Events

Presented by Monika Conti (Policy and Research Officer, EYHC)  EYHC is a coalition of different charities, organisations and professionals from across Wales all united by the shared goal of ending youth homelessness. Since our inception, an intrinsic part of  work has been the production of knowledge surrounding youth homelessness alongside young people with lived experiences….

Presented by Nick Bearman In this two part introductory course we will give you an overview on how GIS works, and what we can and can’t do with spatial data. We will use a variety of different data sources including some 2021 Census data for Wales. We assume no prior knowledge of GIS and will…

Hosted by Rhian Powell, Esther Muddiman & Chris Taylor (Cardiff University) This invitation-only roundtable will explore the progress and prospects of cities which have embarked on the path of becoming a UNICEF-recognised ‘Child Friendly City’.  The Child Friendly City initiative is designed to create communities in which children have a say in, and benefit from,…

Presented by Rhys Davies This paper presents new evidence on long term trends in the union pay premium for Great Britain. Based upon data from the Labour Force Survey for 2001 to 2021, regression analysis reveals that the average premium in pay associated with union membership is estimated to be approximately 5%. The premium is…

The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth Hosts: Amy Sanders (WISERD), Jurgen Grotz (VSSN) We are delighted to announce that Voluntary Sector Studies Network (VSSN) and the Wales Instituted of Social and Economic Research and Data (WISERD) will jointly host a symposium to explore the role of community and voluntary organisations in polarisation in local communities,…

The theme for our Annual Conference is ‘Civil society and governance in an age of crisis’.

From the 14-16 September 2023 we welcome the 6th Foundational Economy Conference in the heart of Vienna! During the course of our conference there will be keynote speakers and plenary sessions, parallel sessions as well as working groups and city walks. Multiple crises – war, global warming, natural disasters, famine and social injustice – are…