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Social Science Research Park (SPARK)

Centres and Institutes

Whilst our innovative outlook extends across the University, several research centres will be physically based in the Social Science Research Park.

These researchers are working to create a smarter, safer and more secure world for us all.

CASCADE

CASCADE: Children's Social Care Research and Development Centre

CASCADE aims to improve the well-being and safety of children and their families and is concerned with all aspects of community based responses to social need in children and families.

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CAST: Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations

Aims to be a global hub for understanding the profound changes required to address climate change, with a focus on people as agents of change.

Decipher

DECIPHer: Centre for Development, Evaluation, Complexity and Implementation in Public Health Improvement

DECIPHer is an international centre for social and public health sciences.

Digital Transformation Innovation Institute

Leading the transformation to a secure, fair, and resilient digital age for all.

Postgraduates

Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences – an ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership

We are the lead partner in the Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) Economic and Social Research (ESRC) Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP), providing PhD students across Wales and beyond with access to top quality research training in the social and economic sciences.

Senedd

Wales Centre for Public Policy

We aim to improve policy by increasing evidence informed policy-making, particularly in Wales.

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Welsh Economy Research Unit

The Welsh Economy Research Unit aims to be the primary source of high quality, academically relevant research on the Welsh economy for the private, public and third sectors.

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WISERD: Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods

WISERD draws together social science researchers from a number of disciplines including sociology, economics, geography and political science.

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Wolfson Centre for Young People’s Mental Health

We are a dedicated interdisciplinary research centre focusing on reducing anxiety and depression in young people.

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Y Lab

Y Lab is the public services innovation lab for Wales, led by Cardiff University.

Associate Centres

Remakerspace Workshop

RemakerSpace

RemakerSpace is committed to drive fundamental changes to the way we design, make, consume, and dispose of goods to extend product life cycles.

IPPO

The International Public Policy Observatory