News and Blog

On 15 April, colleagues from WISERD and the Cardiff Business School came together in sbarc | spark, to launch an exciting new publication for scholars and students of sociology, political science, employment studies, and business and management. The Handbook on the Sociology of Work presents an overview of current research and thinking within the sociology…

New research from the ADR Wales team based within WISERD, at Cardiff University, has uncovered important insights into how pupils in Wales make post-16 subject choices, and what drives their academic success.  Drawing on data from more than 8,000 sixth form pupils, the research examined links between GCSE attainment and AS-level (first year of A-level) subject choices and outcomes. The findings reveal that…

Groundbreaking research pioneered in Wales is transforming how childcare provision is understood and delivered across England, as new evidence shows the UK’s most detailed analysis of ‘childcare deserts’ and ‘childcare oases’ is built on methods developed by Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data (WISERD) academics. The researchers at WISERD – a collaboration…

ADR Wales has published the first in a series of Data Insights providing new evidence on Welsh language ability, how it is transmitted across generations and how it influences education and early career outcomes. Carried out by the ADR Wales Skills and Employability team using census and linked administrative data, the research seeks to inform key policy…

We are delighted to announce that the Call for Papers is now OPEN for the WISERD Annual Conference 2026 at Cardiff University – Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 July.   In Pursuit of Sustainable Futures It has been over a decade since the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 came into force. Widely regarded…

Our emerging research findings are published in two new non-technical briefing papers that reveal issues around indigenous peoples’ citizenship rights in India and the contemporary challenges they face in safeguarding their land, culture and languages. The research team comprises (L-R, front) Dr Reenu Punnoose (Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad) and Dr Muhammed Haneefa (Indian Institute…

WISERD is playing a central role in a project to map and support the green transition on the Isle of Anglesey and beyond. The Public Map Platform (PMP) is entering a second phase after securing a £3.12m Green Transition Ecosystems grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). This follows an initial £4.63m awarded…

The Analytical Services division of the Department for the Economy at the Northern Ireland Government will host a launch event for the Northern Ireland findings of the Skills and Employment Survey (SES). Professor Alan Felstead and Rhys Davies from the SES research team will present the results from their forthcoming report, Going Beyond Pay: Job Quality in…

Young men, masculinities, education and employment are gaining increasing societal attention. On 17 October in sbarcIspark, we launched an important new publication in this field of research by Dr Richard Gater, a research assistant at the Centre for Adult Social Care Research (CARE) and previously a postdoctoral research fellow at WISERD. Dr Gater’s timely new…

It began with a few small projects—data cleaning, pilot surveys, and summer internships. But today, those pieces form part of a much bigger picture: a growing partnership and a movement with a royal seal of approval that is reshaping how we understand and prevent youth homelessness across the UK. For several years, Professor Pete Mackie…