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Conference to Review Welsh Economic And Social Science Landscape

The Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods’ (WISERD) second annual summer conference, will reflect on the institute’s interdisciplinary working methods and feature an array of speakers from academia, central and local government, and third sector agencies. A key topic under discussion at the conference will be an analysis of the economic…

WISERD Academic to Present Qualitative Data Generation Techniques at London South Bank

WISERD Cardiff Localities Co-ordinator, will discuss her research into hypermedia techniques in the generation of qualitative data at a seminar at London South Bank University on Tuesday 21st June 2011. The seminar, entitled ‘Using Digital Technologies in the Generation of Data’, will bring together a range of inter-disciplinary researchers, consultants and practitioners from a variety…

Thematic Reference Group Launched at Networking Event in Bangor

A successful networking event was held last month to launch WISERD’s Environment, Tourism and Leisure thematic reference group. ‘Community, Environment and Sustainability in Wales’ was held at Bangor University as part of Universities Week. The well attended event provided a network and knowledge exchange opportunity for grassroots activists, NGOs, policy makers and academics from across…

An Anatomy of Economic Inequality in Wales Report Launched

On the 12th May 2011 a report entitled An Anatomy of Inequality in Wales, written by WISERD researchers for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), was launched in Cardiff. The launch of the report, which has been described as ‘landmark’, had substantial coverage from a number of Welsh media outlets, including the BBC and…

Sounding the Way Project Visits the National Assembly for Wales

Kate Moles and Angharad Saunders took part in a Beacon for Wales Projects Showcase in the National Assembly for Wales Pierhead building (Cardiff Bay) to showcase the Beacons funded Sounding the Way audio walks. The event highlighted the public engagement work of universities across Wales and to provide public engagement active academics funded by the…

Social Science Experts of the Future Brought to Wales

Wales’ leading universities have won a multi-million pound award to train top-level social scientists on a range of issues affecting society today. The establishment of a Doctoral Training Centre will allow 33 new postgraduate studentships to be offered every year in Wales for the next five years. The postgraduates will be trained in a range…

WISERD Research Into Young People and Housing Cited By The Observer

Research currently being undertaken by WISERD researchers Ian Thomas, Scott Orford and Peter Mackie in collaboration with the Cardiff School of City and Regional Planning and Shelter Cymru, has been reported on by The Observer, a sister paper to The Guardian. The research, entitled Young People and Housing: Identifying Policy Challenges and Solutions for 2020, looks to…

WISERD Appoint A New Director

At the start of September 2010 Professor Gareth Rees, formerly of the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University, was appointed as the new WISERD Director. Gareth told the Cardiff University media centre that he was looking forward to building on the success of WISERD, citing the importance of the institute’s role in the future…

Launch of the Welsh Centre for Crime and Social Justice

The Welsh Centre for Crime and Social Justice (WCCSJ) is an all-Wales centre, formed by seven different universities. These include Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff, Glamorgan and Swansea, and therefore the centre has close links with WISERD. The launch of the centre has been reported by Cardiff University as an exciting new venture, allowing multiple Welsh universities…