“Working from home? It’s so much nicer if you’re a man” writes Emma Beddington in a column for The Guardian, which mentions that “60% of men had a dedicated room for work at home and only 40% of women”, according to the latest findings from the Skills and Employment Survey 2024. (The Guardian, 01/06/25)

“Professionals are losing control of their work,” writes Sarah O’Connor in a column for the Financial Times, which explores the findings of the Skills and Employment Survey led by WISERD’s Professor Alan Felstead of Cardiff University. (Financial Times, 27/05/25)

W. John Morgan, Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow at WISERD is featured in the latest edition of the New Welsh Review with his article: The Lost Welsh Story of Lafcadio Hearn (alias Yakumo Koizumi). NWR 136 (39-46).

Comments from WISERD Co-Director, Professor Alan Felstead of Cardiff University, about his research on the Skills and Employment Survey, feature in journalist Harry Wallop’s Times column after he recently took the survey. (The Times, p35, 03/05/24; The Times, 03/05/24)   Further reading: Listening to employees’ ideas could solve UK’s productivity slowdown, The Conversation Getting the…

Following our recent event, ‘The past in the present: Reflections on coal mining and the miners’ strike 1984-85’ we were featured on a special ITV Wales programme, which aired on Monday 4 March and looked at how the events of 1984-85 continue to shape Wales’ economy, people, politics and communities. The coverage featured one of…

Dr. Anwen Elias’s insights on Corsican autonomy were included in the Nation Cymru, on 30 September. Corsica has a population ten times smaller than Wales and has three times as many second homes. This has sparked discussions on Corsican autonomy, supported by French President Emmanuel Macron. Read the article here: https://nation.cymru/news/macron-opens-door-for-corsican-autonomy/

On 31 July, in light of Rishi Sunak, the prime minister’s announcement of plans to grant over 100 new oil and gas licences for the North Sea, Dr Aaron Thierry appeared on BBC News to explain what this means for the UK’s net zero targets. He explained why licencing new oil and gas will not…

Analysis of Plaid Cymru and its new leader by WISERD co-director, Dr Anwen Elias and Dr Elin Royles from the Centre for Welsh Politics and Society at Aberystwyth University appeared in The Conversation on 17 July. It was also republished in Golwg on 20 July and the Western Mail on 22 July.    

Professor Alan Felstead spoke to Jason Mohammad about Rishi Sunak’s proposal to put a limit on ‘low value’ degree courses. (BBC Radio Wales, approx. 10 mins in, 17/07/23)

On 20 February 2023, Professor Alan Felstead was interviewed for a BBC television programme investigating the falling footfall in city centres such as Cardiff and the rise in some of the smaller towns surrounding the Welsh capital. Similar patterns are evident across the UK. Professor Felstead’s research shows that one of main reasons for these…

Professor Sally Power joined Vaughan Roderick on 15th May 2022 for the BBC Radio Wales Sunday Supplement. The programme features political news, discussions and analysis, plus a round-up of the Sunday papers. As a guest reviewer of the papers, Professor Power discussed a variety of current affairs, including fairness in education. You can listen to…

Professor Chris Taylor, academic director of sbarc I spark at Cardiff University, is quoted in today’s Western Mail and South Wales Echo as saying children and parents may feel school is “optional”, especially on Fridays, following two years of pandemic disruption. Read the article at WalesOnline.

WISERD Director, Professor Sally Power features in latest BERA winter edition of Research Intelligence, discussing the unique environment for educational research in Wales.  

Professor Kevin Morgan, an expert in governance and development from Cardiff University’s School of Geography and Planning, is interviewed as part of a series on the impact of Brexit on different sectors in South Wales. The interview appeared in the Western Mail and the South Wales Echo on 03.09.21. Western Mail     South Wales…

    ‘Learning to live: An era poised between enlightenment and obscurantism’ by Professor John Morgan published today in leading Italian daily newspaper Il Corriere Della Sera.                

Cardiff University’s sbarc | spark building, the world’s first social science research park which will launch next year, is the featured in an article (University Business, 13/08/21).

Professor Chris Taylor answers some key questions about sbarc|spark for Wales Online.

Professor Sally Power shares WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study findings in a BBC Wales Radio interview highlighting the impact of lockdown on young people’s learning. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000t6bz (From minute 37:16)

Cardiff University researcher Dr Catherine Foster (WISERD) said children from disadvantaged backgrounds more likely to have fallen behind while learning from home. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-56423630

On an Wales Online interview, Dr Catherine Foster said life had “changed dramatically” for many young people who suffered from effects such as loneliness and loss of routine. She said: “Although some children have been able to continue going to school at least part of the time, most have lost the organization and structure that…

Dr Sioned Pearce highlights the impact of COVID-19 on youth unemployment. In an interview with BBC Wales, she said the pandemic had “exacerbated issues of uncertainty” for young people with zero hour contracts, part-time work and low-paid jobs.  

Social Sciences Prof Chris Taylor, from Cardiff University, said this gap was continuing to widen. “Closing schools exposes and accentuates the deep disadvantage that many families have across Wales in the different circumstances that they’re in,” Prof Taylor said. BBC article

The Welsh Government was forced to backtrack on the grading method agreed with regulator Qualifications Wales after an outcry over students being downgraded led to a u-turn in Scotland and changes in England. An 11th hour review took place to ensure that students didn’t lose out in Wales after England and Scotland announced major concessions….

Children in Wales have some of the lowest levels of well-being amongst children across 35 countries, a team of WISERD researchers has found. Survey of 128,000 children across 35 countries raises questions about levels of well-being experienced across different areas of children’s lives in Wales. Read the coverage for this research study: Children in Wales…

Director of WISERD Education, Sally Power, has been interviewed and quoted on ITV Wales in relation to the long term effects that COVID-19 measures in Schools might incur to pupils. “Professor Sally Power from Cardiff University has warned that the attainment gap between pupils will have widened as a result of the pandemic”. See full article: https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2020-09-24/experts-warn-of-long-term-damage-to-education-due-to-school-closures…

WISERD research gathers the first analysis of employee survey data focusing on homeworking for the Understanding Society Covid-19 Study. The research findings highlight the fact that homeworking will become more the rule rather than the exception, even when social distancing is no longer required. With 9 out of 10 people surveyed saying that they prefer to work remotely, a more flexible…

WalesOnline, 7th June 2020 Read the full article. Professor Chris Taylor is quoted in the article: “Much of the research on transitions says that it is the familiarisation with high school that is important – knowing where to go, who the teachers are, how work is organised, how much homework there will be, will they get…

A workshop delivered by Aberystwyth University on rural development in Brazil was featured on Brazilian regional TV news in September 2019.

Following on from the previous Eye On Wales programme last month, when Dr Nigel Newton was involved in a discussion which introduced the new education system, Dr Newton now discusses whether or not the new curriculum will help to close the attainment gap. Almost two-thirds of teachers at schools that have trialled Wales’ new curriculum feel it will…

Dr Nigel Newton comments on Wales’ new curriculum in a BBC news article.

Wales’ education system is about to change. Eye On Wales finds out what’s involved and Dr Nigel Newton takes part in the discussion which introduces the new system (6:27).

Dr Rhian Barrance talks on BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio Wales about new research findings from her work with the Children’s Commissioner for Wales on the impact of national tests on children in Wales. BBC Radio Cymru, ‘Post Cyntaf’, 8am, 09/05/19: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0004rn5 BBC Radio Wales, ‘Good Evening Wales’, 5pm, 09/05/19: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_wales_fm

Dr Nigel Newton writes about new research which suggests the new curriculum in Wales, although more holistic, may mean students miss out on subject knowledge.            

Dr Stuart Fox’s paper was featured on the PM programme

Professor Sally Power, Director of WISERD Education, warned against using the new Welsh Government school colour categorisations as a results league table. Prof Power told the Western Mail that “categorisation is more useful for schools and local authorities, and is not a very useful indication for parents to select a school.” As well as appearing in the Western…

WISERD’s Dr Scott Orford from Cardiff University was featured in two parts of a three part series on BBC Radio 4’s ‘You and Yours’ programme, exploring why rates of empty shops are higher in Wales than they are in other parts of the UK.   Image credit: Gwydion M. Williams (CC BY 2.0)

Dr Dan Evans discusses the use of breathalysers in a Cardiff city centre shop on the Jason Mohammad Show. The interview took place on 15/11/2017, and can be listened to by following the link below:

Click here to view the article “High-rise student flats – what is driving the developers’ latest craze and is it sustainable?” by Will Hayward on Wales Online

Government evaluation of a scheme developed to reduce carbon emissions was debated at the National Assembly for Wales on Wednesday 4th October 2017. The proposal draws on the work of Martin Burgess, a WISERD researcher at the Behavioural Insights Research Centre located in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences at Aberystwyth University. Sponsored by…

The presentation was of research into whether Welsh medium schools are middle class, and was covered by BBC Radio Wales and Golwg Magazine on 10/08/2017.

Dr Rhian Barrance presents her research into teenagers wanting more choice and fairness when it comes to GCSEs, part of a study with Queen’s University Belfast. The article can be seen by following the link here.

WISERD Civil Society is mentioned on the Welsh Assembly Research Service Blog. A link to the blog post can be found below:   https://seneddresearch.blog/2017/06/23/the-welsh-third-sector-an-independent-force-or-just-another-branch-of-government/

Professor David Blackaby comments on ITV’s ‘Wales at Work’ about the cancellation of the electrification of the railway line between Cardiff and Swansea and the impact on the economic development of Wales.    

The Learned Society of Wales (LSW) website features a news item about the WISERD Poster Prize , sponsored by the LSW, which was awarded at the WISERD Annual Conference 2017. A link to the article can be found below: https://www.learnedsociety.wales/samuel-brown-wins-wiserd-poster-prize-2017-sponsored-learned-society-wales/

Dr Alexandra Plows’ report on the north Wales economy is covered in an article about the Assembly Commission’s first Academic Fellowship. A link to the article can be found below: https://seneddresearch.blog/2017/07/04/the-north-wales-economy-thoughts-from-the-assembly-commissions-first-academic-fellowship/

Dr Dyfan Powel shares research findings on what young people think about Brexit.

WISERD Civil Society is featured in issue 8 of the Exchange Magazine, a Bevan Foundation publication.

Professor David Blackaby comments on issues surrounding the electrification of the railway line between Cardiff and Swansea on ITV’s ‘Good Morning’.

Dr Sioned Pearce and Dr Stuart Fox write about the 2017 general election results, in an article published by The Conversation. It can be found by following this link.

Dr Stuart Fox and Cardiff postgraduate student Jake Smith were quoted in an article about young people and non-voting. A link to the article can be found here.

Professor David Blackaby comments on BBC Wales Evening News about the latest figures showing that Welsh furniture manufacturers are benefiting from the weak pound with a growth in exports. A link to the article can be found here.

An announcement about new Fellows, Professor Sally Power and Professor Mike Woods, being elected to the Learned Society of Wales. A link to the article can be found here.

Dr Rhian Barrance argued that many schoolchildren today believe climate change and poverty are just as much a threat as terrorism. A link to the article, published by The Conversation, can be found below. https://theconversation.com/climate-change-and-poverty-are-as-much-of-a-threat-as-terrorism-for-many-young-people-74218

Professor Paul Chaney’s article about equality for disabled people in Britain was published on The Conversation, and can be found by clicking the link below. Without European intervention, equality for disabled people in Britain would be a distant dream    

Dr Dan Evans commented on the possibility of a Welsh Independence Referendum on BBC Radio Wales’s Jason Mohammad Show.

Professor Paul Chaney’s research on gender equality in politics was highlighted in an International Women’s Day blog for the ESRC, which can be found below. Social science helping to close the gender gap  

Professor Chris Taylor was interviewed about the implementation and impact of play-based education on the BBC Breakfast Show.

Emeritus Professor Gareth Rees looked at the power of statistics in public debate in relation to Wales’ international Pisa results.

Professor Melanie Jones participated in a panel discussion focused on disability and self-employment for BBC Radio 4’s Money Box Live.

Professor David Blackaby interviewed by ITV Wales News at 6 and later in the evening by ITV News Cymru Wales on the Tata Steel ballot result on pensions and the future of the steel industry.

Professor Michael Woods was interviewed on BBC Radio Wales’s ‘Good Morning Wales’ about the Brexit debate in Aberystwyth and the launch of the WISERD Centre for Welsh Politics and Society.

Dr Rhys Dafydd Jones and Dr Elin Royles were interviewed on BBC Radio Cymru (Dr Rhys Dafydd Jones on Post Cyntaf, and Dr Elin Royles on Post Prynhawn) talking about the Brexit debate in Aberystwyth and the launch of the WISERD Centre for Welsh Politics and Society.

A disability report co-authored by WISERD researchers was highlighted in Prime Minister’s Questions. The report in question can be accessed via the link below. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0Bzw2IXFPZj72S0EwenJzNFRNLUE

The Brexit debate, ‘Brexit and Wales – The Key Questions’, which took place in Aberystwyth alongside the launch of the WISERD Centre for Welsh Politics and Society received coverage online from Welsh medium magazine’s. Lleol Cymru The Ceredigion Herald

Research by Professor Sally Power about young people’s social media use during the night has been covered extensively online recently. The Science News Journal TES

Professor Chris Taylor was featured in the ITV report about screen time at night being harmful to children’s health, which can be accessed through the link below. http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2016-12-12/screen-time-at-night-can-be-harmful-to-childrens-health-researchers-say/

Professor Sally Power wrote an article for The Conversation that questions whether it’s a good idea to buy places for poor pupils in private schools. The article can be accessed by following the link below. https://theconversation.com/the-state-has-helped-poor-pupils-into-private-schools-before-did-it-work-70222

Professor David Blackaby interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s ‘World at One’ about the prospects for the steel industry, in the wake of the deal agreed between Tata and the unions

Professor Gareth Rees was interviewed on BBC Radio Wales’s ‘Good Morning Wales’ shortly before the release of the PISA results.

Professor Sally Power featured in the Wales Online article that captured the live reaction towards the release of the PISA Results. The article can be accessed through the link below. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education/live-updates-wales-predicted-perform-12277256

Professor Sally Power was quoted in an article published in The Times about the Michaela Community School in Brent. A link to the article is provided below. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/20a493d0-a5d0-11e6-89ad-c090de2d496c

Front page coverage on research from Professor Martin Jones regarding WISERD Civil Society research.

Online coverage in Wales Online on WISERD Education findings regarding pupil and teacher perceptions (and new funding). The coverage can be accessed by the link below. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education/listen-us-less-half-welsh-11892203#ICID=sharebar_twitter

Professor David Blackaby comments on the recent Joseph Rowntree Foundation Report on Poverty and the implications for Wales (in particular Port Talbort) for BBC Radio Wales Good Morning Wales. The recent report found that there are currently 13 million people living in poverty in Britain and claims more government intervention is needed for communities like…

Professor David Blackaby was featured on ITV News Wales at 6 regarding uncertainty over the Port Talbot Tata Steel plant and implications for the area

BBC Radio Wales’s ‘Good Morning Wales’ interview Professor David Blackaby on the Joseph Rowntree Foundation Report on Poverty and implication for Wales

Dr Kevin Smith features in The Conversation on how boys and girls perform at school and how they feel when at school: ‘Girls may perform better at school than boys – but their experience is much less happy’. The article is accessed through the link below. https://theconversation.com/girls-may-perform-better-at-school-than-boys-but-their-experience-is-much-less-happy-63161

Professor Stephen Drinkwater was broadcast as part of a feature on Share Radio about whether a cut in the number of low-skilled EU migrants would hurt the UK economy. A recording of the broadcast is provided below. https://audioboom.com/posts/5003441-would-a-cut-in-the-number-of-low-skilled-eu-migrants-hurt-the-uk-economy

Professor David Blackaby featured on BBC Radio Wales’s ‘Good Morning Wales’ talkinig about Tata Steel’s potential strategic partnership with Thyssenkrupp AG

Professor David Blackaby featured on BBC Radio Wales’s ‘Good Morning Wales’ about Tata Steel, Political uncertainty, Pensions and Brexit

Professor David Blackaby featured on Share Radio Morning Money: Implications for Wales of leaving the European Union. The podcast can be accessed via the link.

Euronews (France) report Professor David Blackaby as saying that “We are likely to have a more successful industry if we remain in the EU.” Article can be accessed via the link.

Commentary by Professor David Blackaby in The South Wales Evening Post about whether we would be better or worse off out of the EU

Euronews (France) quote Professor David Blackaby in a report on post-Brexit Britain, and the societal divides the vote in June 2016 caused. The article can be found via the link.  

Euronews (France) quote Professor David Blackaby in a report on post-Brexit manufacturing. A link to the article is provided.

Dr Stuart Fox was interviewed by The Christian Science Monitor on his blog Religion & The EU Referendum. The blog post can be found here.

Professor David Blackaby interviewed on Share Radio’s ‘Morning Money’ about his research into the Steel crisis

Dr Stuart Fox featured on BBC Radio Wales Sunday Supplement programme with Vaughan Roderick.

Dr Sioned Pearce featured on BBC Sunday Politics with Andrew Neil and Arwyn Jones talking about Young People and the EU Referendum

Dan Evans featured on BBC Breakfast news talking about Welsh language and young people

Dr Kirstie Macleod was a guest on BBC Radio nan Gaidheal’s MacIlleMhìcheil program talking about her work on education, language and identity.

Professor David Blackaby comments on the steel crisis, and was featured in a major US news outlet report. The article can be viewed by following the link below. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/04/22/one-uk-steel-town-one-crisis-that-affects-nation.html

The Western Mail Weekend pages features an article on the steel industry and quotes Prof Louise Miskell, Prof David Blackaby, Dr Bleddyn Penney and Kevin Sullivan. The article, accessed through Wales Online, can be found below. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/what-now-port-talbot-steel-11179848

Dr Stuart Fox and Dr Sioned Pearce look at the role of young people in Wales in the European referendum in a piece for the IWA news analysis magazine, which can be found below. http://www.iwa.wales/click/2016/04/young-people-and-europe/

Professor Howard Davies featured in The Conversation looking at the latest employment figures – and the problems that lie beneath the surface of the country’s economy, despite months of positive headlines. The article, published by the Conversation, can be viewed by following the link below. https://theconversation.com/jobs-figures-mask-bogus-self-employment-in-the-shadow-economy-58017

Professor David Blackaby was interviewed on a number of programmes speaking about Tata Steel’s plans to sell its UK operations, including Port Talbot Steelworks

Report on the steel crisis, and on the option of replacing the blast furnaces at Port Talbot with electric arc furnaces which critics claim produce lower-grade steel –  Professor David Blackaby is quoted saying that the “only way for Britain to survive as a steelmaker is to produce high-quality steel”. The report can be found…

Professor Gareth Rees features in a BBC Wales online news item regarding: Election ahead of crucial education decisions, which can be accessed below. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-wales-35969744

BBC Radio Wales’ Good Evening Wales programme featured a further interview with Professor David Blackaby, School of Management on ongoing developments in Tata’s sale of its UK operations, including the steelworks at Port Talbot

Sky News carries an interview with Professor David Blackaby of the School of Management, who described steel as “a strategic industry, a foundation industry”, which is vital if we want a manufacturing industry in this country.

Dr Gareth Rees was interviewed by BBC Radio Cymru on education and the Assembly election – focusing on school standards/performance & University/student finance

Professor Melanie Jones’s article Disability and labour market outcomes is a featured article on IZA World of Labor’s website. A link to the article can be found here.

BBC Radio 5 Live Wake up to Money focuses on the steel crisis

An interview with Professor David Blackaby, School of Management, was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the Tata announcement and the numbers of and implications for the workforce in Wales.

Coverage in the Financial Times on Dr Stuart Fox and Dr Sioned Pearce’s research on young people and the EU referendum

Further coverage on school pupil’s modern day heroes and villains from WISERD Education on an article published by The Conversation and Celeb Youth, can be accessed below. The Conversation – https://theconversation.com/race-gender-and-the-stereotyping-of-young-peoples-role-models-55725 Celeb youth – http://www.celebyouth.org/celebrity-culture-and-young-peoples-heroes-and-villains/

Professor Stephen Drinkwater is quoted in an article in The Economist looking at Eastern Europeans and migration, which can be accessed via the link below. https://www.economist.com/news/britain/21693639-great-migration-east-has-entered-second-different-phase-tunnels-and-channels

Professor Sally Power and Dr Kevin Smith received coverage from their research into which famous people school pupils most admire and dislike.  The findings reveal that the most admired are celebrities and sportspeople, with Jessie J, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé achieving the top three positions. The coverage, published on My Science UK, can be accessed via…

Professor Chris Taylor addressed access to higher education in Wales in BBC One Wales’ programme Week In Week Out ‘Is It Because I’m From Wales?’ on Monday 8th February.  He discussed the quality of teaching and the contrast in admissions to University from students who have the same grades but attend different schools.

Professor David Blackaby, School of Management, was interviewed about the economy on BBC Radio Wales’ Good Evening Wales programme.

Dr Dan Evans wrote an article for The Conversation on Welsh language and young people, which can be accessed via the link below. https://theconversation.com/teenage-apathy-for-speaking-welsh-reveals-struggle-to-keep-it-as-a-living-language-48422

Professor David Blackaby, School of Management, was interviewed for BBC Wales’ Wales Today news about HMRC’s announcement that it is to close all its offices in Wales and create a regional centre in Cardiff employing up to 3,800 people.

Dr Ruth McElroy, was interviewed on BBC Radio Wales and Radio 4’s Media show, talking about the Cardiff media summit and the IWA’s Media Audit report

Cardiff University coverage of WISERD Education’s report to HEFCW – Access to Higher Education in Wales can be found by following the link below. http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/141953-catchment-22-school-and-local-authority-impact-university-chances

Professor Chris Taylor has advised the Read On.Get On. campaign, which is calling for the Welsh Government to increase investment in the early years workforce and support for parents in their child’s early years. The article can be accessed via the link below. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education/children-living-poverty-twice-likely-10104399?service=responsive

BBC Online – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-34201905 ITV News – http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2015-09-15/fifth-of-teenagers-wake-up-to-use-social-media-during-the-night/ The Telegraph – http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/11865757/One-in-five-teens-wake-up-at-night-to-use-social-media.html The Guardian – https://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/sep/15/fifth-of-secondary-school-pupils-wake-almost-every-night-to-use-social-media Wales Online – https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education/social-media-keeping-your-kids-10055550?service=responsive Daily Mail – http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3234568/Teens-wake-night-tweet-One-five-uses-social-networks-early-hours-leading-lower-being.html Daily Mirror – https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/shocking-study-finds-1-5-6442164#ICID=sharebar_twitter Yahoo! News – https://uk.yahoo.com/?err=404&err_url=https%3a%2f%2fuk.news.yahoo.com%2fschoolchildren-tired-class-waking-look-social-media-125527778.html Belfast telegraph – https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/schoolchildren-tired-in-class-after-waking-up-to-look-at-social-media-31527638.html Irish News – http://www.irishnews.com/news/educationnews/2015/09/15/news/facebook-making-children-tired-in-class–262572/ BT.com – http://home.bt.com/tech-gadgets/tech-news/schoolchildren-tired-in-class-after-waking-up-to-look-at-social-media-11364003878206 The Daily Star – http://www.thedailystar.net/shout/social-media/waking-social-media-leaves-pupils-always-tired-143491 Health canal – https://www.healthcanal.com/disorders-conditions/sleep/66946-want-to-get-a-good-nights-sleep-kids.html  

Dr Sioned Pearce was interviewed by the BBC’s Radio Cymru’s Post Cyntaf programme about research on the attitudes of 16 and 17 year olds to politics, ahead of her talk on the subject at the Eisteddfod

Professor Sally Power was interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Thinking Allowed’ programme discussing research on how school children say they would spend a million pounds.

The WISERD funded biomapping research project, led by Professor Chris Taylor (WISERD) and Dr Jon Anderson (CPLAN), ‘stress-tested’ the BBC presenter Nicholas Crane for the forthcoming series of the popular television programme ‘Coast’.

Will Hutton was interviewed by Wales Online’s Business Editor Chris Kelsey regarding the themes he covered during his keynote address at the WISERD 2015 Annual Conference. The piece can be found by following the link below. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/new-technology-banking-reform-9-9573802

Ann Keane was interviewed by Made in Cardiff TV following her keynote address at the WISERD 2015 Annual Conference. A link to the video coverage of the event can be found below.

Nursery World give coverage to the  Foundation Phase report, which can be found below. https://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/nursery-world/news/1151756/play-based-foundation-phase-improving-outcomes

The release of the WISERD Education’s report to HEFCW – Access to Higher Education in Wales received widespread media coverage.   The Times Higher Education –https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/university-access-wales-depends-school-attended-study-finds BBC News – http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074hk3 Wales Online – https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education/school-pupils-chances-getting-university-10121310?service=responsive Research Professional – http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/141953-catchment-22-school-and-local-authority-impact-university-chances

Dr Alex Hillman discussed dementia and her work on the IDEAL project as part of the sciSCREEN event on BBC Radio Wales’ ‘Good Morning Wales’

Welsh Government have published the final report of a three-year independent evaluation of the Foundation Phase, undertaken by researchers from the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD); led by Professor Chris Taylor. The report received substantial local media coverage, which can be found by following the links below. Wales Online…

Dr Sioned Pearce was interviewed by the BBC’s Steffan Messenger regarding Young People and Politics, the interview can be accessed below. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-31824693

WISERD Co-Director Professor David Blackaby has spoken to BBC Wales ahead of the election, specifically about how the £8.9bn benefits budget is spent in Wales. A link to the full article can be found below. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-wales-32551129

Professor Gareth Rees, Co-Director of WISERD, was interviewed by BBC Wales’ Education Correspondent Arwyn Jones this week regarding student financing in Wales in light of the upcoming General Election. The full article can be viewed by following the link below. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-wales-32383567  

The Furlong report on future of teacher education in Wales stressed the importance of the work WISERD and WISERD Education undertakes. A copy of the report can be accessed by following the link below. http://gov.wales/docs/dcells/publications/150309-teaching-tomorrows-teachers-final.pdf

Research conducted by WISERD has formed a key element of the Welsh Government commissioned “Successful Futures” report, written by Professor Graham Donaldson, which proposes a radical overhaul of the national curriculum in Wales. The report can be read by following the link below. http://gov.wales/docs/dcells/publications/150225-successful-futures-en.pdf

Professor David Blackaby was interviewed by Lucy Owen for X-Ray. She spoke to him regarding the recent inflation/deflation of food prices and the reasons for this and effect this has on consumers.

Preliminary results from the Evaluating the Foundation Phase second report for Welsh Government received significant online coverage from local media. ITV – http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2015-01-20/first-ministers-questions/ Wales Online – https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/foundation-phase-hoped-break-link-8409110 BBC News – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-30718293

First Minister Carwyn Jones comments on the Evaluating the Foundation Phase second report for Welsh Government – following questions from Welsh Lib Dem Leader Kirsty Williams. A copy of the coverage can be accessed below. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/pressures-wales-ae-easing-first-8482982

Dr Mirain Rhys discusses how home language has minimal effect on achievement, as the majority of children attending Welsh medium education reach expected levels in core subjects.

Professor Chris Taylor’s research, published in Contemporary Wales, features in Times Higher Education, which can be seen below. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/admit-more-state-pupils-using-contextual-data-urges-report/2008274.article

National coverage of Professor Sally Power’s research for the Sutton Trust uncovering the benefits for those from less advantaged homes attending independent schools (through the Assisted Places scheme) Huffington Post The Times The Telegraph The Independent

Research led by Professor Sally Power asked 1,143 youngsters aged between 10 and 15 whether they would keep or give away a £1M if it was given to them, to which over a quarter responded saying they would give it all away, while another quarter said they would give at least some of it away…

Professor Chris Taylor and Dr Mirain Rhys discuss changes in education as part of Measuring Devolution. Their comments can be seen in the BBC News article below. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-27663527

Minister for Education & Skills comments on Evaluating the Foundation Phase first reports for Welsh Government, and receives significant coverage across the Welsh press. BBC – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-27290036/welsh-government-s-foundation-phase-policy-varies-reports-say Wales Online – https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/concern-over-literacy-praise-welsh-7074714 South Wales Argus- http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/11194817._Lessons_to_be_learned__on_Foundation_Phase___minister/ Nursery World – https://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/nursery-world/news/1143888/welsh-foundation-phase-practice-varies-widely

Professor David Blackaby comments on Welsh house prices can be found in the linked article. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/house-prices-up-49-wales-7147588

Professor Gareth Rees is quoted in Time Higher Education regarding the Public Policy Institute Wales, which can be found by following the link below. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/campus-close-up-cardiff-university/2013228.article

Professor Sally Power talks about her new comparative study which finds that British students from top universities seek worldwide opportunities, whereas their French counterparts wish to ‘serve’ France.

Wales Online Coverage of the Research conducted by WISERD that formed a key element of the Welsh Government commissioned “Successful Futures” report, written by Professor Graham Donaldson, which proposes a radical overhaul of the national curriculum in Wales. The coverage can be accessed below. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/revealed-radical-education-overhaul-dramatically-8713170

BBC Coverage of the Research conducted by WISERD that formed a key element of the Welsh Government commissioned “Successful Futures” report, written by Professor Graham Donaldson, which proposes a radical overhaul of the national curriculum in Wales. The full coverage can be read by following the link below. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-31606122

A Made in Cardiff TV interview with Professor Ian Rees Jones, regarding the launch of the Civil Society research Centre, can be found below.

Professor Chris Taylor was asked to provide comment regarding HEFCW warning that universities in Wales could fall behind those in the rest of the UK unless the way students are funded changes.

WISERD Director Professor Ian Rees Jones speaking at the WISERD Civil Society Centre launch in January 2015.

Professor Sally Power’s research on the Assisted Places Scheme featured in an article by The Times, which can be seen here.

Further coverage of Professor Chris Taylor’s analysis from Millennium Cohort Study in Western Mail, linked below. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/wales-poorest-children-much-less-6199189

Professor Chris Taylor’s research revealing that children in Wales are behind their counterparts in England in standards of literacy was covered extensively by national news outlets Wales Online – https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/literacy-standards-dropping-wales-new-5835371 The Independent – http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/english-children-outperform-welsh-and-scottish-pupils-at-reading-8797106.html The Guardian – https://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/sep/04/reading-england-wales-scotland-pupils ITV News – http://www.itv.com/news/wales/update/2013-09-04/literacy-lagging-behind-england/ BBC News – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-23955938/welsh-pupils-literacy-lagged-behind-england-in-2007

Professor David Blackaby discusses the 1,400 jobs created from aerospace company Testia UK in Newport in an article published by BBC News. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23934149  

Research from Professor Chris Taylor and Professor Gareth Rees regarding widening access appeared in a news article run by Wales Online. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/background-no-barrier-university-success-5390966

Front page news! Lead story in the Western Mail on the annual report to Welsh Government as part of the Evaluation of the Foundation Phase. The online copy of the lead article can be viewed below. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/foundation-phase-report-deals-blow-5376601

Professor Alan Felstead and Rhys Davies discussion following the launch of their research on the 2012 Skills and Employment Survey. They found that workers in Wales are paid less than elsewhere in Britain and do lower skilled jobs, but they were the happiest and most committed. Wales Online BBC News ESRC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/23052939

Following a FOI, research from Professor Gareth Rees and Professor Chris Taylor featured in The Observer regarding an Inclusive Higher Education System. The Guardian article can be accessed by following the link below. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/jun/16/accesstouniversity-private-schools

Dr Martin O’Neill and Professor David Blackaby both appeared on the BBC’s The Wales Report.  Dr O’Neill discussed how EU Funding impacts the Valleys community and Professor Blackaby commented on working hours in Wales.

Professor Chris Taylor is interviewed  on his research for the Welsh Government report: Relationships between the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma (WBQ) and Higher Education (HE) Wales Online – https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/welsh-bacc-inflates-pupil-achievements-2513441 BBC News – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-21935983 ITV News – http://www.itv.com/news/wales/update/2013-03-26/welsh-bacc/

Interview regarding the Unequal Wales Seminar: Inequalities in Access to Higher Education can be seen on Wales Online website (link below) https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/share-least-well-off-uni-still-2512987

Professor Chris Taylor’s is interviewed by TES Cyrmu following his Assembly Briefing on the Millennium Cohort Study. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/academic-rejects-schooled-fail-theory-2495925

The number of people in Wales claiming help from councils for homelessness has gone up for the second year running. Figures show more than 19,000 people said they had nowhere to live, a rise of about 27% on the previous year. However, Cardiff University lecturer Dr Peter Mackie, who is also the chair of the WISERD…

Dr Robin Mann is interviewed for the BBC about his research on Public Sentiments towards immigration in Wales.  

Professor Gareth Rees is interviewed about the Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification on BBC Radio Wales.

Launch of Audio Walks resources in Grangetown is announced in Western Mail

Front page news! The report into graduate mobility that found Wales has lower retention rates with regards to the proportion of students studying and staying to find work in Wales is the lead story in the Western Mail. The online copy, published by Wales Online, can be found through this link.