Thank you so much to everyone who came to our WISERD Annual Conference @cardiffuni.bsky.social last week! We enjoyed two days of brilliant presentations, keynote talks and panels, workshops, posters and more. Visit our website to see the photos! 📸 bit.ly/4aY4hyk

Diolch yn fawr i bawb a ddaeth i gynhadledd flynyddol WISERD 2026 ym @cardiffuni.bsky.social yr wythnos ddiwethaf! Fe wnaethon ni fwynhau deuddydd o gyflwyniadau, areithiau a phaneli, gweithdai, posteri, stondinau arddangos gwych a rhagor. Ewch i’n gwefan i weld y lluniau! 📸 bit.ly/4wasJFm

Don’t forget to view our fantastic #WISERD2026 poster exhibition on the balcony! Thank you to everyone for taking the time to produce their posters and for talking to delegates about your research.

Cofiwch edrych ar ein harddangosfa bosteri wych #WISERD2026 ar y balconi! Diolch i bawb am roi o’u hamser i greu eu posteri ac am siarad â'r cynrychiolwyr am eu hymchwil.

Starting #WISERD2026 with our #newresearcher session in collaboration with the Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences and the Learned Society of Wales. Thank you to the first of our keynote speakers, Derek Walker, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, for concluding remarks.

Rydyn ni’n dechrau #WISERD2026 gyda'n sesiwn #YmchwilyddNewydd mewn cydweithrediad ag Ysgol Graddedigion Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol Cymru a Chymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru. Diolch i'r cyntaf o'n prif siaradwyr, Derek Walker, Comisiynydd Cenedlaethau'r Dyfodol i Gymru, am ei sylwadau terfynol.

Welcome to this year’s #WISERD2026 Annual Conference, ‘In Pursuit of Sustainable Futures’, at Cardiff University. Looking forward to a variety of paper presentations, flash talks, workshops, symposiums and posters over the next two days!

Croeso i Gynhadledd Flynyddol #WISERD2026 eleni, ‘Ar Drywydd Dyfodol Cynaliadwy’, ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd. Rydyn ni’n edrych ymlaen at amrywiaeth o gyflwyniadau papur, cyflwyniadau cyflym, gweithdai, symposia a phosteri dros y deuddydd nesaf!

Croeso i Gynhadledd Flynyddol #WISERD2026 eleni, ‘Ar Drywydd Dyfodol Cynaliadwy’, @cardiffuniversity.bsky.social . Rydyn ni’n edrych ymlaen at amrywiaeth o gyflwyniadau papur, cyflwyniadau cyflym, gweithdai, symposia a phosteri dros y deuddydd nesaf!

TODAY! Join us for the latest in our #WISERDLunchtimeSeminar series – What Wales Thinks? Political attitudes and community perceptions across Wales – online, 09/06/26, 12:00-13:00. Find out more: bit.ly/4fzzjjg @swanseauni.bsky.social @interpolaber.bsky.social

HEDDIW! Ymunwch â ni am y seminar ddiweddaraf yn ein cyfres #SeminarAmserCinioWISERD – Beth y mae Cymru yn ei feddwl? Agweddau gwleidyddol a chanfyddiadau cymunedau ledled Cymru – ar-lein, 09/06/26, 12:00-13:00. Dysgwch fwy: bit.ly/4umAkik @swanseauni.bsky.social @interpolaber.bsky.social

Last month, colleagues from WISERD and Cardiff Business School came together to launch an exciting new publication for students in the fields of #sociology, #politicalscience, #employmentstudies, and #businessmanagement. The Handbook on the Sociology of Work is available now! 📚 bit.ly/4fHJlyD

Fis diwethaf, daeth cydweithwyr o WISERD ac Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd at ei gilydd i lansio cyhoeddiad newydd cyffrous i fyfyrwyr ym meysydd #cymdeithaseg, y #gwyddoraugwleidyddol, #astudiaethaucyflogaeth a #busnesarheoli. Mae’r Handbook on the Sociology of Work ar gael nawr! 📚 bit.ly/3PqNhcD

Booking is now OPEN for the WISERD Annual Conference 2026 at Cardiff University! This year’s theme is ‘In Pursuit of Sustainable Futures’ and we have an exciting couple of days planned… Visit bit.ly/40HGj4K to reserve your free place #WISERD2026

Bellach, gallwch chi gadw lle ar gyfer Cynhadledd Flynyddol WISERD 2026 ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd! ‘Ar Drywydd Dyfodol Cynaliadwy’ yw’r thema eleni ac rydyn ni wedi cynllunio ychydig ddyddiau cyffrous... Ewch i bit.ly/47ohgYb i gadw eich lle yn rhad ac am ddim #WISERD2026

WISERD postdoctoral researcher, @louisbrom.bsky.social, based @swanseauni.bsky.social explains how to get started with #HorseRacePolitics and make your predictions about the 2026 Welsh #SeneddElection in his latest blog post ➡️ bit.ly/3QEMeGb

Mae ymchwilydd ôl-ddoethurol WISERD, @louisbrom.bsky.social, sy’n gweithio ym @swanseauni.bsky.social, yn esbonio sut i ddechrau arni ar wefan #HorseRacePolitics a gwneud eich rhagfynegiadau am #EtholiadSenedd Cymru 2026 yn ei erthygl blog diweddaraf ➡️ bit.ly/4cSwnLt

Dr Anwen Elias spoke to the BBC yesterday about the initial findings of the Welsh Election Study that show the new Senedd voting system is poorly understood by the public. Watch back here (25 minutes in): www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... @interpolaber.bsky.social @wiserd-research.bsky.social

Bu Dr Anwen Elias yn siarad â'r BBC ddoe am ganfyddiadau cyntaf Astudiaeth Etholiad Cymru sy'n dangos bod system bleidleisio newydd y Senedd yn aneglur iawn i’r cyhoedd. Gallwch wylio yn ôl yma (25 munud mewn): www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... @interpolaber.bsky.social @wiserd-research.bsky.social

Mae dwy ran o dair o bobl yng Nghymru yn ansicr ynghylch newidiadau mawr i system bleidleisio'r Senedd, yn ôl arolwg barn cyhoeddus newydd a gyd-arweiniwyd gan ein hymchwilwyr. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/3zm8snw3 @wiserd-research.bsky.social @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social #EtholiadYSenedd #AstudiaethEtholiadCymru

Two-thirds of people in Wales are unclear about major changes to the Senedd voting system ahead of the upcoming election, according to new public polling co-led by our researchers. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/muk7cajk @wiserd-research.bsky.social @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social #SeneddElection #WelshElectionStudy

Next Wednesday 29 April in London I'm discussing my new book on youth unemployment and devolution along with six other authors. The event is free, hosted at the Resolution Foundation and is organised by the SPA Employment Policy Group. Sign-up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/work-and-w...

Work and welfare: employment policy in Britain and beyond

What's happening to employment policy in Britain and beyond?

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𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝? SPA Employment Policy Group Resolution Foundation Office, London Wednesday, 29 April, 2:30pm-5pm Attendance free: register via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/work-and-w...

Work and welfare: employment policy in Britain and beyond

What's happening to employment policy in Britain and beyond?

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Meet our expert panel: @sionedps.bsky.social, Lecturer in Social Policy at @cusocsci.bsky.social, completes our panel who will discuss what the 4 nations can learn from each other after 27 years of different approaches to issues around child poverty in our webinar. acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...

📢 One day to go until abstract submissions close for the WISERD Annual Conference 2026! Visit bit.ly/40HGj4K for theme and submission guidelines and submit by 9am on Wednesday 22 April! #WISERD2026

📢 Un diwrnod i fynd nes bod cyflwyniadau crynodeb yn cau ar gyfer Cynhadledd Flynyddol WISERD 2026! Ewch i bit.ly/47ohgYb am ganllawiau thema a chyflwyno a gwnewch gais erbyn 9am ddydd Mercher 22 Ebrill! #WISERD2026

📚 You are warmly invited to join us for the launch of the ‘Handbook on the Sociology of Work'. This comprehensive Handbook presents an overview of current research and thinking within the sociology of #work. Find out more and register: bit.ly/4tyKlZD @erucardiffu.bsky.social

📚 Fe'ch gwahoddir yn gynnes i ymuno â ni ar gyfer lansio'r ‘Handbook on the Sociology of Work’. Mae'r Llawlyfr cynhwysfawr hwn yn cyflwyno trosolwg o ymchwil a meddwl cyfredol o fewn cymdeithaseg #work. Darganfyddwch fwy a chofrestru: bit.ly/41rGXDY @erucardiffu.bsky.social

Mae YDG Cymru yn cyhoeddi ymddeoliad ei Gyd-gyfarwyddwr, yr Athro David Ford OBE. Mae David wedi bod yn ffigur canolog yn natblygiad ymchwil data cysylltiedig ledled y DU ac yn rhyngwladol. ▶️ adrwales.org/cy/yr-athro-...

ADR Wales announces the retirement of its Co-Director, Professor David Ford OBE. David has been a central figure in the development of linked data research across the UK and internationally. ▶️ adrwales.org/professor-da... @popdatascisu.bsky.social @saildatabank.bsky.social