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Schooling and the Rights of Young People in Wales

Schooling and the Rights of Young People in Wales

Posted on 6 May 2016 by WISERD

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is intended to address the political, civil, economic, social and cultural rights of children everywhere in the world. In […]

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 […]

Refugees, Rest and Routines: WISERD Education at ECER and BERA

Posted on 3 November 2015 by Home of Innovation Blog

In early September, the WISERD Education research team joined many other academics in the annual before-term ritual: to leave the warm confines of the university and stretch their legs at […]

Stress, Environment and the Human Body

Posted on 21 July 2015 by Home of Innovation Blog

What effects do different environments have upon stress levels in the human body? What affect does it have upon our well-being and health? In order to test this in June […]

The Future of Welsh Education – An Inspectorate Perspective

Posted on 15 July 2015 by Home of Innovation Blog

At the WISERD conference I talked about what people expect from an inspectorate of education and training in Wales and I outlined the methods that inspectors use to come to […]

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 […]

WISERD New Starters – Part 2

Posted on 3 March 2015 by Home of Innovation Blog

In the last few of months, we have welcomed several new members of staff to WISERD, to work on a variety of new and existing projects. This week we'll be focusing on two Cardiff based […]

WISERD New Starters – Part 1

Posted on 24 February 2015 by Home of Innovation Blog

In the last few of months, we have welcomed several new members of staff to WISERD, to work on a variety of new and existing projects. This week we'll be focusing on two Cardiff […]

What I learnt at WISERD: A Farewell Blog from Dr Mirain Rhys

Posted on 17 February 2015 by Home of Innovation Blog

Trying to remember back to my first day at WISERD is harder than I expected – probably because of the sheer variety of experiences I’ve had here from that day […]