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Blog New study explores civil society perspectives on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in India
7th December 2020 | Paul Chaney
New research by WISERD Co-Director Professor Paul Chaney analyses civil society organisations’ perspectives on the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) that was ratified by India in 2008...
Civil Society, Inequalities | Trust, human rights and civil society within mixed economies of welfare
Blog GCSE results day 2020
20th August 2020 | Dr. Jennifer May Hampton
Today sees the release of GCSE results for pupils across the UK. The last-minute changes to the awarding of A level grades last week saw similar changes made to the awarding of GCSE results. Pupils will now receive the centre assessment grade...
Data & Methods, Education, Inequalities | WISERD Education Data Lab
Blog Are banks doing enough to model the impact of branch closures on communities?
17th July 2020 | Gary Higgs, Mitch Langford
We have long become accustomed to the concerns expressed in the letter pages of local newspapers or on various online forums from those members of the public forced (if fortunate to have access to a car) to drive greater distances, or to make...
Inequalities | Implications of Spatial & Temporal Variation in Service Provision for Inequalities in Social Outcomes
Blog The rural dilemma: how to restart tourism and reassure residents
25th June 2020 | Mike Woods
As Wales seeks to navigate a safe path out of the coronavirus lockdown, one of the biggest challenges for the Welsh Government is how to re-open the rural economy whilst avoiding a surge of new cases in the countryside and panicking an anxious rural...
Civil Society, Inequalities, Localities | Rural-Urban Outlooks: Unlocking Synergies (ROBUST)
News WISERD Insight 2020 annual report now available
11th June 2020 | Sally Power
This report provides an overview of our research activity in 2019 – a year that has marked the end of one chapter and the beginning of another, and has strengthened WISERD’s position as an important national research centre. Read more about our...
Civil Society, Data & Methods, Education, Health, Wellbeing & Social Care, Inequalities, Localities, Work and Labour Markets
News WISERD Director awarded Hugh Owen Medal for education research
21st May 2020 | Sally Power
WISERD Director, Professor Sally Power, has won the Learned Society of Wales’ Hugh Owen Medal 2020 for her outstanding educational research. Professor Power is a leading education researcher, with a broad focus on policy and inequality. She plays a...
Civil Society, Education, Inequalities | WISERDEducation, WISERDEducation Multi Cohort Study
Blog Could local food fill our supermarket shelves?
6th May 2020 | Bryonny Goodwin-Hawkins
Empty supermarket shelves have been a scary symptom of the COVID-19 crisis. From daily staples to sneaky snacks, we’re running low. Those shelves reveal something we don’t normally need to think about: here in Wales, our dinners depend on imported...
Health, Wellbeing & Social Care, Inequalities, Localities
News COVID-19: responses in a rapidly changing society
8th April 2020 | WISERD
The COVID-19 virus is changing the way we live our lives, and our society and economy is having to adapt. From the closure of schools and the changes to assessment to the role of civil society and the effects on workers, our research can help to make...
Civil Society, Education, Health, Wellbeing & Social Care, Inequalities, Work and Labour Markets
Blog Gender Pay Gap Transparency Legislation in the UK: How have employers responded?
15th January 2020 | David Abadir
The Equality Act Regulations 2017 required all firms with over 250 employees in the UK to publish their gender pay gap (GPG) annually. This paved the way for employers to focus on causes of and solutions to gender-related wage discrimination...
Health, Wellbeing & Social Care, Inequalities, Work and Labour Markets | The Gender Pay Gap in Wales
News Findings from ‘Successful Futures for All’ presented at Senedd
15th November 2019 | Nigel Newton
This week, Dr Nigel Newton presented findings from our ‘Successful Futures for All’ project to members of the Children, Young People and Education Committee of the National Assembly for Wales. The project explores the way the new curriculum is being...
Education, Inequalities | Successful Futures for all
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