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Why do we volunteer?

Hannah Blake is a PhD student at Cardiff University and recently contributed to the WISERD Cardiff lunchtime seminar series with a presentation on her master’s degree research into volunteer accounts of participation.   Research in the volunteering phenomena is increasing. Having been a volunteer for six years, the decision to undertake my own research in…

Making Sense of Official Estimates of Trade Union Membership

Rhys Davies presented his work at the Labour Force and Annual Population Surveys User Conference 2016 today, at the Royal Statistical Society in London. Data producers and data users came together to share updates on the development of these surveys and to showcase research that is being carried out using the data. Rhys Davies’ presentation…

Professor David Blackaby comments on Joseph Rowntree Foundation Poverty Report

Professor David Blackaby comments on the recent Joseph Rowntree Foundation Report on Poverty and the implications for Wales (in particular Port Talbort) for BBC Radio Wales Good Morning Wales. The recent report found that there are currently 13 million people living in poverty in Britain and claims more government intervention is needed for communities like…

‘Would a cut in the number of low-skilled EU migrants hurt the UK economy?’ – Share Radio

Professor Stephen Drinkwater was broadcast as part of a feature on Share Radio about whether a cut in the number of low-skilled EU migrants would hurt the UK economy. A recording of the broadcast is provided below. https://audioboom.com/posts/5003441-would-a-cut-in-the-number-of-low-skilled-eu-migrants-hurt-the-uk-economy

WISERD Annual Conference 2016: Photo Gallery

Wales’ largest social science conference took place at the new Bay Campus at Swansea University last week. The seventh annual event brought together practitioners, policy makers and social scientists to discuss and debate themes such as health; social care; wellbeing; education; culture & values; environment; labour markets; devolution; and civil society – with over 70 papers…

WISERD Annual Conference 2016 Starts Tomorrow!

Wales’ largest social science conference is taking place at the new Bay Campus at Swansea University tomorrow. Now in its seventh year, the WISERD Annual Conference brings together practitioners, policy makers and social scientists to discuss and debate themes such as health; social care; wellbeing; education; culture & values; environment; labour markets; devolution; and civil…