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Fifth of young people in Wales were experiencing poor mental health prior to COVID-19, report shows

24 March 2021

Mental health difficulties more common among children from disadvantaged backgrounds

Young people worried about catching up on their studies after lockdown, survey suggests

18 March 2021

Study offers insights on life for young people during the pandemic

Conservative-led councils in England more likely to slash financial support for people on low incomes, study shows

17 March 2021

Localisation of welfare provision ‘successful mechanism for implementing austerity’

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Appetite for homeworking has increased since start of pandemic, report shows

10 March 2021

Flexible working set to stay but more research needed to understand its implications, it concludes

Recognition, belief and an emotional response to disinformation are key factors in it being shared on social media, report finds

23 February 2021

Researchers constructed ‘communist killer dolphin’ news story to test readers’ reactions

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Landlords play vital role in helping tenants create a home, say experts

2 February 2021

New guidance issued for the Private Rented Sector

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Hundreds of fake Twitter accounts linked to China sowed disinformation prior to the US election - report

28 January 2021

‘Significant attempt to influence the trajectory of US politics’

Professor Mike Levi

International recognition for academic’s research into organised crime

10 December 2020

Professor Michael Levi at the forefront of policy developments fighting corruption

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SPARK joins £2m International Public Policy Observatory

3 December 2020

Collective shapes society after COVID-19

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E-cigarette use among young people has fallen for the first time in Wales but declines in youth smoking have stalled

8 October 2020

Academics studied responses from more than 100,000 secondary school pupils