Events

Northern Ireland findings of the Skills and Employment Survey

The Analytical Services division of the Department for the Economy at the Northern Ireland Government will host a launch event for the Northern Ireland findings of the Skills and Employment Survey (SES). Professor Alan Felstead and Rhys Davies from the SES research team will present the results from their forthcoming report, Going Beyond Pay: Job Quality in…

Choices and Chances: post-16 education pathways in biology, chemistry, and physics in Wales

WISERD would like to invite you all to the latest WISERD Lunchtime Seminar, presented by Sophie Bartlett (ADR Wales / Cardiff University). The presentation will take place on Friday 21 November, 12:00 – 13:00. This seminar will take place in person (sparc|spark) and online so please do not be deterred from joining if you are…

Dr Richard Gater’s ‘The 21st Century Ladz’ – Book Launch

Young men, masculinities, education and employment are gaining increasing societal attention. Dr Richard Gater’s timely new book, The 21st Century Ladz: Continuity and Changes among Marginalised Young Men from the South Wales Valleys, explores these themes through in-depth research in the South Wales Valleys, offering fresh insight into how young men navigate identity and change….

Who wants to be a social care worker? An analysis of linked workforce, education and census data.

WISERD invites you to the latest WISERD Lunchtime Seminar at 12pm, on TUESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER, presented by Dr Katy Huxley (Cardiff). Please email wiserd.events@cardiff.ac.uk if you would like to join. Who wants to be a social care worker? An analysis of linked workforce, education and census data. This work aims to provide a better understanding…

LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Taster workshop

  LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® is a method for engaging people, getting them thinking differently, and having a different kind of conversation.    In this workshop, you’ll get a fun and hands on introduction to LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®, and explore building models as an individual and as a group. You will get to practice several methods of communication and…

Quantitative Methods Four-day Bootcamp

WISERD and Swansea University’s Politics and Governance Research Network invite you to a FREE four-day course in Quantitative Methods lead by Dr Kevin Fahey, Assistant Professor at Nottingham University from Tuesday 8th July to Friday 11th July. It will take place on Swansea University’s Singleton Campus. THIS IS AN IN-PERSON EVENT ONLY. This free course…

Work and Well-being: Findings from the Skills and Employment Survey 2024

ONLINE ATTENDANCE, JOIN HERE FROM 13:30   The Skills and Employment Survey 2024 (SES2024) launch event on Wednesday 2 April 2025. This national study of around 5,500 adults in paid employment focuses on the work that people do and how working life has changed over time in the UK. It builds on similar surveys stretching…