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University education makes you a better citizen

University education makes you a better citizen

Posted on 28 September 2017 by WISERD

ihsanadity via Pixabay (CC0 Creative Commons) We often think about what young people can expect to gain from university, or what universities contribute to society. But it’s not often that […]

Public Uni – reflections on public engagement

Public Uni – reflections on public engagement

Posted on 6 April 2017 by WISERD

Dr Ceryn Evans presented her research on higher education and civil society at Public  Uni’s 15th event at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff. Public Uni is an event organised by […]

WISERD Civil Society: Social Media Research Series – How do trade unions use Twitter?

WISERD Civil Society: Social Media Research Series – How do trade unions use Twitter?

Posted on 23 March 2017 by WISERD

As part of the WISERD Cardiff lunchtime seminar series, Dr Wil Chivers recently reported early findings from his research into trade unions on Twitter. Back in September I introduced the […]

Brexit, young people and the parties II: Welsh local elections

Brexit, young people and the parties II: Welsh local elections

Posted on 14 March 2017 by WISERD

Polling Station by Martin Bamford, Flickr, Creative Commons licence After yesterday’s ‘trigger warning’ we await with bated breath the news that Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty has been enacted. […]

Young people and Brexit: will Brexit spark young people’s interest in devolved Welsh politics?

Young people and Brexit: will Brexit spark young people’s interest in devolved Welsh politics?

Posted on 7 March 2017 by WISERD

Image credit: skankster, iStock Brexit in Scotland and Wales A majority 64% of young people voted in the UK referendum on EU membership last June, but 70% of them were […]

Young people and Brexit: what do Millennials want out of Brexit?

Young people and Brexit: what do Millennials want out of Brexit?

Posted on 1 March 2017 by WISERD

'#Brexit' by Jonathan Rolande at House Buy Fast, is licensed under CC BY 2.0 In last week’s blog we discussed the generational divide between the Millennials and their elders in […]

Biography as we know it

Biography as we know it

Posted on 30 January 2017 by WISERD

Credit: bulentozber, iStock Dr Marta Eichsteller reflects on the challenges of biographical narratives in ethnographic research on civil society. Doing biographical narrative research as part of an ethnographic project is […]

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 […]

A ‘Mature Debate’ on Communications Surveillance?

Posted on 17 November 2015 by Home of Innovation Blog

On the 4th November, Home Secretary Theresa May unveiled the government’s proposals for updating the UK’s legislative framework for communications surveillance. The arrival in parliament of the Investigatory Powers Bill […]

Visualising Communities: Refocusing Perceptions of the Welsh Valleys

Posted on 27 October 2015 by Home of Innovation Blog

As part of the Representing Communities project I worked with a group of Year 10 pupils for four months. The aim of this part of the research was to engage […]