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Social Care

Cardiff University researchers to drive improvements in social care sector

16 November 2017

University named as research partner in new £4.85m Department for Education initiative

Fellow

New fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences

31 October 2017

Two University Professors recognised for excellence and impact of work

The Leverhulme Trust Logo 2017

Dr Des Fitzgerald wins Philip Leverhulme Prize

30 October 2017

Dr Des Fitzgerald has been awarded a £100,000 prize for his research into the relationship between architecture and neuroscience.

Graduation Singapore

First cohort of MSc Skills and Workforce Development students graduate

27 October 2017

Students graduate in a ceremony held in Singapore

Deprivation money

EU adopts new deprivation indicator after research at Cardiff University

26 October 2017

Dr Marco Pomati has contributed to research which has led to a revised indicator of deprivation in the EU

Pathway

Campaign and Cardiff launch tool-kit to link evidence and policymaking

25 October 2017

The University and the Campaign for Social Science have worked together to develop a new online tool-kit designed to help new researchers improve their political impact.

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#ItooamCardiff comes to the Glamorgan Building

11 October 2017

The campaign aims to give a voice to BME students

State of the Campus 2017 Poster

Students study race and ethnicity in State of the Campus project

10 October 2017

Second year students have conducted a 5-day study of race and ethnicity at Cardiff University

Glamorgan Building

Cardiff University in Top 100 in Times World University Subject Rankings

3 October 2017

Times puts Cardiff in Top 100 for Education and Social Sciences

Dr Rachel Hurdley

Dr Rachel Hurdley to present BBC Radio 4 documentary

26 September 2017

Take a trip down the corridor with Dr Rachel Hurdley

Amanda Robinson

Criminology community come to Cardiff for prestigious conference

19 September 2017

More than 1100 delegates from across the world visited Cardiff University for the European Society of Criminology annual conference.

Young girl hugs mother's leg

Visiting mothers in prison

7 September 2017

Visiting Mum: an essential asset for children of female prisoners

Crowd of people overlayed with radiowave grid

Communications policing is the new community policing

4 September 2017

Collaborative research finds UK policing approaches to social media analytics are struggling to keep up with technological advances.

Copcat London Underground Advert

A cartoon cat is helping the police in London

8 August 2017

Copcat has been warning the public of thieves on bikes stealing mobile phones.

Girl playing hopscotch

Are Welsh-medium schools in south-east Wales ‘middle class’?

7 August 2017

University expert examines issue at National Eisteddfod

Three Graduates from Cardiff University School of Social Sciences

Celebrating the class of 2017

1 August 2017

Congratulations to all of this year's graduates

Making sense of a changing Wales

25 July 2017

Turbulent times examined by University experts at National Eisteddfod

Mindfulness meditation

Understanding mindfulness in modern life

20 July 2017

New project will investigate the mindfulness ‘movement’ as a social phenomenon

Amy Davies

Inspirational mother graduates from Cardiff University

20 July 2017

After early years in care to becoming a foster carer and full-time social worker, Amy Davies celebrates special graduation day

Young people want more choice in GCSE experience

20 July 2017

New research gathers the views of students on school-leaving exams