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The Role of Social Sciences in Creating a Wiser Society – Part 3: Towards a Wiser Society: A Roadmap for SPARK

The Role of Social Sciences in Creating a Wiser Society – Part 3: Towards a Wiser Society: A Roadmap for SPARK

Posted on 21 August 2025 by christaylor

How do you build a place – and a culture – where wisdom can grow? The final blog in the series brings the discussion home to SPARK, Cardiff University’s Social […]

The Role of Social Sciences in Creating a Wiser Society – Part 2: Progress and Obstacles to a Wiser Society

The Role of Social Sciences in Creating a Wiser Society – Part 2: Progress and Obstacles to a Wiser Society

Posted on 4 August 2025 by christaylor

Why does wisdom remain on the margins of research—and what’s stopping us from putting it centre stage? In the second instalment of the series, we shift from vision to reality. […]

The Role of Social Sciences in Creating a Wiser Society – Part 1: The Need for a Wiser Society

The Role of Social Sciences in Creating a Wiser Society – Part 1: The Need for a Wiser Society

Posted on 24 July 2025 by christaylor

In this powerful opening to our blog series, Professor Chris Taylor asks what it would mean for universities and social science communities to move beyond generating knowledge, and instead commit […]

sbarc|spark ‘will support innovation and job security’

sbarc|spark ‘will support innovation and job security’

Posted on 29 March 2022 by christaylor

sbarc|spark has a key role to play in colocating researchers under one roof to generate new ideas and fresh avenues of research, says Professor Chris Taylor, Director of SPARK – […]