The evidence behind AURIS.
An organised home for AURIS publications, pilot programmes and research methods. This section grows as new work is published.
Articles in this category
State of the Evidence: What We Know, What We Don't, and Why This Research Is Needed
Research reportAn audit of the AURIS Master Evidence Repository, conducted 30 August 2026, setting out plainly which evidence is solid, which is located but not yet fully verified, which has been downgraded, and which gaps remain open.
I didn't start researching identity. I started trying to help people.
9 min readA first person account of how a medical discharge in 2014, a self funded CIC in 2015 and a woodworking project in Liverpool in 2017 turned into the questions now being asked through Identity After the Uniform.
The Identity Gap in Service Leaver Support: Why It Matters
8 min readPractical resettlement support is comprehensive, yet our review of UK transition guidance found very little explicit discussion of identity as a psychological process. This article explains what we examined, what we found, and where identity adaptation fits alongside existing support.
Parliamentary Evidence Review
OverviewA consolidated evidence review on identity in occupational transition, prepared for UK policy audiences.
Published Papers
IndexAURIS supporting publications on sustainable change, Identity Performance Psychology and behavioural change through structured awareness.
Identity After the Uniform
9 min readAn applied research strand focused on what happens to identity when a uniformed career ends, across military, police, fire and ambulance services.
Research Methods
7 min readHow AURIS approaches research: mixed-methods, practitioner-informed, transparent about limits, and committed to open archiving.
Pilot Programmes
7 min readAURIS pilot programmes test the framework in real-world settings with veterans, emergency-service personnel, NHS staff and partner organisations.