Newyddion

For many people in the UK work is changing: how we work, what we do and where we do it. The change is faster for some than it is for others – and it’s not always changing for the better. A new national survey — organised and managed by my colleagues and I — paints…

Over the past few years, support for Welsh independence has grown in ways not seen before. A recent poll commissioned by YesCymru, a pro-independence campaign group, found that 41% of people who’ve made up their minds on the issue would now vote in favour of independence. The striking finding is that the number jumps to…

On 4th March, WISERD researchers Jemma Bridgeman and Chris Taylor led a webinar for practitioners on the Excluded Lives project, for Cardiff Council. The Excluded Lives project examined school exclusion across the UK and uncovered informal practices, systemic challenges, and school staff trying to support pupils with complex needs. The data showed a picture of…

A finnau’n berson sy’n dioddef o salwch cronig ac â system imiwnedd gwan, ro’n i’n gwarchod fy hun am gyfnodau hir yn ystod y pandemig. Yn ystod y cyfnod hwn o absenoldeb estynedig, ro’n i’n cydymdeimlo â’r bobl hŷn a’r bobl anabl hynny oedd yn cael eu hystyried a’u hadnabod i fod yn grwpiau ar…

Mae papur newydd am Astudiaethau Etholiadol gan Ralph Scott ym Mhrifysgol Bryste a Melanie Jones ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd yn trin a thrafod dylanwad anabledd ar ddewisiadau pleidiau gwleidyddol. Er y ceir sylfaen dystiolaeth sy’n dod i’r amlwg ar yr effaith y mae anabledd yn ei chael ar y bobl sy’n pleidleisio (gan gynnwys papur diweddar…

Rob French sy’n arwain thema ymchwil Addysg YDG Cymru. Yn y blog hwn, mae Rob yn disgrifio sut y bydd croestoriad data addysg ac iechyd plant yn cael ei archwilio mewn rhifyn arbennig newydd o International Journal of Population Data Science. Mae cysylltu data iechyd ac addysg plant yn ein galluogi i archwilio cyd-ddibyniaeth y ddau faes polisi…

Mae Jen Keating yn Gydymaith Ymchwil o thema Addysg YDG Cymru a Labordy Data Addysg WISERD (Sefydliad Ymchwil Cymdeithasol ac Economaidd a Data Cymru). Mewn blog newydd, mae’n disgrifio dau weithdy a arweiniwyd ganddi ym mis Tachwedd i rieni, gofalwyr, ac addysgwyr ar y ffordd orau o ddefnyddio data cenedlaethol i gefnogi plant ag anghenion dysgu ychwanegol…

Er ei fod yn sylweddol mewn sawl gwlad, nid yw’r bwlch cyflog anabledd (DPG) wedi denu llawer o sylw academaidd nac ym myd pholisi yn rhyngwladol, yn enwedig o’i gymharu â nodweddion gwarchodedig eraill, megis rhywedd. Mae’r Bil Cydraddoldeb (Hil ac Anabledd) drafft diweddar a gyhoeddwyd yn Araith y Brenin 2024 yn awgrymu newid mawr…

British farmers are protesting against proposals in the recent budget to change inheritance tax relief on farms. They claim the change will force many farm families to sell land in order to pay tax bills. While that is debatable, this is only the latest grievance for farmers who have had to face rising costs, volatile…

At the recent WISERD Annual Conference, I gave a seminar with partners from civil society on school exclusion in Wales. The seminar explored the role of civil society in school exclusion and how families experience it. Below, I have included a summary of each presentation and a key takeaway for improving policy or practice. Excluded…