: Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies, Institute of Education. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/research/explore/find-a-project/view/117804-skills-and-employment-survey-2012
Felstead, A., Gallie, D., Green, F. and Inanc, H. 2013. Work intensification in Britain: first findings from the Skills and Employment Survey 2012. Project Report. [Online]. London: Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies, Institute of Education. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/socsi/ses2012/[hidden]resources/5.%20Work%20Intensification%20in%20Britain%20-%20mini-report.pdf
Green, F., Felstead, A., Gallie, D. and Inanc, H. 2013. Job-related well-being in Britain: first findings from the Skills and Employment Survey 2012. Project Report. [Online]. London: Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies, Institute of Education. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/socsi/ses2012/[hidden]resources/6.%20Job-related%20Well-being%20in%20Britain%20-%20mini-report.pdf
Felstead, A., Davies, O. R. and Jones, S. 2013. Job skills, qualification use and training in Wales. Bevan Foundation Review(23), pp. 20-21.
Felstead, A. and Green, F. 2013. There's some good news and some not so good news. Adults Learning 24(4), pp. 27-29.
Felstead, A. 2013. Skills at work. Society Now Summer(16), pp. 16-17.
Green, F., Felstead, A., Gallie, D., Inanc, H. and Jewson, N. 2013. What has been happening to the training of workers in Britain?. Working paper. London: ESRC Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies, Institute of Education, University of London. Available at: http://www.llakes.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/43.-Green-et-al.pdf

2012

Felstead, A., Green, F. and Jewson, N. 2012. An analysis of the impact of the 2008-09 recession on the provision of training in the UK. Work, Employment & Society 26(6), pp. 968-986. (10.1177/0950017012458016)
Gallie, D., Felstead, A. and Green, F. 2012. Job preferences and the intrinsic quality of work: the changing attitudes of British employees 1992-2006. Work, Employment & Society 26(5), pp. 806-821. (10.1177/0950017012451633)
Felstead, A. and Jewson, N. 2012. New places of work, new contexts of learning. In: Brooks, R., Fuller, A. and Waters, J. eds. Changing Spaces of Education: New Perspectives on the Nature of Learning. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 137-158.
Gallie, D., Zhou, Y., Felstead, A. and Green, F. 2012. Teamwork, skill development and employee welfare. British Journal of Industrial Relations 50(1), pp. 23-46. (10.1111/j.1467-8543.2010.00787.x)
Felstead, A. 2012. Rapid change or slow evolution? Changing places of work and their consequences in the UK. Journal of Transport Geography 21, pp. 31-38. (10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2011.10.002)
Felstead, A., Green, F. and Jewson, N. 2012. The impact of the 2008-09 recession on training at work (second interim report from October 2010 to October 2011). Project Report. [Online]. UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES). Available at: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140108090250/http://www.ukces.org.uk/assets/ukces/docs/publications/training-in-the-recession-second-interim.pdf
Felstead, A., Green, F. and Jewson, N. 2012. The impact of the 2008-09 recession on training at work (first interim report from February 2010 to September 2010). Project Report. [Online]. UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES). Available at: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140108090250/http://www.ukces.org.uk/assets/ukces/docs/publications/training-in-the-recession-first-interim.pdf
Fuller, A., Unwin, L., Felstead, A., Jewson, N. and Kakavelakis, K. 2012. Creating and using knowledge: an analysis of the differentiated nature of workplace learning environments. In: Livingstone, D. W. and Guile, D. eds. The Knowledge Economy and Lifelong Learning: A Critical Reader. Rotterdam: Sense, pp. 191-206.

2011

Felstead, A. 2011. Patterns of under-utilization in the recession. Project Report. [Online]. Skills Development Scotland. Available at: http://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/117386/Skills%20in%20Focus%20-%20Under-utilisation%20in%20the%20Recession%20-%20Alan%20Felstead_final.pdf
Felstead, A., Green, F. and Jewson, N. 2011. Firms still training despite recession. Adults Learning 22(7), pp. 25-27.
Felstead, A., Green, F. and Jewson, N. 2011. Training in the recession: findings challenge the common assumption about training during difficult times. People Management Magazine Online
Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Jewson, N. and Unwin, L. 2011. Working to learn, learning to work. London, UK: UK Commission for Employment and Skills. Available at: http://www.ukces.org.uk/ourwork/praxis
Felstead, A., Green, F. and Jewson, N. 2011. Immunity for recession? The impact of the 2008-09 recession on the extent, form and patterns of training at work. Working paper. London: ESRC Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies. Available at: http://www.llakes.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/22-Felstead-Green-Jewson-final-2011-compressed.pdf
Felstead, A. 2011. Changes in the quality and inequalities of work in Britain: New measures and emerging trends. Greek Review of Social Research(136), pp. 79-96.
Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Jewson, N. and Unwin, L. 2011. Following the retail chain: sandwiches, supermarkets and the potential for workplace learning. In: Grugulis, I. and Bozkurt, ?. eds. Retail work. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 25-48.
Felstead, A. 2011. The importance of 'teaching old dogs new tricks': training and learning opportunities for older workers. In: Parry, E. and Tyson, S. eds. Managing an Age-Diverse Workforce. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 189-205.

2010

Felstead, A. 2010. Closing the age gap? Age, skills and the experience of work in Great Britain. Ageing and Society 30(8), pp. 1293-1314. (10.1017/S0144686X10000681)
Felstead, A., Gallie, D., Green, F. and Zhou, Y. 2010. Employee involvement, the quality of training and the learning environment: an individual level analysis. The International Journal of Human Resource Management 21(10), pp. 1667-1688. (10.1080/09585192.2010.500489)

2009

Felstead, A. 2009. Are jobs in Wales high skilled and high quality? Baselining the 'One Wales' vision and tracking recent trends. Contemporary Wales 22(1), pp. 36-61.
Felstead, A., Bishop, D., Fuller, A., Jewson, N., Unwin, L. and Kakavelakis, K. 2009. Working as belonging: the management of personal and collective identities. In: Ecclestone, K., Biesta, G. and Hughes, M. eds. Transitions and Learning through the Lifecourse. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, pp. 147-161.
Felstead, A. 2009. A guide to employer-level labour market information: making the transition from information to intelligence. Alliance of Sector Skills Councils.
Felstead, A. 2009. Improving working as learning. T Mag, pp. 20-22.
Felstead, A. 2009. A guide to individual-level labour market information: making the transition from information to intelligence. Alliance of Sector Skills Councils.
Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Jewson, N. and Unwin, L. 2009. Changing the way we work. Adults Learning 20(10), pp. 12-15.
Felstead, A., Jewson, N., Fuller, A., Kakavelakis, K. and Unwin, L. 2009. Establishing rapport: using quantitative and qualitative methods in tandem. In: Townsend, K. and Burgess, J. eds. Method in the Madness: Research Stories You Won't Read in Textbooks. Cambridge, UK: Chandos Publishing, pp. 107-118.
Gallie, D., Zhou, Y., Felstead, A. and Green, F. 2009. Teamwork, productive potential and employee welfare. Working paper. Oxford: ESRC Centre for Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance. Available at: http://www.skope.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/SKOPEWP84.pdf
Fuller, A., Kakavelakis, K., Felstead, A., Jewson, N. and Unwin, L. 2009. Learning, knowing and controlling the stock: the nature of employee discretion in a supermarket chain. Journal of Education and Work 22(2), pp. 105-120. (10.1080/13639080902854037)
Felstead, A. 2009. Getting fitter for the job: improving the quality of labour market information using individual-level surveys. Discussion Paper. UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES). Available at: http://www.ukces.org.uk/assets/ukces/docs/supporting-docs/lmi-thinkpiece-alan-felstead.pdf
Unwin, L., Fuller, A., Felstead, A. and Jewson, N. 2009. Worlds within world: The relational dance between context and learning in the workplace. In: Edwards, R., Biesta, G. and Thorpe, M. eds. Rethinking Contexts for Learning and Teaching: Communities, Activites and Networks. Improving Learning Abingdon, UK: Routledge, pp. 106-118.
Felstead, A. 2009. Detaching work from place: charting the progress of change and its implications for learning. Beyond Current Horizons. Available at: http://www.beyondcurrenthorizons.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/final_felstead_detachingworkfromplace200901162.pdf
Bishop, D., Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Jewson, N., Unwin, L. and Kakavelakis, K. 2009. Constructing learning: adversarial and collaborative working in the British construction industry. Journal of Education and Work 22(4), pp. 243-260. (10.1080/13639080903290355)
Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Jewson, N., Unwin, L., Bishop, D. and Kakavelakis, K. 2009. Mind the gap: personal and collective identities at work. Studies in the Education of Adults 41(1), pp. 6-20.
Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Jewson, N. and Unwin, L. 2009. Improving working as learning. Improving learning series. London: Routledge.
Felstead, A. 2009. Getting fitter for the job: improving the quality of labour market information using individual-level surveys. Working paper. Cardiff: Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods, Cardiff University.

2008

Felstead, A., Gallie, D., Green, F. and Zhou, Y. 2008. Employee involvement, the quality of training and the learning environment: an individual-level analysis. Working paper. Oxford: ESRC Centre for Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance Oxford and Cardiff Universities. Available at: http://www.skope.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/SKOPEWP80_0.pdf
Khan, A., Shirani, F. J., Jewson, N., Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Kakavelakis, K. and Unwin, L. 2008. "The prawn sandwich will live forever”: learning to innovate in commercial sandwich production. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University. Available at: http://learningaswork.cf.ac.uk/outputs/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20ESRC%20TLRP%20Learning%20as%20Work%20Research%20Paper%20No%2017.pdf
Felstead, A. and Green, F. 2008. Skills at work in Northern Ireland 2006. Belfast: Department for Employment and Learning. Available at: http://www.delni.gov.uk/workskillsni2006
Felstead, A. and Green, F. 2008. Skills at work in Scotland, 1997 to 2006: Evidence from the Skills Surveys. Glasgow: Scottish Enterprise.
Jewson, N., Unwin, L., Felstead, A., Fuller, A. and Kakavelakis, K. 2008. "What’s the vision for this profession?” Learning environments of health visitors in an English city. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University. Available at: http://learningaswork.cf.ac.uk/outputs/Working_Paper_14.pdf
Unwin, L., Fuller, A., Bishop, D., Felstead, A., Jewson, N. and Kakavelakis, K. 2008. Exploring the dangers and benefits of the UK’s permissive competence-based approach: the use of vocational qualifications as learning artefacts and tools for measurement in the automotive sector. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff School of Social Sciences , Cardiff University. Available at: http://learningaswork.cf.ac.uk/outputs/Working_Paper_15.pdf
Bishop, D., Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Jewson, N., Kakavelakis, K. and Unwin, L. 2008. Constructing learning: adversarial and collaborative working in the British construction industry. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University. Available at: http://learningaswork.cf.ac.uk/outputs/Working_Paper_13.pdf
Bishop, D., Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Jewson, N., Kakavelakis, K. and Unwin, L. 2008. Constructing learning: adversarial and collaborative working in the British construction industry. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University. Available at: http://learningaswork.cf.ac.uk/outputs/Working_Paper_13.pdf
Fuller, A., Kakavelakis, K., Felstead, A., Jewson, N. and Unwin, L. 2008. Learning, knowing and controlling “the stock”: the changing nature of employee discretion in a supermarket chain. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University. Available at: http://learningaswork.cf.ac.uk/outputs/Working_Paper_12.pdf
Jewson, N., Unwin, L., Felstead, A., Fuller, A. and Kakavelakis, K. 2008. ‘What is the vision for this profession?’: learning environments of health visitors in an English city. Working paper. Cardiff University, School of Social Sciences. Available at: http://learningaswork.cf.ac.uk/outputs/Working_Paper_14.pdf
Kakavelakis, K., Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Jewson, N. and Unwin, L. 2008. Making a sales advisor: the limits of training 'instrumental empathy'. Journal of Vocational Education & Training 60(3), pp. 209-221. (10.1080/13636820802305546)
Felstead, A. and Green, F. 2008. Skills at work in the Highlands and Islands, 2006. Inverness: Highlands and Islands Enterprise,.
Felstead, A. and Green, F. 2008. Work skills in Scotland: The workers' view - Summary of research produced for Futureskills Scotland. Glasgow: Scottish Enterprise. Available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/919/0064954.pdf
Felstead, A. and Green, F. 2008. Work skills in Northern Ireland: results from the employee skills survey. Labour Market Bulletin 21, pp. 75-80.
Felstead, A. and Green, F. 2008. Skills at work in the East Midlands, 1997 to 2006. Nottingham: East Midlands Development Agency.
Felstead, A. and Green, F. 2008. Work skills: where are we in the skills league?. Britain in 2008: The State of the Nation, pp. 113.
Unwin, L., Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Jewson, N., Kakavelakis, K., Lee, T. and Butler, P. 2008. Worlds within worlds: the relationship between context and pedagogy in the workplace. In: Nijhof, W. J. and Nieuwenhuis, A. F. M. eds. The Learning Potential of the Workplace. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers, pp. 129-140.

2007

Fuller, A., Unwin, L., Bishop, D., Felstead, A., Jewson, N., Lee, T. and Kakavelakis, K. 2007. Continuity, change and conflict: the role of learning and knowing in different productive systems. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University. Available at: http://learningaswork.cf.ac.uk/outputs/Continuity,_Change_&_Conflict_Final.pdf
Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Jewson, N., Kakavelakis, K. and Unwin, L. 2007. Grooving to the same tunes? Learning, training and productive systems in the aerobics studio. Work, Employment & Society 21(2), pp. 189-208. (10.1177/0950017007076626)
Green, F., Felstead, A., Gallie, D. and Zhou, Y. 2007. Computers and pay. Working paper. Oxford: ESRC Centre for Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance. Available at: http://www.kent.ac.uk/economics/documents/gfg/SKOPEWP74Computersandpay.pdf
Jewson, N., Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Kakavelakis, K. and Unwin, L. 2007. Transforming knowledge and skills: reconfiguring the productive system of a local authority. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University. Available at: http://learningaswork.cf.ac.uk/outputs/transforming_knowledge_and_skills.pdf
Felstead, A., Bishop, D., Fuller, A., Jewson, N., Unwin, L. and Kakavelakis, K. 2007. Performing identities at work: evidence from contrasting sectors. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University. Available at: http://learningaswork.cf.ac.uk/outputs/Performing_Identities_Chapter_RP%20for%20web.pdf
Lee, T., Jewson, N., Bishop, D., Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Unwin, L. and Kakavelakis, K. 2007. “There’s a lot more to it than just cutting hair, you know’”: managerial controls, work practices and identity narratives among hair stylists. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University. Available at: http://learningaswork.cf.ac.uk/outputs/Working_Paper_8.pdf
Fuller, A., Unwin, L., Felstead, A., Jewson, N. and Kakavelakis, K. 2007. Creating and using knowledge: an analysis of the differentiated nature of workplace learning environments. British Educational Research Journal 33(5), pp. 743-759. (10.1080/01411920701582397)
Unwin, L., Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Bishop, D., Lee, T., Jewson, N. and Butler, P. 2007. Looking inside the Russian doll: the interconnections between context, learning and pedagogy in the workplace. Pedagogy Culture and Society 15(3), pp. 333-348. (10.1080/14681360701602232)
Green, F., Felstead, A., Gallie, D. and Zhou, Y. 2007. Computers and pay. National Institute Economic Review 201(1), pp. 63-75. (10.1177/0027950107083051)
Felstead, A. 2007. Measure for measure: mapping the terrain of the training, learning and skills debates. In: Storey, J. ed. Human Resource Management: A Critical Text. Andover: Thompson Learning, pp. 115-136.
Felstead, A. 2007. How “smart” are Scottish jobs? Summary evidence from the Skills Surveys, 1997-2006. Project Report. [Online]. Glasgow: Futureskills Scotland. Available at: http://www.researchonline.org.uk/sds/search/download.do;jsessionid=2D5763D5E471A4B369470DD6A981B535?ref=B7157
Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Jewson, N., Unwin, L. and Kakavelakis, K. 2007. Learning, communities and performance: Evidence from the 2007 Communities of Practice Survey. Project Report. Leciester: National Institute of Adult Continuing Education.
Felstead, A., Gallie, D., Green, F. and Zhou, Y. 2007. Skills at work in Britain, 1986 to 2006. Project Report. Oxford: ESRC Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance.
Aldridge, F., Tuckett, A., Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Jewson, N., Unwin, L. and Kakavelakis, K. 2007. Practice makes perfect. Project Report. Leicester: National Institute of Adult Continuing Education.
Kakavelakis, K., Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Jewson, N. and Unwin, L. 2007. “I am a genuine person”: sales training and the limits of moulding instrumentality. Working paper. Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University.: Cardiff.

2006

Felstead, A., Bishop, D., Fuller, A., Jewson, N., Lee, T. and Unwin, L. 2006. Moving to the music: learning processes, training and productive systems – the case of exercise to music instruction. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University. Available at: http://learningaswork.cf.ac.uk/outputs/Moving_to_the_Music_Final.pdf
Bishop, D., Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Jewson, N., Lee, T. and Unwin, L. 2006. Connecting culture and learning in organisations: a review of current themes. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University. Available at: http://learningaswork.cf.ac.uk/outputs/Connecting_Culture_and_Learning_Final.pdf
Unwin, L., Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Ashton, D., Bishop, D., Lee, T. and Jewson, N. 2006. The value and pitfalls of informal learning. In: Porter, S. and Campbell, M. eds. Skills and Economic Performance. London: Caspian Publishing, pp. 115-131.

2005

Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Unwin, L., Ashton, D. N., Butler, P. and Lee, T. 2005. Surveying the Scene: Learning Metaphors, Survey Design and the Workplace. Journal of Education and Work 18(4), pp. 359-383. (10.1080/13639080500327857)
Unwin, L., Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Lee, T., Butler, P. and Ashton, D. 2005. Worlds within worlds: the relationship between context and pedagogy in the workplace. Working paper. Leicester: Centre for Labour Market Studies, University of Leicester. Available at: http://learningaswork.cf.ac.uk/outputs/Worlds_within_Worlds_final.pdf
Felstead, A., Jewson, N. and Walters, S. 2005. The Shifting Locations of Work: New Statistical Evidence on the Spaces and Places of Employment. Work, Employment and Society 19(2), pp. 415-431. (10.1177/0950017005053186)
Felstead, A., Jewson, N. and Walters, S. 2005. Changing places of work. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

2004

Felstead, A. and Gallie, D. 2004. For Better or Worse? Non-Standard Jobs and High Involvement Work Systems. International Journal of Human Resource Management 15(7), pp. 1293-1316. (10.1080/0958519042000238464)
Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Unwin, L., Ashton, D., Butler, P., Lee, T. and Walters, S. 2004. Applying the survey method to learning at work: a recent UK experiment. Working paper. Leicester: Centre for Labour Market Studies, University of Leicester. Available at: http://learningaswork.cf.ac.uk/outputs/Applying_the_Survey_Method_final.pdf
Gallie, D., Felstead, A. and Green, F. 2004. Changing patterns of task discretion in Britain. Work Employment and Society 18(2), pp. 243-266. (10.1177/09500172004042769)
Lee, T., Fuller, A., Ashton, D., Butler, P., Felstead, A., Unwin, L. and Walters, S. 2004. Workplace learning: main themes and perspectives. Working paper. Leicester: Centre for Labour Market Studies, University of Leicester. Available at: http://learningaswork.cf.ac.uk/outputs/Workplace_Learning_Final.pdf
Butler, P., Felstead, A., Ashton, D., Fuller, A., Lee, T., Unwin, L. and Walters, S. 2004. High performance management: a literature review. Working paper. Leicester: Centre for Labour Market Studies, University of Leicester. Available at: http://learningaswork.cf.ac.uk/outputs/Hign_Performance_Management_final.pdf
Felstead, A., Jewson, N. and Walters, S. 2004. Images, interviews and interpretations: making connections in visual research. Studies in Qualitative Methodology 7, pp. 105-121. (10.1016/S1042-3192(04)07007-7)
Felstead, A., Gallie, D. and Green, F. 2004. Job complexity and task discretion: tracking the direction of skills at work in Britain. In: Warhurst, C., Keep, E. and Grugulis, I. eds. The Skills That Matter. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 148-169.
Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Uwnin, L., Ashton, D., Butler, P. and Lee, T. 2004. Better learning, better performance: evidence from the 2004 Learning at Work Survey. Project Report. [Online]. Leicester: National Institute of Adult Continuing Education. Available at: http://learningaswork.cf.ac.uk/outputs/Better_Learning_Better_Performance_Exec_Summ.pdf

2003

Green, F., Felstead, A. and Gallie, D. 2003. Computers and the changing skill-intensity of jobs. Applied Economics 35(14), pp. 1561-1576. (10.1081/0003684032000085986)
Felstead, A., Jewson, N. and Walters, S. 2003. Managerial Control of Employees Working at Home. British Journal of Industrial Relations 41(2), pp. 241-264. (10.1111/1467-8543.00271)
Felstead, A., Jewson, N. and Walters, S. 2003. The changing place of work. Working paper. Leeds: University of Leeds. Available at: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/esrcfutureofwork/downloads/workingpaperdownloads/fow_paper_28.pdf
Gallie, D., Felstead, A. and Green, F. 2003. Skill, task discretion and new technology: Trends in Britain 1986-2001. L'Année sociologique 53(2), pp. 401-430. (10.3917/anso.032.0401)
Fuller, A., Ashton, D., Felstead, A., Unwin, L., Walters, S. and Quinn, M. 2003. The impact of informal learning at work on business productivity. Project Report. London: Department of Trade and Industry.

2002

Felstead, A., Jewson, N., Phizacklea, A. and Walters, S. 2002. The option to work at home: Another privilege for the favoured few?. New Technology, Work and Employment 17(3), pp. 204-223. (10.1111/1468-005X.00105)
Felstead, A., Jewson, N., Phizacklea, A. and Walters, S. 2002. Opportunities to work at home in the context of work-life balance. Human Resource Management Journal 12(1), pp. 54-76. (10.1111/j.1748-8583.2002.tb00057.x)
Felstead, A. 2002. Putting skills in their place: the regional pattern of work skills in Britain. In: Evans, K., Hodkinson, P. and Unwin, L. eds. Working to Learn: Transforming Learning in the Workplace. London: Kogan Page, pp. 157-179.
Felstead, A., Gallie, D. and Green, F. 2002. Work skills in Britain, 1986-2001. Project Report. London: Department for Education and Skills.
Felstead, A. and Gallie, D. 2002. For better or worse? Non-standard jobs and high involvement work systems. Working paper. Oxford: ESRC Centre for Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance. Available at: http://www.skope.ox.ac.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/SKOPEWP29.pdf
Gallie, D., Felstead, A. and Green, F. 2002. Changing patterns of employee involvement. Working paper. Oxford: ESRC Centre for Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance. Available at: http://www.skope.ox.ac.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/SKOPEWP28.pdf

2001

Gallie, D., Felstead, A. and Green, F. 2001. Employer policies and organizational commitment in Britain 1992-97. Journal of Management Studies 38(8), pp. 1081-1101. (10.1111/1467-6486.00273)
Felstead, A., Jewson, N., Phizacklea, A. and Walters, S. 2001. Working at Home: Statistical Evidence for Seven Key Hypotheses. Work, Employment and Society 15(2), pp. 215-231. (10.1177/09500170122118922)
Felstead, A., Jewson, N., Phizacklea, A. and Walters, S. 2001. Blurring the home/work boundary: profiling employers who allow working at home. Working paper. Leeds: University of Leeds. Available at: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/esrcfutureofwork/downloads/workingpaperdownloads/fow_paper_15.pdf
Felstead, A. and Unwin, L. 2001. Funding Post Compulsory Education and Training: A retrospective analysis of the TEC and FEFC systems and their impact on skills. Journal of Education and Work 14(1), pp. 91-111. (10.1080/13639080020028729)
Jewson, N. and Felstead, A. 2001. New ways of working and living. In: Giddens, A. ed. Sociology: Introductory Readings. Cambridge: Polity Press, pp. 243-249.

2000

Green, F., Felstead, A. and Burchell, B. 2000. Job insecurity and the difficulty of regaining employment: an empirical study of unemployment expectations. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 62(Supp 1), pp. 855-883. (10.1111/1468-0084.0620s1855)
Felstead, A. and Ashton, D. 2000. Tracing the link: organisational structures and skill demands. Human Resource Management Journal 10(3), pp. 5-21. (10.1111/j.1748-8583.2000.tb00023.x)
Green, F., Felstead, A., Mayhew, K. and Pack, A. 2000. The impact of training on labour mobility: Individual and firm-level evidence from Britain. British Journal of International Relations 38(2), pp. 261-275. (10.1111/1467-8543.00162)
Felstead, A., Jewson, N., Phizacklea, A. and Walters, S. 2000. A statistical portrait of working at home in the UK: evidence from the Labour Force Survey. Working paper. Leeds: University of Leeds. Available at: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ESRCFutureofWork/downloads/workingpaperdownloads/fow_paper_04.pdf
Felstead, A. and Jewson, N. 2000. In work, at home: Towards an understanding of homeworking. London: Routledge.
Felstead, A., Ashton, D. and Green, F. 2000. Are Britain's workplace skills becoming more unequal?. Cambridge Journal of Economics 24(6), pp. 709-727. (10.1093/cje/24.6.709)
Ashton, D. and Felstead, A. 2000. From training to lifelong learning: the birth of the knowledge society?. In: Storey, J. ed. Human Resource Management : A Critical Text, Second Edition. London: Thomson, pp. 165-189.
, . 2000. Skills in the British workplace. In: Coffield, F. ed. Research Findings: Differing Visions of a Learning Society., Vol. 2. Bristol: Policy Press, pp. 193-228.
Green, F., Ashton, D., Burchell, B., Davies, B. and Felstead, A. 2000. Are British workers getting more skilled?. In: Borghans, L. and de Grip, A. eds. The Overeducated Worker? The Economics of Skill Utilization. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 77-106.
Felstead, A. 2000. Unequal shares for women? qualification gaps in the national targets for education and training. In: Metcalf, H. ed. Half Our Future: Women, Skill Development and Training. London: Policy Studies Institute
Jewson, N. and Felstead, A. 2000. When work comes home: new ways of working and living. Sociology Review 10(1), pp. 20-23.
Green, F., Felstead, A. and Gallie, D. 2000. Computers are even more important than you thought: an analysis of the changing skill-intensity of jobs. Working paper. London: LSE Centre for Economic Performance.

1999

Felstead, A. and Jewson, N. 1999. Domestic product. People Management 1999(Dec), pp. 34-36.
Felstead, A., Ashton, D. and Green, F. 1999. Justice for all? The pattern of skills in Britain. Working paper. Leicester: University of Leicester Centre for Labour Market Studies. Available at: https://lra.le.ac.uk/bitstream/2381/8584/1/working_paper23.pdf
Felstead, A., Green, F. and Mayhew, K. 1999. Britain's training statistics: a cautionary tale. Work Employment and Society 13(1), pp. 107-115. (10.1177/09500179922117818)
Felstead, A. and Jewson, N. eds. 1999. Global trends in flexible labour. Critical Perspectives on Work and Organisations. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Felstead, A., Krahn, H. and Powell, M. 1999. Young and old at risk - comparative trends in "non-standard" patterns of employment in Canada and the United Kingdom. International Journal of Manpower 20(5), pp. 277-296. (10.1108/01437729910286065)
Felstead, A., Ashton, D., Burchell, B. and Green, F. 1999. Skill trends in Britain: trajectories over the last decade. In: Coffield, F. ed. Speaking Truth to Power: Research and Policy on Lifelong Learning. Bristol: Policy Press, pp. 55-72.
Felstead, A. and Jewson, N. 1999. Flexible labour and non-standard employment: an agenda of issues. In: Felstead, A. and Jewson, N. eds. Global Trends in Flexible Labour: Critical Perspectives on Work and Organisations. London: Macmillan, pp. 1-20.
Ashton, D., Davies, B., Felstead, A. and Green, F. 1999. Work skills in Britain. Project Report. Oxford: ESRC Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance.
Felstead, A. and Unwin, L. 1999. Funding systems and their impact on skills. Project Report. [Online]. London: Deparment for Education and Employment. Available at: http://data.lib.ioe.ac.uk/ioedera/15122
Felstead, A., Green, F., Mayhew, K. and Park, A. 1999. The impact of training on mobility. Working paper. Canterbury: University of Kent Department of Economics. Available at: ftp://ftp.repec.org/opt/ReDIF/RePEc/ukc/ukcedp/9910.pdf

1998

Ashton, D. and Felstead, A. 1998. Organisational characteristics and skill formation: is there a link?. Working paper. Leicester: University of Leicester Centre for Labour Market Studies. Available at: https://lra.le.ac.uk/bitstream/2381/8586/1/working_paper22.pdf
Felstead, A., Burchell, B. and Green, F. 1998. Insecurity at work: is job insecurity really much worse now than before?. New Economy 5(3), pp. 180-184. (10.1111/1468-0041.00039)
Green, F., Ashton, D., Burchell, B., Felstead, A. and Davies, B. 1998. Are British workers getting more skilled?. In: Atkinson, A. B. and Hills, J. eds. Exclusion, Employment and Opportunity: Case Paper 4. London: Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics, pp. 86-122.
Felstead, A. 1998. Output-related funding in vocational education and training – a discussion paper and case studies. Project Report. [Online]. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. Available at: http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/publications-and-resources/publications/output-related-funding-vocational-education-and-training
Felstead, A., Burchell, B. and Green, F. 1998. Insecurity at work: is it getting worse?. New Economy 5(3), pp. 180-184.
Felstead, A., Green, F. and Mayhew, K. 1998. Interpreting training statistics in Europe: issuing a health warning. European Vocational Training Journal 14(May), pp. 62-69.

1997

Felstead, A. and Jewson, N. 1997. Researching a problematic concept: Homeworkers in Britain. Work Employment and Society 11(2), pp. 327-346.
Felstead, A., Krahn, H. and Powell, M. 1997. Contrasting fortunes across the life course: non-standard work among women and men in Canada and the United Kingdom. Working paper. Leicester: University of Leicester Centre for Labour Market Studies.
Raper, P., Ashton, D., Felstead, A. and Storey, J. 1997. Towards the Learning Organisation? Explaining current trends in training practice in the UK. International Journal of Training and Development 1(1), pp. 9-21. (10.1111/1468-2419.00002)
Felstead, A., Green, F. and Mayhew, K. 1997. Getting the measure of training: A report on training statistics in Britain. Project Report. [Online]. Leeds: Centre for Industrial Policy and Performance. Available at: http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED415363
Felstead, A., Green, F. and Mayhew, K. 1997. The meaning of training. CBI Human Resources Brief

1996

Felstead, A. 1996. Homeworking in Britain: the national picture in the mid-1990s. Industrial Relations Journal 27(3), pp. 225-238. (10.1111/j.1468-2338.1996.tb00771.x)
Felstead, A. and Jewson, N. 1996. Researching a problematic concept: homeworkers in Britain. Working paper. Leicester: University of Leicester Department of Sociology.
Felstead, A. 1996. Identifying gender inequalities in the distribution of vocational qualifications in the UK. Gender, Work & Organization 3(1), pp. 38-50. (10.1111/j.1468-0432.1996.tb00047.x)
Felstead, A., Green, F., Booth, A. L. and Snower, D. J. 1996. Training implications of regulation compliance and business cycles. In: Acquiring Skills: Market Failures, their Symptoms and Policy Responses. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 255-284., (10.1017/CBO9780511582332.013)
Felstead, A. 1996. The gender implications of creating a training market: alleviating or reinforcing inequality of access?. In: Rubery, J. and Humphries, J. eds. The Economics of Equal Opportunities. Manchester: Equal Opportunities Commission, pp. 177-201.
Felstead, A. and Jewson, N. 1996. Homeworkers in Britain. Project Report. London: HMSO.

1995

Felstead, A. 1995. Vocational qualifications: gender barriers to the certification of work-related skills. Working paper. Leicester: University of Leicester Centre for Labour Market Studies.
Felstead, A. and Jewson, N. 1995. Working at home: estimates from the 1991 Census. Employment Gazette 103, pp. 95-99.
Felstead, A. 1995. Small firm autonomy within a franchise: a case of shifting fortunes. In: Chittenden, F. C., Robertson, M. R. and Marshall, I. V. M. M. eds. Small Firms: Partnerships for Growth. London: Paul Chapman Publishing, pp. 169-181.
Ashton, D. and Felstead, A. 1995. Training and development. In: Storey, J. ed. Human Resource Management: A Critical Text. London: Routledge, pp. 234-253.
Felstead, A., Green, F. and Goodwin, J. 1995. Measuring up to the national training targets: Women’s attainment of vocational qualifications. Project Report. Leicester: University of Leicester Centre for Labour Market Studies.
Felstead, A. 1995. Financement des programmes de formation par le gouvernement britannique: les résultants d’une politique de contrats. Formation Emploi(51), pp. 49-51.
Felstead, A. 1995. Qualifications gaps between the sexes. Training Tomorrow 9(2), pp. 25-26.
Felstead, A. 1995. What are our competitors up to?. Training Tomorrow 8(9), pp. 19-20.

1994

Felstead, A. 1994. The gender implications of creating a training market: alleviating or reinforcing inequality of access?. Working paper. Leicester: University of Leicester Centre for Labour Market Studies.
Felstead, A. and Green, F. 1994. Training during the recession. Work Employment and Society 8(2), pp. 199-219. (10.1177/095001709482003)
Felstead, A. 1994. Funding government training schemes: mechanisms and consequences. Working paper. Leicester: University of Leicester Centre for Labour Market Studies.
Felstead, A. 1994. Shifting the frontier of control: small firm autonomy within a franchise. International Small Business Journal 12(2), pp. 51-62. (10.1177/0266242694122005)
Felstead, A. 1994. La franquica: ¿Testimonio de la «economia de empresa» y de la rees-tructuracion economica de los años ochenta?. In: Pollert, A. ed. Adiós a la Flexibilidad. Madrid: Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social, España
Felstead, A., Ashton, D., Green, F. and Sung, J. 1994. International study of vocational education and training in five countries: France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Japan, Singapore and the United States. Project Report. Leicester: University of Leicester Centre for Labour Market Studies.
Maguire, M., Maguire, S. and Felstead, A. 1994. Factors influencing individual commitment to lifetime learning: A literature review. Project Report. Sheffield: Employment Department.
Felstead, A., Maguire, S. and Goodwin, J. 1994. Providing training in Leicestershire. Leicester Economic Review 2(3), pp. 13-24.

1993

Felstead, A. 1993. Putting individuals in charge, leaving skills behind? UK training policy in the 1990s. Working paper. Leicester: University of Leicester Department of Sociology.
Felstead, A. 1993. Franchising’s European fortunes: opportunities for American franchisors. The Franchise Disclosure
Felstead, A. and Green, F. 1993. Cycles of training? Evidence from the British recession of the early 1990s. Working paper. Leicester: University of Leicester Department of Economics.
Felstead, A. 1993. Academics discuss franchise research. Franchise World
Felstead, A. 1993. The corporate paradox: Power and control in the business franchise. London: Routledge.

1992

Leighton, P. and Felstead, A. eds. 1992. The new entrepreneurs: Self-employment and small business in Europe. London: Kogan Page.
Felstead, A. 1992. Franchising, self-employment and the "enterprise culture": a UK perspective. In: Leighton, P. and Felstead, A. eds. The New Enterpreneurs: Self-Employment and Small Business in Europe. London: Kogan Page, pp. 237-265.
Felstead, A. and Leighton, P. 1992. Issues, themes and reflections on the "enterprise culture". In: Leighton, P. and Felstead, A. eds. The New Enterpreneurs: Self-Employment and Small Business in Europe. London: Kogan Page, pp. 15-38.

1991

Felstead, A. 1991. The social-organization of the franchise - a case of controlled self-employment. Work Employment and Society 5(1), pp. 37-57. (10.1177/0950017091005001004)
Felstead, A. 1991. Facing up to the fragility of 'minding your own business' as a franchisee. In: Blackburn, R. A. and Curran, J. eds. Paths of Enterprise: The Future of Small Business. London: Routledge, pp. 67-86.
Felstead, A. 1991. Franchising: a testimony to the "enterprise economy" and economic restructuring in the 1980s?. In: Pollert, A. ed. Farewell to Flexibility?. Warwick Studies in Industrial Relations Oxford: Blackwell, pp. 215-238.

1990

Felstead, A. 1990. What’s in a franchise contract?. Business Franchise Magazine
Felstead, A. 1990. How do you measure up?. Business Franchise Magazine
Felstead, A. 1990. A chance to be your own boss: the myth or reality of franchise ownership?. In: Jenkins, G. and Poole, M. eds. New Forms of Ownership: Management and Employment. London: Routledge, pp. 251-276.

1986

Felstead, A. 1986. Extra entrants in the high street race. Printing World
Felstead, A. 1986. Tackling instant success. Printing World

Research council funded research projects include, in reverse chronological order (non-ESRC projects not listed):

18. ESRC - 'Additional Funding of the PrOPEL Hub' (Co-Investigator with Sarah Connolly, Kevin Daniels, Rhys Davies, Patricia Findlay, Richard Kneller, Cher Li, Colin Lindsay, Martin McCracken, Monder Ram, Graeme Roy and Peter Urwin).

17. ESRC - ‘Skills and Employment Survey 2023: Continuity and Change’ (with contributions from the Department for Education and Acas), February 2023-July 2025 (Principal Investigator with Rhys Davies, Francis Green, Duncan Gallie, Golo Henseke, Ying Zhou, Curtis Jessop, Jon D’Ardenne and Martin Wood).

16. ESRC - 'The PrOPEL Hub - Productivity Outcomes of Workplace Practice, Engagement and Learning' (Co-Investigator with Graeme Roy, Patricia Findlay, Colin Lindsay, Eleanor Shaw, Monder Ram, Paul Latrielle, Dragos Adascalita, Richard Kneller, Cher Li, Martin McCracken, Rhys Davies and Sara Connolly).

15. ESRC - 'Developing, Designing and Promoting an Online Interactive Job Quality Quiz' funded via Cardiff University's ESRC Impact Acceleration Account (Principal Investigator).

14. ESRC - 'Skills and Employment Survey 2017' (with contributions from the Department for Education, Welsh Government and Cardiff University) (Principal Investigator with Francis Green, Duncan Gallie and Golo Henseke).

13. ESRC - 'Development Work for the Skills and Employment Survey 2017' funded as an additional ESRC/UKCES Strategic Partnership grant to LLAKES (Principal Investigator with Francis Green and Duncan Gallie).

12. ESRC – 'Longitudinal Follow-up to the Skills and Employment Survey 2012' funded under the LLAKES second five-year grant (2013-2017) (Co-Investigator with Francis Green and Duncan Gallie).

11. ESRC–'Additional Analysis of the Skills and Employment Survey 2012' funded as additional ESRC/UKCES Strategic Partnership grant to LLAKES (Co-Investigator with Francis Green and Duncan Gallie).

10. ESRC – 'The Labour Market Implications of Changes in the Public Sector: Inequality and Work Quality' (Co-Investigator with Phil Murphy, David Blackaby, Melanie Jones, Vicki Wass and Gerry Makepeace).

9. ESRC – 'Skills and Employment Survey 2012' funded under the ESRC/UKCES Strategic Partnership with additional funding from WISERD (Principal Investigator with Duncan Gallie and Francis Green).

8. ESRC – 'Training in Recession: Historical, Comparative and Case Study Perspectives' funded under the ESRC/UKCES Strategic Partnership (Principal Investigator with Francis Green).

7. ESRC – 'Work Attitude Measures in Large Multi-User Surveys' funded under Seminar Series Competition (Co-Invesigator with Brendan Burchell, Shirley Dex, Zella King and Michael Rose).

6. ESRC – '2006 Skills Survey' (with additonal funds from ELWa, EMDA, Scottish Enterprise and Highlands & Islands Enterprise) (Co-Investigator with Francis Green and Duncan Gallie).

5. ESRC – 'Learning as Work: Teaching and Learning in the Contemporary Work Organization' funded under the Teaching and Learning Research Programme (Principal Investigator with Alison Fuller and Lorna Unwin).

4. ESRC – 'Transforming Places of Work' funded under the Future of Work Programme (Principal Investigator with Nick Jewson, Annie Phizacklea and Sally Walters).

3. ESRC – 'Working at Home: New Perspectives' funded under the Future of Work Programme (Principal Investigator with Nick Jewson and Annie Phizacklea).

2. ESRC – 'Learning, Skills and Economic Rewards in Britain' funded under the Learning Society Programme (Co-Investigator with David Ashton and Francis Green).

1. ESRC – 'The Meaning and Implications of Training Data' (Co-Investigator with Francis Green and Ken Mayhew).

I used to convene a second year module on the world of work which combines academic study with experiential learning (SI0240). In addition, I have given guest lectures on other modules such as a postgraduate module on scholarship in the social scienes (SIT100) and an third year undergraduate module on work and skills (SI0605). I have also taught students about diferent ways of conceptualising skills and how to better understand workforce development. I have also given students a glimpse into the hard-wiring of research outputs as part of a masters degree in Skills and Workforce Development in Singapore (SIT903).

During my career, I have supervised and taught numerous students to completion of post-graduate dissertations and theses. I have also acted as PhD external examiner on many occasions, both in the UK and overseas. I am keen to supervise postgraduate students whose areas of interest are related to the labour market. Such topics include the location of work, types of employment contract and the variety of ways in which workers learn at work.

Professor Felstead has been studying employment-related issues for many years. Since completing his PhD, he spent 5 years working at Nuffield College, Oxford, 14 years at the Univeristy of Leicester and 18 years at Cardiff University.

Honours and awards

Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences (FAcSS).

Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (FLSW).

2023 Top Almetric scoring article of all time in New Technology, Work and Employment (as of November 2023) and in top 5% of all research outputs scored by Almetric (refers to Felstead, A and Henseke, G (2017) ‘Assessing the growth of remote working and its consequences for effort, well-being and work-life balance’, New Technology, Work and Employment, 32(3): 195-212).

2021 Top Cited Industrial Relations Journal Article in 2019-2020 (refers to Felstead, A, Gallie, D, Green, F and Henseke, G (2019) ‘Conceiving, designing and trailing a short form measure of job quality: a proof-of-concept study’, Industrial Relations Journal, 50(1): 2-19).

2021 Finalist for National Undergraduate Employability Award ‘Best Collaboration between Universities and Employers’.

2020 Top Downloaded Industrial Relations Journal Article in 2018-2019 (Felstead, A, Gallie, D, Green, F and Henseke, G (2019) ‘Conceiving, designing and trailing a short form measure of job quality: a proof-of-concept study’, Industrial Relations Journal, 50(1): 2-19).

2018 Nominated for Celebrating Excellence in Teaching Award, Cardiff University.

2013 SAGE Prize for Excellence Nominee for refereed journal article (Felstead, A, Green F and Jewson, N (2012) 'An analysis of the impact of the 2008-09 recession on the provision of training in the UK', Work, Employment and Society, 26(6): 968-986).

2013 SAGE Prize for Excellence Nominee for refereed journal article (Gallie, D, Felstead, A and Green, F (2012) 'Job preferences and the intrinsic quality of work: the changing attitudes to work of British employees 1992-2006', Work, Employment and Society, 26(5): 806-821).

2010 Society of Educational Studies Award for Felstead, A, Fuller, A, Jewson, N and Unwin, L (2009) Improving Working as Learning, London and New York: Routledge. It was judged to be of 'fundamental importance' to the study, understanding and conceptualization of workplace learning and was 'highly recommended' for books published in 2009.

2005 Emerald Citation of Excellence Award for refereed journal article Felstead, A and Gallie, D (2004) 'For better or worse? Non-standard jobs and high involvement work systems', International Journal of Human Resource Management, 15(7): 1293-1316. The award placed it in the top 50 out of 15,000 published articles assessed over the previous year.

Professional memberships

Member of the British Sociological Association (BSA).

Member of the British Universities Industrial Relations Association (BUIRA).

Academic positions

2022-present: Co-director, Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data, Cardiff University.

2006-present: Research Professor, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University.

1992-2006: Professor/Reader/Senior Research Fellow/Research Fellow/Research Associate at the University of Leicester.

1987-1992: Research Officer at Nuffield College, University of Oxford.

Contact Details

alanfelstead@cardiff.ac.uk
+44 29208 79050
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Bringing work home: Dining room tables among the places doubling up as office desks for half of homeworkers

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