How do we mitigate knock-on effects of populations that are ageing and growing smaller? From the evidence Amanda Hill-Dixon suggests.. 🔈Expanded pro-family policies 🔈Retain residents & attract inward migrants 🔈Boosting economic activity Read more 👉 bit.ly/PolicyPopulati…

.Cardiff University's flagship social sciences hub sbarc|spark has won a coveted Royal Society of Architects in Wales (Lauren Wilson) Award. The judges described sbarc|spark as a ‘place that exudes innovation and joy.’ - cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/2821… #sbarc

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If there are any educators around #Cardiff that are interested in these issues then please get in touch with our RemakerSpace in #SPARK Cardiff University

What a great conversation at the "Research Culture and Anti-racism" discussion at the Spark Building today! Thanks to Chris Taylor and the Cardiff University team for arranging this session #SPARK

🧵 On UK sociology: some 67 departments were submitted to RAE1992. That had fallen to 37 in 2021, up from 29 in REF 2014. Fees were introduced in 1998 and with that exposure to (some) market discipline, at least in relation to other subjects and, to a lesser extent, other unis.

Understanding geographic variation in pupils’ attainment through #spatialmodelling - with Alexandra Sandu Cardiff University School of Social Sciences at #WISERD2024

It's difficult to put into words how I, and indeed everyone who came across or worked with Craig, will feel on hearing such devastating news. He was without hesitation one of the most wonderfully talented, emotionally understanding, calm, balanced and outrageously funny people

This is incredibly alarming. There could be many factors but something the new Medr needs to investigate urgently. The last major study of higher education choice and decision making in Wales was in 2005 for the first Rees Review on student support. Time to revisit this?

Change in proportion of people getting A/A*s from 2023 to 2024 by region of England, Wales and NI. Despite post-COVID adjustments for everyone, and the positive legacy of AS results for people in Wales from last year, how can this be regarded as ‘success’ for Welsh learners?

We are delighted to share the ADR UK Annual Report 2023 – 2024. Following a year of ambitious projects and significant progress, the report rounds up some key highlights across the ADR UK partnership. reports.adruk.org/annual-report-… 🧵 Keep reading to dive into the key takeaways.

📢 A new policy brief by Joanna Clifton-Sprigg (Joanna CliftonSprigg), Eleonora Fichera (Prof. Eleonora Fichera), Melanie Jones and Ezgi Kaya (Ezgi Kaya) examines the impact of the Shared Parental Leave policy. 🧵 Read the policy brief 👉 bath.ac.uk/publications/s…

Please join us Today, 1-2.30pm (online), for a safe space to share, listen, and reflect. Register in advance for this meeting: bit.ly/471tHrH #StrongerTogether #UnitedWeStand

📢Sign up to our free, public event 🗓️We will explore data showing which groups are under-represented in tertiary education in Wales along with measures that could help reduce inequities and widen participation 🎟️BOOK YOUR PLACE ➡️bit.ly/WCPPETEevent #AdultLearnersWeek

"individuals with more knowledge tend to make faster and more automatic judgments about what they know and do not, leading to fewer false claims." Pedro De Bruyckere theeconomyofmeaning.com/2024/09/16/tru…

Genuinely, where is the equivalent of Research England in Wales? Is Wales getting its fair share? Is it simply the economies of scale that make the allocation of research funding in England go further? Or are there issues with the management of the equiv funding for Wales?

There's been lots of recent interest in rising school exclusions, but number of pupils 'missing' from education is far more significant. Interesting patterns in the latest ADR Wales report by Year group and geography of Wales. Perhaps something Comisiynydd Plant | Children's Commissioner Wales should be aware of

This is a very interesting strategy, acknowledging that smartphone use amongst children is as much a social decision as it is an individual decision. Also a good example of how place-based initiatives can be important for solutions to ‘wicked’ problems bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

A brilliant report & thread by Rhys Williams﮷. My only disagreement is around fault. A systemic issue means we’re all at fault. Until we realise that we will not change anything (like anti-racism for example). But perhaps the point is not to point fingers but to enact change

Tonight #SPARK is welcoming undergraduate and postgraduate students to the Cardiff University Cardiff Law Cardiff University Politics and IR Thomas More Club for their first of eight debates during 24/25, the first opening debate is on the death penalty. See thomasmoreclub.wixsite.com/my-site for more information