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Ymhen pythefnos, bydd WISERD yn cynnal ei Gynhadledd Flynyddol yng Nghanolfan Gynadledda Medrus ym Mhrifysgol Aberystwyth. Thema eleni yw Cymdeithas Sifil a Chyfranogiad. Bydd cyfle i’r cynadleddwyr drafod ymchwil arloesol, rhyngddisgyblaethol o Gymru a thu hwnt, gan ganolbwyntio ar ymagweddau at gymdeithas sifil a chyfranogiad sydd wedi’u mabwysiadu mewn ystod eang o feysydd polisi. Bydd…

  Cyflwynodd yr Athro Kevin Morgan o’r Ysgol Daearyddiaeth a Chynllunio ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd ymchwil ar yr Economi Sylfaenol yng Nghomisiwn UK2070: Digwyddiad Rhanddeiliaid Cymru, a gynhaliwyd yn Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd ddoe. Mae Comisiwn UK2070 yn archwiliad annibynnol i anghydraddoldebau ar draws dinasoedd a rhanbarthau’r DU. Yr Arglwydd Kerslake sy’n ei gadeirio, ac fe’i sefydlwyd…

Ddydd Mawrth 28 Mai, cyflwynodd Dr Jean Jenkins ei gwaith ymchwil ar hawliau cyflogaeth yn un o wyliau llenyddiaeth enwocaf y byd. Roedd ei hanerchiad, ‘Fashion – an Industry of Gross Exploitation’, yn archwilio hanes diwydiant a ddisgrifiwyd amser maith yn ôl fel ‘diwydiant parasitig’ oherwydd bod ei weithwyr yn dioddef camdriniaeth arswydus.  Mae maes…

  Jean Jenkins, Darllenydd mewn Cysylltiadau Cyflogaeth ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd, i gyflwyno yng Ngŵyl y Gelli eleni ddydd Mawrth 28 Mai. Mae Jean yn gweithio ar brosiect Cronfa Ymchwil Heriau Byd-eang a ariennir gan Lywodraeth y DU gyda WISERD, sy’n ymchwilio i’r posibilrwydd o gael gafael ar ddatrysiad ar gyfer gweithwyr dillad yn y gadwyn…

A long-standing challenge for charities, policy-makers, think tanks and academics interested in volunteering in the UK has been identifying how and why rates of volunteering might vary across the four countries within it. This matters not only for those interested in how the distinct histories, communities and cultures of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland…

    Leading academics presented as part of a two-day workshop held by WISERD and the Indian Institute of Technology, in New Delhi on 24 and 25th January. The event, ‘Civil Society and Good Governance’, was part of a project funded by the Academy of Medical Sciences, the Global Challenges Research Fund and led by…

Over 100 delegates attended the Wales Housing Research Conference 2019 at Cardiff University, co-hosted by WISERD’s Wales Housing Research Network, the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE), Shelter Cymru and the Welsh Government.

Wales faces an imminent funding hole. After Brexit, we will lose access to the net benefit we gain from EU funds. These include the so-called ‘structural funds’, which support regional development and social initiatives. For 2012-20 alone, Wales has been allocated some £2 billion worth of structural funding. That’s a lot of money to miss…

From sharing our latest research findings and hosting expert panel discussions, to providing practical workshops and networking opportunities, WISERD ran four events as part of this year’s Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Festival of Social Sciences. We began the week by visiting a local secondary school and sharing some of the latest findings from…

This year WISERD celebrates a decade of influencing policy and debate. To mark this important anniversary, a variety of external stakeholders were invited to join WISERD colleagues, old and new, for WISERD at 10, at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay. The event marked the launch of Changing Wales: WISERD at 10, a new publication showcasing…