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The representation of disabled people in government has never been more important. In 2014, 19% of British residents said that they were disabled. The country also has an ageing population and 42% of state pension age adults – 5m people altogether – are living with disabilities. Before the EU referendum, fears abound that the laws in place to help and protect…

WISERD Co-Director, Professor Paul Chaney’s research into gender equality and public policy was featured in an International Women’s Day blog written for the ESRC by former political correspondent and Daily Telegraph social affairs correspondent, Sarah Womack. International Women’s Day 2017 took place on 8th March with the theme: #BeBoldForChange. The aim of this globally-supported day…

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 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.

On Tuesday 17 January Professor Paul Chaney presented findings from the WISERD Civil Society Programme research project ‘Territoriality and Third Sector Engagement in Policy-Making’ at the House of Commons. The presentation at the ESRC ‘Feminizing Politics: Voice, Access and Accountability’ seminar highlighted the role of civil society as political space for accountability with a focus…

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 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…

90 delegates attended this year’s Wales Housing Research Conference, co-hosted by Shelter Cymru, Welsh Government and the WISERD Wales Housing Research Network. The event took place at Cardiff University’s Bute building and Glamorgan building. Delegates were invited to attend a variety of sessions, with themes including housing policy and devolution, health and wellbeing, the Welsh…

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…