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Outstanding Academic Title award

15 February 2016

Professor Paul Atkinson’s book, For Ethnography, named as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2015

Child Research

Raising the educational attainment of looked after children in Wales

8 February 2016

CASCADE research helps inform new Welsh Government strategy

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Choosing active role models to inspire girls

4 February 2016

New study aims to provide sustained changes in physical activity and increase awareness of cancer-preventative behaviours in girls

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The best route out of poverty?

1 February 2016

New study on in-work poverty and policy in the UK

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Young people positive about Merthyr Tydfil

27 January 2016

Research reveals perceptions of stigmatised locations

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Tackling child poverty in Wales

27 January 2016

Conference presents latest findings

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Challenging deficit models of poverty

19 January 2016

Research event will challenge the increasing tendency of policy-makers to treat poverty as the fault of specific groups or individuals

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The Refusal of Work

13 January 2016

New publication explores the theory and practice of resistance to work

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Influential social work researcher joins University

8 January 2016

One of the UK’s leading researchers in social work has joined the University and will help further its reputation for impact and research excellence in social sciences.

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Bourdieu: The Next Generation

7 January 2016

PhD student co-edits book on applying influential sociologist’s work to contemporary issues