UK productivity and remote working

This report, by academics at Cardiff University and the University of Southampton, presents the first analysis of employee survey data focusing on home-working, which was gathered for the Understanding Society COVID-19 study.

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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 Insight report

Read our annual report, WISERD Insight, featuring our key areas of activity, income profile, funding and engagement activities in 2020.

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Foundational Economy event videos

This series of events, held in September 2020, addressed key questions from the current COVID-19 crisis and explored the ways in which foundational thinking can contribute to social and economic repair.

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

Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on children is one of the most important issues researchers and policy-makers currently face.

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Blog New research examines the electoral politics of adult social care following devolution in the UK

6th April 2021

A global demographic shift means that an ageing population creates an unprecedent demand for adult social care. We live in an era when, for the first time, the number of older people (60+ years) will...

Media Professor Sally Power shares WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study findings in a BBC Wales Radio interview

18th March 2021

Professor Sally Power shares WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study findings in a BBC Wales Radio interview highlighting the impact of lockdown on young people’s learning. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds...

Media Covid: Schools warned against overloading pupils

18th March 2021

Cardiff University researcher Dr Catherine Foster (WISERD) said children from disadvantaged backgrounds more likely to have fallen behind while learning from home. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales...

Blog Monitoring inequalities in physical activity opportunities in a post-COVID Wales

18th March 2021

Local authorities in Wales have had to make difficult decisions to close or rationalise a wide range of services in response to changes in the incidence of COVID-19. This has had major impacts for...

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Online Seminar Series WISERD online lunchtime seminar- Democratising the foundational economy? Lessons from Liverpool’s hidden housing history

27th April 2021 |

Presented by Matthew Thompson, University of Liverpool This seminar explores Liverpool’s hidden history of collective alternatives to public housing and asks what lessons can be learnt from this...

Training Analysing and Presenting Mixed Methods Research

27th May 2021 |

WISERD is working in partnership with NCRM to deliver training in Wales This workshop will provide an in-depth discussion of analytical processes and considerations of mixed methods research. It will...

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