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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 […]

Why do we volunteer?

Why do we volunteer?

Posted on 21 February 2017 by WISERD

Photo credit: Moorefam, iStock Hannah Blake is a PhD student at Cardiff University and recently contributed to the WISERD Cardiff lunchtime seminar series with a presentation on her master’s degree […]

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 […]

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 […]

Party Promises and Voluntarism

Posted on 21 May 2015 by Home of Innovation Blog

How does attention to the Third Sector in Parties’ 2015 Westminster Election Manifestos compare to previous post-war ballots? Compared to issues like the economy, employment, education and health, the voluntary […]

Economic Austerity and Older Volunteers

Posted on 13 May 2015 by Home of Innovation Blog

In recent years the political, economic and social climate in which volunteering by older adults occurs has changed significantly, with the onset of an economic downturn, concern about pensions, a […]

WISERD’s Civil Society Research Centre: Reflections on the official launch.

Posted on 12 February 2015 by Home of Innovation Blog

On Thursday 5th February, 2015, WISERD celebrated the official launch of its flagship Civil Society Research Centre. WISERD’s Director Ian Rees Jones reflects upon a successful event. I spent a nervous […]

What role do the political parties think the voluntary sector should play in delivering welfare services? How have parties’ ideas changed over the post-war period? And, what impact has devolution had… ?

Posted on 26 June 2014 by Jill Wilmott-Doran

By Dr Paul Chaney, WISERD Co-Director. These are some of the questions that I set out to address in a study that is to be published this month. Despite an […]