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Delegates join distinguished keynote speakers for special Census debate   A unique opportunity to discuss the Census will take place at the Annual Conference for the Wales Institute for Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods (WISERD). Now in its fourth year, the WISERD Annual Conference is Wales’ largest social science conference; bringing practitioners, policy…

On 7 May 2013, WISERD held a Longitudinal Research Event, designed to showcase some examples of longitudinal research taking place in and on Wales. The Exploiting the Potential of Longitudinal Research Resources for Wales seminar took place earlier this month with great success. The aim of the event was to contribute to the development of…

Research Director, Professor Chris Taylor presented his findings on the relationship between the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma (WBQ) and Higher Education (HE) at Cardiff University’s Policy Café last night (26th March). The event followed the release of the report: Relationships between the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma (WBQ) and Higher Education (HE) from the Welsh Government…

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/

Tracking the progress of Assisted Place holders thirty years on Co-Director Professor Sally Power will lead on a new research project, awarded to WISERD by the Sutton Trust, which will look into the progress of Assisted Place holders. The research aims to explore the long-term impact of the Assisted Places Scheme on beneficiaries’ occupational and…

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

A report written by academic staff at WISERD Swansea, entitled ‘An analysis of subjective wellbeing in Wales: Evidence from the Annual Population Survey’, was published by the Welsh Government on 31st October 2012. This report examines Annual Population Survey (APS) data containing new questions on Subjective Wellbeing (SWB). It focuses on comparisons between variations in SWB across…

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…

WISERD has secured a £1M investment into the development of education research in Wales with the establishment of WISERD EDUCATION. This Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) funded project has the potential to change the landscape of education research in Wales and will put Wales at the forefront of research capacity building developments in…