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Social Media & Society Conference 2017

Social Media & Society Conference 2017

Posted on 18 August 2017 by WISERD

The 28-30th July marked the 8th annual Social Media & Society Conference. The conference is organised by the Social Media Lab at Ryerson University in Toronto and this year it returned […]

WISERD Civil Society: Social Media Research Series

WISERD Civil Society: Social Media Research Series

Posted on 19 September 2016 by WISERD

Introduction to the Social Media Research Series Welcome to a new blog series here at WISERD, dedicated to exploring some of the key issues with using social media for social […]

Interpretive Policy Analysis Conference Hull: discourse in the Deep

Interpretive Policy Analysis Conference Hull: discourse in the Deep

Posted on 12 July 2016 by Dr Sioned Pearce

Last week (4th-6th July) I attended the 11th international Interpretive Policy Analysis (IPA) Conference in Hull, 2017 UK City of Culture. This article reflects on the conference and the IPA. […]

Making the Case for the Social Sciences in Wales Launch Event – In Pictures

Posted on 26 November 2015 by Home of Innovation Blog

Wednesday 25th November saw the launch of 'Making the Case for the Social Sciences: Wales' at the Pierhead Building in Cardiff. “Making the Case for the Social Sciences: Wales” is […]

Championing Evidence

Posted on 18 August 2015 by Home of Innovation Blog

The Alliance for Useful Evidence is an open-access network of more than 2,000 individuals from across government, universities, charities, business and local authorities in the UK and internationally. It was […]

WISERD Toasts Another Successful Annual Conference

Posted on 8 July 2015 by Home of Innovation Blog

Last week the 6th Annual Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods (WISERD) Conference took place at Cardiff’s iconic Millennium Stadium. The WISERD Conference is the largest […]

Introducing the Administrative Data Research Centre Wales (ADRC-W)

Posted on 7 April 2015 by Home of Innovation Blog

On Monday 23rd March, 2015,  Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Finance and Government Business, officially launched the Administrative Data Research Centre Wales at an event at Swansea University. The Administrative […]

Social science is facing a rapidly changing world…

Posted on 8 April 2014 by Jill Wilmott-Doran

By Professor Ian Rees Jones, WISERD Director. This is my first blog as Director of WISERD and I’m fortunate to have joined just at a time when we are celebrating […]