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COVID-19 has exposed the vulnerabilities of global supply chains, including our food system. In the UK, the dual impact of the pandemic and Brexit have led to considerable losses in food and drink trade, closures of hospitality venues and growing food insecurity among the population. In front of this backdrop, the demand for more crisis-resilient…

Mae’r Athro Kevin Morgan, arbenigwr ym maes llywodraethu a datblygu yn Ysgol Daearyddiaeth a Chynllunio Prifysgol Caerdydd, yn cael ei gyfweld fel rhan o gyfres ar effaith Brexit ar sectorau gwahanol yn ne Cymru. Ymddangosodd y cyfweliad yn y Western Mail a’r South Wales Echo ar 03.09.21. Western Mail     South Wales Echo  …

    ‘Learning to live: An era poised between enlightenment and obscurantism’ gan yr Athro John Morgan wedi’i chyhoeddi heddiw yn un o bapurau newydd dyddiol blaenllaw yr Eidal, Il Corriere Della Sera.      

Although European leaders have committed to creating more inclusive societies through the recently adopted 2020-2030 EU Roma Strategic Framework (October 2020), civil society organisations (CSOs) challenging Roma exclusion are facing a series of new uncertainties: the withdrawal of the UK from the EU (Brexit) and the COVID-19 pandemic. Across Europe, the exclusion of Roma is…

New research by WISERD Co-director Professor Paul Chaney examines civil society perspectives on children’s rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The study confirms widespread violations of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Since 1967 Israel has occupied the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. In 1980, Israel officially annexed East Jerusalem…

In Wales as elsewhere, the role of volunteers has been brought to the fore during the COVID-19 pandemic as people offered their services to help address the needs of vulnerable groups within their communities. Concerns surrounding the sustainability of such volunteering efforts have drawn attention to the types of infrastructure that could help facilitate and…

During the recent G7 summit in St Ives, hundreds of protesters gathered to participate in demonstrations and activities about environmental issues. One of the most prominent images in media reports of these protests is of two children on the beach, with a colourful sign reading ‘no one is too small to make a difference’. The…

Oherwydd cyfyngiadau Covid-19, roedd Cyfres Haf WISERD yn cynnwys pedwar digwyddiad ar-lein yn lle ein Cynhadledd Flynyddol arferol. Roedd y digwyddiadau hyn yn trin a thrafod rhai o feysydd ymchwil sefydledig a’r rheini sy’n datblygu o hyd yn WISERD, a lansiwyd dau rwydwaith ymchwil newydd, sef Rhwydwaith Ymchwil Ymfudo Cymru a’r Rhwydwaith Lles. I lansio…

A new book entitled ‘Civil Society and Citizenship in India and Bangladesh’ by WISERD Co-director Professor Paul Chaney and Dr Sarbeswar Sahoo of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, presents multidisciplinary research exploring the opportunities and challenges facing civil society in today’s India and Bangladesh. It informs contemporary understanding of citizenship, gender rights and social identities…

Mae’n bleser gennym gyhoeddi enillydd ein Cystadleuaeth Poster PhD WISERD 2021 flynyddol. Muhao Du o Brifysgol Caerdydd sydd wedi ennill y wobr am ei boster – ‘Finding Harmony in Hardship: experiences of expatriates in subsidiaries of Chinese MNCs in the high technology sector’. Mae Emma Reardon o Brifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant wedi ennill…