Tag: research

Philanthropy expert Dr Beth Breeze gave evidence to members of the House of Lords on 15 November on the role of philanthropy in the charity sector. … Read more

Expanding childcare provision can create a ‘virtuous cycle’ for public support, while rolling back on childcare can lead to a corresponding decrease in support. Research … Read more

Dr Beth Breeze, Director of the Centre for Philanthropy, will appear before the House of Lords charity select committee tomorrow to give evidence on the … Read more

The Centre for Philanthropy Research Seminar on Wednesday 12 October is to be given by Dr Carolyn Cordery, Associate Professor in Accounting and Commercial Law … Read more

Emma Pleasant, Sophie Rowland and Luke Shoveller, postgraduate students from the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, hosted an inter-disciplinary conference entitled ‘Heritage … Read more

The ESRC has announced five new members have been appointed to join their advisory committees for two years from 1 September 2016.  Joining the Research Committee is Sarah … Read more

In the second edition of the celebrated Specialist Communication Skills for Social Workers, Senior Lecturer in Social Work Johanna Woodcock Ross revisits the complex toolkit of … Read more

Dr Trude Sundberg recently presented the findings of her British Academy funded research to UNICEF China and the UN’s poverty reduction group. China is currently … Read more

Policy Press has announced a new series on Research in Comparative and Global Social Policy co-edited by Dr Heejung Chung, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and … Read more

Flexitime and having autonomy over working hours – known as schedule control – impacts differently on men and women and may increase the gender pay … Read more