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The latest news stories from the Cardiff School of Social Sciences:

Two ESRC Studentships in Education 2012

9 January

In addition to the general announcement of ESRC Doctoral Studentships in Cardiff School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University commencing in 2012, applications are being sought for a further two prestigious three-year (‘+3’) full time PhD Studentships.  These are fully-funded studentships in the field of Education supported by the ESRC Doctoral Training Centre for Wales (Wales DTC). More

Welsh-medium Doctoral Scholarship 2012

9 January

The Cardiff University School of Social Sciences, supported by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, invites applications to a fully-funded PhD scholarship to begin in October 2012. More

Undergraduate Open Days 2012

9 January

...so you've applied, or thinking of applying...

We run a number of Undergraduate Open Days during the year. Some are more suitable for people who are thinking about applying to us (the annual University Open Day and University Visit Day) and others are designed specifically for people who have already applied to us and have received an offer of a place with us (School Open Days and Humanities Open Days). Each type of Open Day is organised differently, so you may want to consider coming to more than one. More

UPSI Research Features Prominently in HMIC's Report on the Summer Riots

21 December

The Universities' Police Science Institute's (UPSI) research is featured very prominently in Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary's report on the summer riots. More

ESRC Doctoral Studentships 2012

12 December

The Cardiff School of Social Sciences, supported by the ESRC Doctoral Training Centre for Wales (Wales DTC) invites applications to a number of fully-funded PhD studentships for the 2012/13 academic year. The School has an international reputation across a number of social science disciplines and fields and was ranked number one in the UK for social sciences ‘research power’ in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise. We have 11 fully-funded PhD Studentships available for the 2012/13 academic year. More

ESRC / WISERD PhD Studentship 2012

12 December

Applications are being sought for a prestigious (1+3 or +3) full time PhD Studentship, to be based in the Cardiff School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University, to begin in October 2012. The Foundation Phase (FP) is one of the Welsh Assembly Government’s most exciting policies, marking a radical departure from the more assessment-driven competency-based approaches to early childhood education that have been adopted elsewhere. More

SOCSI TV: The Glamorgan Lecture Series - Madeleine Bunting

06 December

The Glamorgan Lecture Series - A Conversation with Madeleine Bunting (The Guardian) and Phil George (Green Bay and NTW) now on-line. More

Undergraduate Open Days 2012

24 November

...so you've applied, or thinking of applying...

We run a number of Undergraduate Open Days during the year. Some are more suitable for people who are thinking about applying to us (the annual University Open Day and University Visit Day) and others are designed specifically for people who have already applied to us and have received an offer of a place with us (School Open Days and Humanities Open Days). Each type of Open Day is organised differently, so you may want to consider coming to more than one. More

New SKOPE Research Papers

22 November

New SKOPE Research Papers now on-line. Papers 103-105. More

Academicians in the School of Social Sciences

21 November

Cardiff University's distinguished record in Social Sciences is recognised by the number of Academicians of the Academy of Social Sciences based here at the Cardiff School of Social Sciences: a number exceeding most of the Russell Group. More

New SIRC Website on-line

18 November

Please visit the new Seafarers International Research Centre (SIRC) website. More

School of Social Sciences Professors honoured with the highest accolade in social science

27 October

Professors Amanda Coffey and Andrew Pithouse, School of Social Sciences, have all been appointed as Academicians of the Academy of Social Sciences. Nominated by their peers, academicians are distinguished scholars and practitioners who have demonstrated a significant contribution to the field of social sciences. More

ESRC PhD Studentship 2012

27 October

Applications are being sought for a prestigious (1+3 or +3) full time PhD Studentship, to be based in the Cardiff School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University, to begin in October 2012. More

Hate crime research project invited to give evidence to Welsh Government Committee

27 October

The All Wales Hate Crime (AWHCR) Project has been invited to provide evidence to the Welsh Assembly Government's Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee.  Dr Jasmin Tregidga, Research Associate for the project gave evidence at the Senedd on 21 September as part of the Committee's Inquiry into Disability-related Harassment.  The AWHCR, which is based in the Centre for Crime, Law and Justice, examines the nature and impact of hate crime and hate-related incidents in Wales by undertaking groundbreaking quantitative and qualitative research which will generate the most comprehensive dataset of its kind anywhere in the UK. More

New Cardiff School of Social Sciences Working Papers

20 October

New Working Papers from academic staff at Cardiff School of Social Sciences: 141-146. More

Insight into ill-treatment in the workplace: patterns, causes and solutions

20 October

This report summarises the findings of a national study into ill-treatment in the workplace. Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and supported by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas), and the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the report provides an authoritative account of workplace ill-treatment in Britain. More

Understanding mid-life suicide

19 October

A new book launched this week tells the stories of suicides across all ages, particularly highlighting the pressures on those in mid life. More

Joint WISERD/SKOPE working paper on Welsh graduate mobility published

6 October

Stay, Leave or Return? Understanding Welsh Graduate Mobility by Gillian Bristow (SKOPE), Madeleine Pill (SKOPE) and Rhys Davies (WISERD) at Cardiff University
and Stephen Drinkwater (WISERD) at Swansea University is now available. More

Research Brief: Making the most of teachers' knowledge and skills: Vocational teachers in the UK, Norway and France

6 October

Caroline Lloyd and Jonathan Payne, SKOPE Cardiff University and Françoise Larré, Toulouse Université le Mirail have produced a Research Brief which summarises some of the findings from an international research project on vocational teachers. More

Commissioners in charge of education in Blaenau Gwent will have a recovery plan in place by the end of October, assembly members have been told

27 September

Alan Evans of the School of Social Sciences is one of four appointed commissioners in charge of education in Blaenau Gwent (BBC On-Line). More

WISERD wins £1M to evaluate “one of the most important educational policies since devolution in Wales"

23 September

Researchers based at Cardiff University have secured a £1M bid - commissioned by the Welsh Government - to evaluate the Foundation Phase early years education policy. More

GPs divided on targets system

15 September

A School of Social Sciences study has found that some GPs were concerned that the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) got in the way during consultations, while others felt it was a helpful innovation. More

Corrupt and confused?

26 August

Writing a major article for the policy magazine, Prospect, Professor Innes, Universities’ Police Science Institute at Cardiff University (UPSI), traces the delicate balance between control and consent which police have had to manage since the days of Sir Robert Peel. More

Video Channel for ESRC Seminar series: 'Pornified? Complicating the debates about the sexualisation of culture'

19 August

A video channel has been produced to display the presentations for Seminar 5 of the ESRC Seminar Series: Girls, Sexuality and Sexualisation: Beyond spectacle and sensationalism. More

UPSI comment on Local police services and Government cuts

16 August

Local police services will take the biggest hit from Government cuts to the policing budget, new analysis by Cardiff’s Universities Police Science Institute (UPSI) shows Government grant for local policing will fall by £1.36bn, or 14 per cent, over the four years to 2014-15. More

Alan Evans Appointed to be the Executive Chair of The Council for Education in the Commonwealth

25 July

Alan Evans, National Coordinator of Aimhigher Associates Scheme, in the Cardiff School of Social Sciences, has been appointed from the beginning of the Autumn Term to be the Executive Chair of the The Council for Education in the Commonwealth (CEC). More

SOCSI Graduation Report 2011

21 July

Wednesday 20th July saw the Graduation Ceremony for over 200 undergraduates and over 100 postgraduates from SOCSI. The ceremony was held at St David's Hall, the National Concert Hall and Conference Centre of Wales. More

UPSI'S Professor Martin Innes comments on the crisis at the Metropolitan Police

July 19

Professor Martin Innes, Universities Police Science Institute (UPSI) has written an article for the Guardian, commenting on the crisis in the Metropolitan Police following the Phone hacking allegations aimed towards the News of the World newspaper. Coverage page here.

CCLJ Report for the RSPCA: Status dogs, young people and criminalisation: towards a preventative strategy

6 July

A new CCLJ report commissioned by the RSPCA has called on the Government to engage with young dog owners and gather more evidence on growing concerns about the anti-social use of dogs. More

PhD Funding Opportunity in Criminology: Applicants from the Caribbean and Guyana

4 July 2011

New PhD Funding Opportunity in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the Cardiff School of Social Sciences open only to applicants from the Caribbean and Guyana. More

SOCSI Graduation Invitation 2011

June 28

We would like to invite final year students (and guests) to a post-graduation party on Wednesday, 20th July which will be held at The Coffee Shop, Glamorgan Building at 4.00 p.m. More

Bursary news for Prospective Applicants for PGCE (PCET) Programmes

June 6

£5,000 Bursary Available for teachers training on PGCE (PCET) Courses. Subjects eligible for Welsh Assembly Government bursary now published. More 

Thinking of starting a Professional Doctorate?

May 26

Are you interested in studying for a Professional Doctorate in Education, Social Work and Health Studies? Professional Doctorates are distinguished from the PhD in both form and rationale: they involve a significant proportion of teaching as well as a smaller research thesis and their aim is to integrate academic and professional knowledge. More

Alan Felstead honoured by the Academy of Social Sciences

21 April

Professor Alan Felstead, School of Social Sciences, has been honoured by the Academy of Social Sciences, for his outstanding contribution to the social sciences. More

Professor Valerie Walkerdine appears on BBC Radio 4's Thinking Aloud

20 April

Radio 4's Thinking Aloud marks the British Sociological Association's 60th anniversary. Laurie Taylor highlights research including, from Cardiff's School of Social Sciences, Professor Valerie Walkerdine study of 'the demise of breadwinning masculinity in a former South Wales steel town'. More

BBC: UK university fees system 'barking', says Professor Teresa Rees

14 April

A standard package of tuition fees and bursaries should be introduced for UK universities, an adviser to the Welsh Assembly Government, has said. Professor Teresa Rees said the different rates for a university education across the UK were "barking". More

Updated UPSI'S report for ACPO on prevent and counter-terrorism policing in the UK released - Coverage Page

11 April

In the most comprehensive study yet conducted, the research, carried out by Universities’ Police Science Institute at Cardiff University (UPSI), assesses the effects of policing in delivery of the Government’s current Prevent strategy, in the Muslim communities of Britain. The report  identifies ways in which the delivery of Prevent policing can be further enhanced and improved. More

Sole MA Social Work in Wales Continues to Meet Care Council Approval

11 April

Following a rigorous five-year period review by the Care Council for Wales, the MA Social Work standards of teaching and assessment are seen to be high. More

New DECIPHer Website Launched

1 April

New DECIPHer Website is launched successfully. More

SOCSI Undergraduate Dissertation Conference

21 March 

We have just held our latest Undergraduate Dissertation Conference for final year students to present their aims and preliminary findings from their undergraduate dissertations. This involved over 120 third year students each presenting for fifteen minutes to over 40 academic staff and many second year undergraduates and doctoral research students. More

The Global Auction Reviewed for Times Higher Education

16 March

Times Higher Education have published a review of a new book by Phillip Brown, Hugh Lauder and David Ashton, The Global Auction The Broken Promises of Education, Jobs, and Incomes. This page also contains a video, where Professor Philip Brown talks to SOCSI TV about his new book. More

Prof Mike Levi: First UK Scholar to be US Society (WCCRC) Vice-President

24 February

Professor Mike Levi, School of Social Sciences and Centre for Crime, Law and Justice, has been elected as Vice-President of the US White-Collar Crime Research Consortium (WCCRC). The consortium promotes increased public awareness of the impact and burden of white collar crime on society through dedicated research. More

Successful ESRC Submission Rate for SOCSI

18 February

Success! ESRC submission rate for SOCSI has been calculated at 84%. The School has been commended for the level of support provided to ensure timely submission by research students. More

Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) Studentships 2011-12. Apply Now

17 February

Having won a coveted place in the national network of training centres accredited by the ESRC, the Wales Doctoral Training Centre (Wales-DTC) is awarding a number of ESRC-funded postgraduate research studentships to support doctoral research and training in the social sciences at the Cardiff School of Social Sciences. Apply Now

Training in Recession: Training Smarter

9 February

Fears that most UK companies would slash investment in skills training as a result of the recession have proved to be largely unfounded, researchers at Cardiff University and the University of London have concluded. More

UK Staff Trained Despite Recession Research Claims

9 February

BBC News: The recession has not deterred most UK firms from training their staff in new skills, a study has found. Researchers at Cardiff University said the economic downturn had in fact forced companies to concentrate their training in key areas and organise more in-house courses to save money. More

Social Science Experts of the Future Brought to Wales

4 February

Wales’ leading universities have won a multi-million pound award to train top-level social scientists on a range of issues affecting society today. The establishment of a Doctoral Training Centre will allow more than 30 new postgraduate studentships to be offered every year in Wales for the next five years. More

Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Conference Report

27 January

Sponsored by the University Graduate College, students from the Cardiff School of Social Sciences hosted an Interdisciplinary Conference entitled Research and Practice in Crime, Law and Justice on Friday 14th January. More

Contestation and Continuities Conference Site / Podcasts

27 January

A website and podcast site have been launched following the conference, which includes key note addresses and paper sessions. More

New Central News Centre for University

27 January

A new News Centre has been launched for Cardiff University. More

Making Bad Jobs Better Seminar Series: Register Now

19 January 2011

Cardiff University is hosting the third seminar in the ESRC-funded Seminar Series 2010-11. Making Bad Jobs Better. The seminar series brings together academics, policy-makers and practitioners to discuss existing research on bad jobs, generate policy proposals and identify new research agendas. More

New SKOPE Research Paper Available to Download

11 January 2011

A new research paper is now available to download from the SKOPE website: Research Paper 99: Corporate Ownership and Initial Training in Britain, Germany and Switzerland. More

New Survey on Hate Crime in Wales

11 January

The Cardiff and the Vale Equality and Human Rights Network has launched a new survey inviting people to share their views and experiences of hate crime in Wales. The survey is part of a three-year Big Lottery funded research project which is being led by Race Equality First in partnership with the Centre for Crime, Law and Justice at Cardiff University. More

Glamorgan Building and Cathays Park in the Snow

20 December 2010

View images of the home of the School of Sciences, the Glamorgan Building and surrounding Cathays Park under snow. More

Mike Takes to the Mic!

2 December 2010

Mike Ward was one of several university researchers and lecturers  who have revealed the lighter side of academic life by trying their hand at stand up comedy as part of a new University-led project, Bright Club Wales. More

The Glamorgan Lecture Series - Irena Bauman Video

1 December 2010

Watch the whole lecture by Irena Bauman, filmed as part of the Glamorgan Lecture Series. More

Undergraduate Open Days 2011

30 November 2010

...so you've applied, or thinking of applying... We run a number of Undergraduate Open Days during the year. Each type of Open Day is organised differently, so you may want to consider coming to more than one. More

SOCSI Supports Sustainability Week

8 November 2010

This week (8-12th November) is Sustainability Week at Cardiff University. The School of Social Sciences have supplied research posters for the event, which can be viewed during Sustainability Week in the VJ Gallery, Main Building. More

Professor Alan Felstead Accepts Prestigious Book Prize

8 November 2010

Professor Alan Felstead's book Improving Working as Learning has been ‘highly recommended’ by the Society for Educational Studies for books published in 2009. More

Cecilia Love Discusses appears on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour

5 November 2010

PhD Student Cecilia Love Discusses Trans-Racial Adoption on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour. More

SOCSI Represented at the Global HR Forum 2010

29 October 2010

The School of Social Sciences was represented at the prestigious Global HR Forum this year, at the Sheraton Grande Walkerhill, Seoul, Korea. Professor Philip Brown from the School gave a presentation alongside other major global experts. More

CASciOPe Network Launched by the National Poet for Wales, Gillian Clarke

14 October 2010

The Cardiff University’s Ageing, Science and Older People Network (CASciOPe) was formally launched on 30th September 2010, as a part of the University’s celebrations of the United Nations International Day of Older People.  CASciOPe is a multi-disciplinary research network, spanning most Academic Schools in Cardiff University. More

Find out more about Postgraduate Study in the School of Social Sciences

Cardiff University’s Postgraduate Open Events are coming up. The Postgraduate Open Day is on the 3rd November 2010 and the Postgraduate Open Evening is on the 2nd December 2010. More

Open Evening - Professional Doctorate Programme

Evening of October 6 2010

Are you interested in studying for a Professional Doctorate in Education, Social Work and Health Studies? Professional Doctorates are distinguished from the PhD in both form and rationale: they involve a significant proportion of teaching as well as a smaller research thesis and their aim is to integrate academic and professional knowledge. Our next cohort starts in January 2011, so register your interest now.  More

Disability Equality Award for Social Work Programme

17 September 2010

A forward-thinking approach to the teaching of Social Work at the University has been recognised with an equality award. The Master in Social Work Programme, led by Dr Dolores Davey of the School of Social Sciences directly involves carers and people who use social services in all aspects of the management and delivery of the degree. As a result of its initiatives, the programme and team behind it won an equality award in the public sector category of the Cardiff and Vale Coalition of Disabled People (CVCDP) awards. More

CGLR Announcement – Conferences to Honour Theo Nichols

23 August 2010

In January 2011, The Centre for Global Labour Research (CGLR) will be hosting two conferences to honour the contribution of Professor Theo Nichols to the study of labour. The two events are scheduled for January 11-12 and all are welcome. More

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