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Lansiad Llyfr WISERD ac Economïau’r Dyfodol

  Ar 19 Mai, cynhaliodd WISERD a Chanolfan Ymchwil Prifysgol Economïau’r Dyfodol ym Mhrifysgol Fetropolitan Manceinion ddigwyddiad ar-lein i lansio dau lyfr: City Regions and Devolution in the UK a The Political Economy of Industrial Strategy in the UK. Roedd y digwyddiad yn cynnwys trafodaeth gan yr awduron, ochr yn ochr â sylwebaeth gan banel…

Tackling air quality monitoring with a citizen science group

Popular conceptions of science as ‘objective’ and ‘neutral’ suggest it sits outside the problems of rights and justice that often characterise the discourse around civil society. Developments in social science and community activism since at least the 1960s – eg, the Love Canal scandal in the US – show that this view is deeply flawed….

Athro WISERD wedi’i ethol yn Gymrawd Cymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru

  Mae’r Athro Kevin Morgan ymhlith cymrodyr newydd eu hethol eleni i Gymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru. Sefydlwyd Cymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru yn 2010 yn absenoldeb cymdeithas ddysgu genedlaethol yng Nghymru. Ei nodau yw cyfrannu at hyrwyddo rhagoriaeth ym mhob disgyblaeth ysgolheigaidd, sy’n cynnwys rhoi cyngor annibynnol ac arbenigol i’r Llywodraeth. Mae cael eich ethol yn Gymrawd yn…

Characteristics of excluded children in Wales

Annual official reports published by the Welsh Government primarily focus on exclusion instances; their yearly trends and variations by key characteristics, such as ethnicity and reason for exclusion. However, there is a need to expand this analysis by focusing on excluded individuals and the potential consequences of school exclusions on pupil outcomes. This would be…

What mass-support e-petitions on animal welfare tell us about new modes of civil society engagement with Westminster

In this second blog post, Professor Paul Chaney continues to share his research with Professors Ian Rees Jones and Ralph Fevre published by Oxford University Press and The Hansard Society, which analyses the significant rise in animal welfare petitions submitted to the UK parliament over the past decade. This analysis is part of the research project, New arenas for civic…

New modes of civic engagement – exploring Westminster public petitions on animal welfare

New research by WISERD Professors Paul Chaney, Ian Rees Jones and Ralph Fevre  published by Oxford University Press and The Hansard Society, analyses a significant rise in animal welfare petitions submitted to the UK parliament over the past decade. This analysis is part of the research project,  New arenas for civic expansion: humans, animals, and…

School exclusions in Wales on the rise

There is evidence to suggest that school exclusions can have negative effects on children’s lives. Exclusions have been associated with poor educational outcomes, and long-term physical and mental health problems. We need to investigate how patterns of exclusions and characteristics of excluded pupils differ across time and can help to inform current understanding of possible…

Yr Athro W. John Morgan yn cyflwyno i Gymdeithas Anrhydeddus y Cymmrodorion

Ar 20 Ebrill, cafodd yr Athro W. John Morgan, Cymrawd Emeritws Leverhulme yn WISERD, ei wahodd i gyflwyno darlith drwy Zoom i Gymdeithas Anrhydeddus y Cymmrodorion, cymdeithas ddysgedig Cymry Llundain a sefydlwyd ym 1751. Thema ei ddarlith oedd Ben Bowen Thomas, Cymru, ac UNESCO. Ffocws ymchwil Leverhulme yr Athro Morgan yw defnyddio’r Cenhedloedd Unedig a’u…