16 October 2012
What impact will a directly elected mayor have on the way Bristol is governed? A team of experts from Bristol’s two universities are conducting a unique study to examine the difference a directly elected mayor will make.
15 October 2012
Ailsa Cameron and Rachel Lart presented the results of a recent scoping review at a joint seminar of the Socialist Health Alliance and Social Policy Associations at York University on October 12, 2012.
12 October 2012
A final-year postgraduate student in the University's Centre for the Study of Poverty and Social Justice has been awarded an international accolade for his independent reporting of Southern Africa in the print media. Admore Tshuma, a PhD student at the University and a part-time lecturer, was presented with a Zimbabwe International Performance Alliance (ZIPA) award for his outstanding journalism highlighting the daily reality of living under President Mugabe's oppressive regime. Admore has written many research articles for the print media in Southern Africa as well as for the national tabloids and broadsheets in the UK about Zimbabwe's troubles.
4 October 2012
Professor Julie Selwyn, of the Hadley Centre, School for Policy Studies, appeared on the Radio 4 programme Bringing Up Britain yesterday (3 October 2012) with Mariella Frostrup, Martin Narey and Nushra Mansuri to discuss adoption in the UK.
2 October 2012
Social marketing has been found to be an effective tool in boosting recruitment and retention into regular physical activity sessions in a deprived area, according to new research from the University of Bristol published in the journal BMC Public Health.
18 September 2012
A new study to improve the social care for men living with long-term health conditions will be undertaken by researchers from the University of Bristol thanks to a £170,000 grant from the NIHR School for Social Care Research.
18 September 2012
21 September is Peace Day – a day for individuals to become part of wide-scale community action, as well as a day that provides a window of opportunity for aid organisations to carry out life-saving work. It has been celebrated since 2002.
18 September 2012
The School was pleased to welcome Miloš Votoupal a lecturer at Palackého University and PhD student in the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University, Czech Republic.
13 September 2012
A researcher at the University of Bristol has been awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen’s honours in recognition of her outstanding research towards the prevention of domestic violence.
30 August 2012
An innovative project to support children growing up in care learn to drive, and to assess the impact it has on their lives, has been launched in Bristol. Drive for Opportunity, funded by the AA Charitable Trust, set out to provide driving lessons for four teenagers within the Bristol care system.