Events

Methodology Workshop Seminar

In a two-hour workshop, Annette Lareau will meet with younger scholars, including PhD students, post doctoral researchers and early career researchers. Each participant should be planning data collection using qualitative methods such as in-depth interviewing or participant-observation or be in the middle of data collection. 10 days before the workshop, each participant will be asked…

Leverhulme lecture: Class, Culture, and Barriers to Mobility

Drawing on a variety of data sources, much of it unpublished, Annette Lareau presents qualitative research revealing the nuanced ways that cultural knowledge can be consequential in mobility journeys. Her longitudinal data from her book Unequal Childhoods highlights how young adults’ knowledge of navigating institutional barriers, particularly in higher education, can have key consequences. A…

Annual Conference 2024

“What would a fairer society look like? How can social science research deepen our understanding of the mechanisms that lead to long-term and persistent inequalities? How can we contribute to impactful policies that can deliver a more fair and inclusive society?.“

‘Research methodologies and regional or minority language research’ Conference

Confirmed Speakers: Dr Jone Goirigolzarri-Garaizar,  Prifysgol Deusto  a Dr Ane Ortega, Equiling project Professor Leigh Oakes, Queen Mary University of London Professor Bernadette O’Rourke, University of Glasgow Professor Marco Tamburelli, Bangor University   In-person event organised WISERD Research Centre Language Network, Centre for Welsh Politics and Society Aberystwyth University, and UniNet – NPLD University Network   Context As…