News

Flagship Civil Society Research Centre Enjoys Official Inauguration

4 February 2015

The Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods (WISERD) will celebrate the launch of its flagship WISERD Civil Society Research Centre on Thursday 5th February, 2015.

Cardiff Professor Appointed as Children’s Commissioner for Wales

28 January 2015

Cardiff University's Professor Sally Holland has today been appointed as the new Children's Commissioner for Wales.

Care, Uncertainty and Intergenerational Ethics – Dr Christopher Groves

19 January 2015

Palgrave Macmillan recently published Care, Uncertainty and Intergenerational Ethics, a book by Dr Christopher Groves, School of Social Sciences.

'TV refs to save football officials' says Professor Harry Collins

15 January 2015

Professor Harry Collins, known for doubting the accuracy of Hawkeye, has questioned the use of goal-line technology following a conference in Lisbon.

Professor Tom Horlick-Jones

14 January 2015

With great sadness we announce that our friend and colleague Professor Tom Horlick-Jones died on Monday 12 January 2015.

Professor Teresa Rees awarded a Damehood for services to Social Sciences

8 January 2015

Professor Teresa Rees, of the School of Social Sciences, was awarded a Damehood for services to Social Sciences, further to her original CBE in 2002.

Cardiff University’s School of Social Sciences ranked top five in the UK for research quality

18 December 2014

The School of Social Sciences has been ranked in the top five for the quality of its research in Sociology and Education.

Limitations of Welsh Government’s violence bill addressed by Professor Emma Renold on the BBC’s The Wales Report

10 December 2014

Professor Emma Renold, who leads the Gender and Sexualities Research Group in the School of Social Sciences, will feature on The Wales Report on BBC One Wales, Wednesday 10 December.

Women in Leadership: Stereotypes, Structure and Change

4 December 2014

Nearly 100 people including academics and representatives of the public, private and voluntary sectors, as well as members of the general public, attended the recent Women in Leadership seminar at Cardiff University.

Criminology Professor presents at inaugural anti-corruption forum in Korea

3 December 2014

Mike Levi, Professor of Criminology at the School of Social Sciences, has been invited to speak at an anti-corruption forum at the Korean Institute of Criminology. The event will be attended by key Korean government officials and representatives from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the French and US governments, and the World Bank.