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Professor Emma Renold joins Welsh Government in launching #THISISME campaign

2 February 2018

Welsh Government launch campaign challenging ideas of gender norms

Researchers, academics and Diego Angemi of UNICEF Uganda at a workshop in Kampala

Building research capacity in Uganda

16 January 2018

Researchers from the School of Social Sciences lead Ugandan researchers in building research capacity

Answering the big contemporary issues effectively: Shaping best practice for Sciences and Humanities Collaborations

15 January 2018

Experts across the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University are working together to identify best practice to help government and third sector organizations think in innovative ways about interdisciplinary collaboration.

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Russian influence and interference measures following the 2017 UK terrorist attacks

18 December 2017

The level of influence and interference by Russian-linked social media accounts trying to engineer social division in the UK is considerably more extensive than has been reported to date

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Calls for major overhaul of sex and relationships education

13 December 2017

Expert Panel chaired by Cardiff Professor recommend significant reforms to Welsh curriculum

Social Research Association Awards 2017

Researchers scoop three Social Research Association awards

8 December 2017

The School of Social Sciences took home three awards at the prestigious SRA awards

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Developing new ways of teaching for the Welsh curriculum

4 December 2017

Dr Kevin Smith has been leading workshops with teachers to develop new ways of teaching.

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Professor Sir Michael Marmot delivers the 2017 Julian Tudor Hart Lecture

1 December 2017

He says ‘Tackling the health gap will take action across the whole of society’

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AGENDA youth activism toolkit launches in the USA

30 November 2017

AGENDA by Professor Emma Renold, a free online activism toolkit for young people, has been launched in the USA

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Majority of Further Education students have experienced dating and relationship violence

17 November 2017

Over 50% of 16-19 year old students in Further Education experienced some form of violence when dating or in a relationship

Social Care

Cardiff University researchers to drive improvements in social care sector

16 November 2017

University named as research partner in new £4.85m Department for Education initiative

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New fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences

31 October 2017

Two University Professors recognised for excellence and impact of work

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Dr Des Fitzgerald wins Philip Leverhulme Prize

30 October 2017

Dr Des Fitzgerald has been awarded a £100,000 prize for his research into the relationship between architecture and neuroscience.

Graduation Singapore

First cohort of MSc Skills and Workforce Development students graduate

27 October 2017

Students graduate in a ceremony held in Singapore

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EU adopts new deprivation indicator after research at Cardiff University

26 October 2017

Dr Marco Pomati has contributed to research which has led to a revised indicator of deprivation in the EU

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Campaign and Cardiff launch tool-kit to link evidence and policymaking

25 October 2017

The University and the Campaign for Social Science have worked together to develop a new online tool-kit designed to help new researchers improve their political impact.

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#ItooamCardiff comes to the Glamorgan Building

11 October 2017

The campaign aims to give a voice to BME students

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Students study race and ethnicity in State of the Campus project

10 October 2017

Second year students have conducted a 5-day study of race and ethnicity at Cardiff University

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Cardiff University in Top 100 in Times World University Subject Rankings

3 October 2017

Times puts Cardiff in Top 100 for Education and Social Sciences

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Dr Rachel Hurdley to present BBC Radio 4 documentary

26 September 2017

Take a trip down the corridor with Dr Rachel Hurdley