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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 […]

Devolution – no strings attached?

Devolution – no strings attached?

Posted on 19 December 2016 by WISERD

The Sheffield City Region (SCR) faces considerable problems in terms of economic and social inequality. As the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) emphasises, there has been a marked decline in […]

Making the Best of a Bad Job? Measuring Job Satisfaction in Wales

Making the Best of a Bad Job? Measuring Job Satisfaction in Wales

Posted on 7 July 2016 by WISERD

Since the introduction of its well-being programme in 2010, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has introduced a number of questions into its surveys in an attempt to measure the […]

Need for Non-Market Institutions for Inter Country Transfers: Referendum Lesson

Need for Non-Market Institutions for Inter Country Transfers: Referendum Lesson

Posted on 6 July 2016 by WISERD

The European Union receives a bad press, especially in the UK, for its alleged inability to deal with crises. The British press is world class in its ability to misinform, […]

Making the Case for the Social Sciences

Posted on 22 December 2015 by WISERD

Telling stories has always been a good way to grab people’s attention and get them to understand what is important, but it’s not something that academic researchers are very accustomed […]

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 […]

‘People, Places and Policy: Knowing Contemporary Wales Through New Localities’ – A New WISERD Book Published

Posted on 5 October 2015 by Home of Innovation Blog

Our book has finally been published! We say finally, because the idea for the book started to take shape five years ago during the first phase of WISERD. During this […]

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 […]

Wylfa Workforce Redundancies: “Mind the Gap”

Posted on 17 June 2015 by Home of Innovation Blog

On May 21st 2015 Magnox announced that 1600 jobs would be lost across its 12 UK nuclear sites. This news came as no great surprise to the workforce at Wylfa on Anglesey, […]

Reflections on the Rising of Merthyr: The Waun Common Debates

Posted on 11 June 2015 by Home of Innovation Blog

The Merthyr Rising 2015 festival is a three day event aimed at remembering the town’s radical past and promoting a positive image of the town’s future with a mixture of music, film, […]