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Front cover of Our Changing Land

Our Changing Land

15 June 2016

New publication revisits gender, class and identity in contemporary Wales

Improving children's chances

13 June 2016

What makes good social work practice? Professor Donald Forrester in conversation with Isabelle Trowler

Domestic violence report

Impact on Policy Award

1 June 2016

Tackling violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence in Wales

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Criminology at Cardiff ranked in UK top ten

24 May 2016

Our undergraduate Criminology course has been ranked in the UK’s top ten in the latest Guardian university league tables

Illustration by Ella Furness

Illustrating inequalities

23 May 2016

How PhD student Ella Furness illustrates social research

The People’s Platform

The People’s Platform

20 May 2016

Unique policy dialogue through live theatre performance

Aerial view of Rio de Janeiro

Exploring Science and Technology Studies in Latin America

17 May 2016

Brazililan workshop will bring together researchers to present and debate empirical and theoretical work

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Strengthening research connections with top Chinese universities

16 May 2016

Erasmus funding will help the School of Social Sciences to strengthen connections with Chinese universities

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Dying Matters

12 May 2016

Dr Emilie Whitaker reflects upon Dying Matters Awareness Week (9-15 May 2016)

Event poster for the Memorial Lecture

Go and Uncover Something

11 May 2016

Professor Paul Atkinson invited to give prestigious annual lecture

Members of Team Cardiff in their black running shirts

Running the Cardiff University World Half Marathon

31 March 2016

International student Sefa Ozalp shares his experiences taking part in one of Cardiff's biggest events of the year

world map drawn on hands

Funding success for international collaborations

31 March 2016

Researchers from the School of Social Sciences have recently awarded been awarded a number of grants from the Newton Fund

Women in Nepal holding an equality sign

Gender equality challenges in South Asia

23 March 2016

New research reveals the challenges facing India and Nepal

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New Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences

7 March 2016

Professor Valerie Walkerdine and Professor Malcolm Williams have both been conferred with the Award of Fellow

National Museum Cardiff

Cardiff Professor appointed as National Museum’s Head of Research

4 March 2016

Cardiff University's Professor Bella Dicks has been appointed as Head ofCardiff University's Professor Bella Dicks has been appointed as Head of Research for Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales.

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How people use energy and why that matters

26 February 2016

How people use energy and why that matters Project reveals the challenges of changing our habits

Shortlisted for Prestigious SAGE Prize

22 February 2016

Can small acts of urban care, maintenance and cleaning make for a good city?

Gravitational waves

Studying the scientists

17 February 2016

Gravitational waves, knowledge formation, and the nature of science

For Ethnography book cover

Outstanding Academic Title award

15 February 2016

Professor Paul Atkinson’s book, For Ethnography, named as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2015

Child Research

Raising the educational attainment of looked after children in Wales

8 February 2016

CASCADE research helps inform new Welsh Government strategy