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The IDEAL study: Finding strategies to live well with dementia

Finding strategies to live well with dementia is increasingly a focus of UK government policy.  But, we know relatively about what living well with dementia means to the people and families affected by it, or what factors support living well and what factors act as a barrier to living well. I’m a qualitative researcher based…

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…

Just how much of a problem is cyberbullying in Wales?

Young peoples’ social media usage on the rise Amongst young people social media has been consistently growing in popularity over the past ten years. EU Kids Online’s research on young people’s use of digital media across 25 European countries suggests that from 2005 to 2010 internet use increased from 70 to 93 per cent amongst 6- to 17-year-olds. Research…

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…

Devolution – no strings attached?

The Sheffield City Region (SCR) faces considerable problems in terms of economic and social inequality. As the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) emphasises, there has been a marked decline in living standards in the UK, which is projected to continue. The Sheffield City Region has the highest concentration of those in work and paid below…