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On the 3rd and 4th July, WISERD held its 10th Annual Conference in the Medrus Conference Centre at Aberystwyth University. This year’s theme was Civil Society and Participation , and as Wales’ largest social science conference, the event attracted...
Professor John Morgan has been appointed to the editorial boards of two leading Russian academic journals. He joins Sotsiologicheskie Issledovaniia ( Sociological Studies ), the journal of the Institute of Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences, and...
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...
Dr Nigel Newton comments on Wales' new curriculum in a BBC news article .
Social Action as a Route to the Ballot Box is a project intended to determine whether schemes that promote youth volunteering can reduce age-inequalities in turnout. As previous posts have shown, it has found that such schemes can be powerful tools...
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).
On 25 th July distinguished Visiting Fellow, Dr Sarbeswar Sahoo from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi gave an informative seminar presentation entitled: ‘“The Lord Always Shows the Way!” Women’s Narratives on Conversion and Social...
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...
In two weeks’ time, WISERD will be holding its Annual Conference in the Medrus Conference Centre at Aberystwyth University. This year’s theme is Civil Society and Participation . Delegates will have the opportunity to discuss cutting-edge, inter...
Professor Kevin Morgan from the School of Geography and Planning at Cardiff University presented research on the Foundational Economy at the UK2070 Commission: Wales Stakeholder Event, which took place at the Cardiff Business School this week. The...