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On the road to a wiser society

On the road to a wiser society

Posted on 23 August 2023 by Heath Jeffries

SPARK convenes social science-led expertise to tackle complex societal challenges. Driven by creativity, curiosity, and entrepreneurship, its researchers aim to create a ‘wiser society’ to help individuals, communities and organisations […]

A curriculum for children’s health and wellbeing

A curriculum for children’s health and wellbeing

Posted on 10 February 2023 by Heath Jeffries

  Wales welcomed its new Curriculum for Wales last autumn, including changes to the way learners and schools are assessed, and changes to the way educators are trained and upskilled. […]

Cyber Innovation Hub – An Ecosystem for Excellence

Cyber Innovation Hub – An Ecosystem for Excellence

Posted on 2 February 2023 by Heath Jeffries

  The Cyber Innovation Hub (CIH) aims to transform the Cardiff Capital Region into a leading UK cyber cluster by 2030. Creating a pipeline of new cyber products, high-growth businesses […]

Review of 2022

Review of 2022

Posted on 22 December 2022 by Heath Jeffries

  Cardiff University’s work to turn research into real-world remedies for society’s pressing problems continued apace in 2022. Three major investments that provide the tools to translate ideas came to […]

SPARKing engagement

SPARKing engagement

Posted on 28 October 2022 by Heath Jeffries

  In six short months, the Social Science Research Park has fulfilled its acronymic destiny, ‘sparking’ major social science events and programmes and supporting partner collaborations. Here its director, Professor […]

A year with SETsquared – Cardiff’s journey so far…

A year with SETsquared – Cardiff’s journey so far…

Posted on 25 October 2022 by Heath Jeffries

  Cardiff joined SETsquared a year ago. The global business incubator provides a wide range of highly acclaimed support programmes to help turn ideas into thriving businesses, and brings together […]

sbarc|spark – a ‘superlab’ solving society’s ills

sbarc|spark – a ‘superlab’ solving society’s ills

Posted on 22 August 2022 by Peter Rawlinson

Special guests from the worlds of social science research-led innovation, politics, the third sector and government joined a recent celebration of sbarc|spark – Cardiff University’s space for co-creating solutions for […]

Building a better society

Building a better society

Posted on 1 August 2022 by Peter Rawlinson

Society’s newest ‘superlab,’ sbarc|spark, opened its doors in March. A torch-bearer for the power of social science research-led innovation, sbarc|spark brings experts together with external partners to create answers to […]

Exploring sbarc|spark’s ‘huge potential’

Exploring sbarc|spark’s ‘huge potential’

Posted on 25 July 2022 by Peter Rawlinson

Special guests from the worlds of social science research-led innovation, politics, the third sector and government joined a recent celebration of sbarc|spark – Cardiff University’s new ‘superlab’ for co-creating solutions […]

Why people are key to societal change

Why people are key to societal change

Posted on 18 July 2022 by Peter Rawlinson

Special guests from the worlds of social science research-led innovation, politics, the third sector and government joined a recent celebration of sbarc|spark – Cardiff University’s new ‘superlab’ for co-creating solutions […]