Three poets from Aberystwyth University have penned a series of poems in response to old manuscripts from the National Library of Wales dealing with the weather and climate change. The poetry and manuscripts will be displayed online and in a shop window in the centre of Aberystwyth as part of the University’s Festival of Research…
‘Nawr yw’r amser cywir i ddechrau trafod dyfodol Cymru yn y Deyrnas Unedig’
‘Now is the right time to start discussing the future of Wales in the United Kingdom’ CWPS Co-director and Principal Investigator of the Constitutional Futures project Dr. Anwen Elias is interviewed by Golwg360 on the future of Wales. Read the interview here: https://golwg.360.cymru/newyddion/gwleidyddiaeth/2068664-nawr-amser-cywir-ddechrau-trafod-dyfodol-cymru
Wales is having a rethink about its place in the UK – could it lead the way for everyone else?
Wales is having a rethink about its place in the UK – could it lead the way for everyone else? Anwen Elias, Aberystwyth University and Matt Wall, Swansea University Can the United Kingdom survive Brexit? This remains one of the great unanswered questions of our time. Politically, two major narratives have dominated. The first is that…
Showing true colours: the changing politics of race equality in Wales
Racial equality in Wales was the focus for the 2021 Centre for Welsh Politics and Society Annual Lecture that over 200 people watched live on Zoom this week. The lecture, Showing true colours: the changing politics of race equality in Wales, was presented by Professor Charlotte Williams OBE, Chair of the recent Welsh Government Working Group…
Aberystwyth hosts migration conference
Hate crimes, hostility and the response of civil society to migration will be the focus for a one day symposium held at Aberystwyth University on Tuesday 2 July 2019. An Unsettled status? Migration in a turbulent age, is hosted by WISERD – the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods – and takes…
International Ombudsmen gather at Aberystwyth
Public Services Ombudsmen from the UK, Ireland and Catalonia will gather at Aberystwyth University on Friday 21 June 2019 for an international seminar on how they hold public services to account. Chaired by Dr Elin Royles from the University’s Department of International Politics and Centre for Welsh Politics and Society, the expert seminar will bring…
Rural Policy in Wales after Brexit
We are pleased to publish our report, ‘After Brexit: Ten Key Questions for Rural Policy in Wales’, produced by the Centre for Welsh Politics and Society/WISERD at Aberystwyth University and the Centre for Rural Economy at Newcastle University. The report is based on a workshop with academic experts on rural policy, rural development and agriculture held…
Citizenship in the age of Brexit
As the political debate surrounding the UK’s exit from the European Union rages on, the Centre for Welsh Politics and Society Annual Public Lecture will discuss citizenship in the age of Brexit. ‘Citizenship, ‘Race’ and Class: Hannah Arendt and Raymond Williams in the age of Brexit’ will be delivered by Professor Daniel G Williams, Director…
Workshop Briefing Report: Evaluation, Impact and Outcomes: What does it mean for us?
We have published a briefing report on ‘Evaluation, Impact and Outcomes: What does it mean for us?’ that reports on the deliberations of workshops jointly organised by the Wales Institute for Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD) ESRC-funded Civil Society Research Centre and the Council for Wales of Voluntary Youth Services (CWVYS). The aim…
MA in Welsh Politics and Society
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