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Social media and young people

It’s Safe Internet Day today – an opportunity to focus our attention on the growing popularity of social media among young people and some of the challenges this poses, such as the potential risks associated with young people’s use of social media during the night and a growing concern around cyberbullying. Dr. Constantino Dumangane Jr….

ADRC-W Alcohol Consumption and Population Health Seminar

The latest Administrative Data Research Centre Wales (ADRC-W) seminar on ‘Alcohol Consumption and Population Health’ took place today at Cardiff University’s main building. ADRC-W provides a data linkage service and is one of four UK centres within the Administrative Data Research Network (ADRN). The centre is located within Swansea University and the Wales Institute of Social…

Brexit and Wales – The Key Questions

Over eighty people packed the Morlan Centre in Aberystwyth on Wednesday 25th January for the launch of the WISERD Centre for Welsh Politics and Society, with a lively discussion on ‘Brexit and Wales – the Key Questions’. Following a week in which the Prime Minister Theresa May had set out her plans for negotiations with…

WISERD Presentation at Westminster – Accountability: Re-thinking Feminist Policy Actors and Interventions

On Tuesday 17 January Professor Paul Chaney presented findings from the WISERD Civil Society Programme research project ‘Territoriality and Third Sector Engagement in Policy-Making’ at the House of Commons. The presentation at the ESRC ‘Feminizing Politics: Voice, Access and Accountability’ seminar highlighted the role of civil society as political space for accountability with a focus…

The IDEAL study: Finding strategies to live well with dementia

The National Assembly for Wales’ Health, Social Care and Sport Committee heard evidence earlier today on the draft national dementia strategy, ‘Together for a Dementia Friendly Wales 2017 – 2022’. Organisations such as The Alzheimer’s Society, Age Cymru, the Wales Carers Alliance and representatives from a range of healthcare professions shared their views on how…

WISERD research contributes to curriculum changes

Recommendations made by the Wales Institute for Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD) and Cardiff University, as part of an independent three-year evaluation commissioned by the Welsh Government, have been used as part of the Welsh Government’s Foundation Phase Action Plan. The Foundation Phase is an exciting, flagship policy that marks a radical…

IMAJINE project launches in Brussels

The IMAJINE project (Integrative Mechanisms for Addressing Spatial Justice and Territorial Inequalities in Europe) led by the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD) team at Aberystwyth University was launched in Brussels on Wednesday 18th January 2017, with a meeting of the consortium partners. IMAJINE is a pioneering new research project…

New WISERD Research on Civil Society and Equality in Seven Middle Eastern States

A new study by Professor Paul Chaney provides new insight into why Middle Eastern states continue to languish at the bottom of world rankings on gender equality. The core finding relates to the policy process, and poor communication and dialogue between governments and the communities they serve. In short, despite their UN obligations to engage…

Wales Housing Research Conference 2016

Daeth 90 o gynadleddwyr ynghyd eleni yng Nghynhadledd Ymchwil Tai Cymru, a gynhaliwyd ar y cyd rhwng Shelter Cymru, Llywodraeth Cymru a Rhwydwaith Ymchwil Tai Cymru WISERD. Cynhaliwyd y digwyddiad yn adeilad Bute ac adeilad Morgannwg Prifysgol Caerdydd. Roedd amrywiaeth o sesiynau ar gael i’r cynadleddwyr, gyda themâu yn cynnwys polisi tai a datganoli, iechyd…