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In recent years LGBT+ rights have improved dramatically. Same-sex marriage is now legally performed and recognised in 28 countries. Equality laws protect LGBT+ people at work and increased media coverage is improving knowledge and awareness of sexual orientations. More is to be done, however, to ensure equality for all, and researchers have been looking into…

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…

The previous post outlined the central finding of Social Action as a Route to the Ballot Box: youth volunteering increases turnout among young people by increasing their interest in political issues and so raising their motivation to vote. This effect is only apparent, however, for young people whose parents have little or no interest in…

Denodd stondin arddangos WISERD lawer o ddiddordeb yng nghynhadledd flynyddol Rhwydwaith Cyd-gynhyrchu Cymru yn Wrecsam heddiw. Gallwn Gyda’n Gilydd: Cynigiodd Dathliad o Gyd-gynhyrchu a Chynhwysiant yng Nghymru gyfleoedd allweddol i rwydweithio a chysylltu ein gwaith â sefydliadau o’r trydydd sector a’r sector cyhoeddus. Nod y diwrnod oedd ystyried llunio polisïau a gwasanaethau ar y cyd,…

It is recognised across many different spheres of public services, research, health and community work that working in co-production with stakeholders and the public can bring benefits to all, and produce more meaningful outcomes. While the concept of co-production is well evidenced, the difficulty lies in actually doing this work properly, as different actors bring…

As previous posts in this series have shown, one of the major challenges facing British democracy is the declining tendency of successive generations of young citizens to vote, leaving them under-represented in policy-making and potentially raising questions about the legitimacy of our democratic institutions in the future, as this low turnout becomes a lifelong habit….

Mae Dr Stuart Fox wedi ennill medal Dillwyn ar gyfer y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol gan Gymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru. Maen un o dri ymchwilydd o Brifysgol Caerdydd i dderbyn gwobr am gydnabyddiaeth o waith ymchwil rhagorol ar ddechrau gyrfa. Dyfarnwyd y medalau mewn seremoni i ddathlu llwyddiannau’r byd academaidd ar 22 Mai yng Ngholeg Brenhinol Cerdd a…

  Austerity, the further devolution of powers, and issues such as an ageing population, climate change, and Brexit are all important conditions and events leading to uncertainty, instability and an unprecedented situation in Welsh policy and politics. These issues affect how and why policy is made and services are delivered. Held in partnership with the…