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Following the latest guidance regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19), the WISERD hub office is closed until further notice and the team is working remotely.

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WISERD celebrates good news!

We are delighted to have secured a slice of funding from the Economic and Social Research Council for the continuation of our civil society research.

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Civil Society booklet

Our new ESRC-funded Civil Society Centre explores Changing Perspectives on Civic Stratification and Civil Repair – read more about the projects in this new publication.

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Civil Society key findings

Discover some of the key findings from our ESRC-funded Civil Society Centre research, carried out between October 2014 and September 2019.

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WISERD News magazine

The latest issue - out now - includes blog posts from our researchers and news stories from across WISERD, including updates on our research projects and recent events.

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WISERD Insight report

Our 2020 annual report provides an overview of WISERD's research impact and outputs over the last year, including an update on our funding profile, publications and international partnerships.

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Front cover of WISERD Insight 2020 Annual Report

Changing Wales: WISERD at 10

Our WISERD at 10 anniversary marked the launch of a publication showcasing some of the pioneering research that has taken place over the last ten years and an insight into some of WISERD’s continuing projects.

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WISERD Education report

Changing the landscape of educational research in Wales covers funding updates, publications and our contribution to education policy.

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Blog Crafting Civil Society during COVID-19

9th October 2020

On 10th August 2020 a group of women volunteers gathered at Lark craft studio at Cardiff MADE to make re-useable face-masks for members of the local community on low incomes. The initial idea for this...

Blog The impact of COVID-19 on children’s learning in Wales

6th October 2020

Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on children is one of the most important issues researchers and policy-makers currently face. Through our pre-existing links with schools across Wales, we have...

Media Qualifications and assessment

2nd October 2020

The Welsh Government was forced to backtrack on the grading method agreed with regulator Qualifications Wales after an outcry over students being downgraded led to a u-turn in Scotland and changes in...

Media Children's Worlds

2nd October 2020

Children in Wales have some of the lowest levels of well-being amongst children across 35 countries, a team of WISERD researchers has found. Survey of 128,000 children across 35 countries raises...

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Online Seminar Series WISERD online lunchtime seminar- Home learning in Wales during a global pandemic.

20th October 2020 |

Jennifer Hampton and Esther Muddiman, WISERD This seminar draws on data from across three WISERD projects – Children’s Worlds, WISERD Education Data Lab (WEDL), and WISERD Multi Cohort Study (WMCS) –...

Online Seminar Series WISERD online lunchtime seminar- The impact of COVID-19 on unpaid carers in Wales, Simon Hatch

3rd November 2020 |

Simon Hatch, Carers Trust Wales The COVID-19 pandemic has had a very significant and negative impact on thousands of unpaid carers in Wales. For many carers it has meant a struggle to access food and...

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