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The unexpected consequences of COVID-19

The unexpected consequences of COVID-19

Posted on 5 November 2020 by Catherine Farrell

As a researcher working in the field of Public Management, it is the unexpected consequences of COVID-19 – beyond these economic hits right across the UK – which have interested […]

The Gender Pay Gap: What can we learn from Northern Ireland?

The Gender Pay Gap: What can we learn from Northern Ireland?

Posted on 20 July 2020 by Melanie Jones

In our latest post, Professor Melanie Jones and Dr Ezgi Kaya reflect on their new IZA discussion paper on the gender pay gap in Northern Ireland. Headline figures from the […]

Disability onset: what are the effects on individual wellbeing over time?

Disability onset: what are the effects on individual wellbeing over time?

Posted on 25 March 2020 by John Poole

In our latest post, John Poole introduces his doctoral research on the impact of disability onset on individual wellbeing in the UK. How satisfied do you feel with life on […]

NHS Wales: what one sector’s fate after Brexit might mean for whole country

NHS Wales: what one sector’s fate after Brexit might mean for whole country

Posted on 20 September 2019 by Laura Reynolds

Brexit may be stuck in a waiting room, but what might its implications mean for healthcare in Wales? In our latest blog, Dr Laura Reynolds and her Welsh Economy Research […]

Is UK Television facing a crisis in skills and training?

Is UK Television facing a crisis in skills and training?

Posted on 7 August 2019 by James Davies

James delivers his presentation on skills and training in the UK television industry at the inaugural Welsh Postgraduate Research Conference. In our latest post, James Davies outlines the challenges of […]

New focus on the foundations of the UK’s economy might help poorest regions post-Brexit

New focus on the foundations of the UK’s economy might help poorest regions post-Brexit

Posted on 27 March 2019 by Dylan Henderson

Known as the foundational economy, these “basics” are all the goods and services that provide the social and material infrastructure for society . In our latest post, Dr Dylan Henderson […]

Can we teach entrepreneurship?

Posted on 21 February 2019 by Shumaila Yousafzai

Our classrooms are the perfect incubators for budding entrepreneurs. In our latest blog post, Dr Shumaila Yousafzai argues for a new approach to teaching entrepreneurship, which calls for action, practice […]

Jair Bolsonaro: how business elites helped him to power in Brazil – and why they might regret it

Jair Bolsonaro: how business elites helped him to power in Brazil – and why they might regret it

Posted on 30 November 2018 by Heike Doering

Bolsonaro emerged from relative obscurity. Using similar tactics to Donald Trump, he made outrageous comments, amplified by social media, to stoke up fears about urban violence, the destruction of “traditional” moral values […]

Dual Mission Impossible? Ethan Hunt’s a nobody compared to social entrepreneurs

Dual Mission Impossible? Ethan Hunt’s a nobody compared to social entrepreneurs

Posted on 15 November 2018 by Anthony Samuel

Over 30 years on the South Wales Valleys still face considerable economic and social challenges Ahead of Social Enterprise Day 2018, Dr Anthony Samuel told us about some of the […]

Is the tide turning on regulating Facebook and Google?

Is the tide turning on regulating Facebook and Google?

Posted on 6 November 2018 by Leighton Andrews

If Brexit happens, the UK will not be immune from the regulatory tide. In our latest post, Professor Leighton Andrews argues that Facebook and Google are modern utilities – and […]