News in 2024
- Bristol Poverty Institute's December 2024 Newsletter 5 December 2024 The December Edition of the BPI Newsletter, available now, includes information on forthcoming meetings and events, together with a range of funding opportunities and poverty research related resources.
- Bristol Poverty Institute's Foodbank Volunteering 2024 14 November 2024 The Bristol Poverty Institute (BPI) brought together staff from across the University for a day this November to volunteer at a local food bank and Social Justice Hub.
- Bristol Poverty Institute's November 2024 Newsletter 7 November 2024 The November Edition of the BPI Newsletter, available now, includes information on forthcoming meetings and events, together with a range of funding opportunities and poverty research related resources.
- Seedcorn Projects 2023-24 Findings 17 October 2024 The two projects selected for BPI Seedcorn Funding in the last academic year, 2023-24, have now completed their projects and reported on their findings. Read on to find out more!
- Tony Bunyan Obituary 8 October 2024 The BPI were very saddened to hear of the passing of Tony Bunyan (1941-2024), journalist and civil liberties champion. We were honoured to host a fantastic presentation from Tony, delivered by Ann Singleton, at the BPI conference earlier this year.
- Bristol Poverty Institute's October 2024 Newsletter 8 October 2024 The October Edition of the BPI Newsletter, available now, includes information on forthcoming meetings and events, together with a range of funding opportunities and poverty research related resources.
- BPI Director, David Gordon, to Advise Government on Child Poverty Strategy 30 September 2024 Professor David Gordon, Director of the Bristol Poverty Institute has been asked by the UK government's Child Poverty Unit to join the Child Poverty Analytical Expert Reference Group.
- BPI Director signs open letter to PM on taxes 30 September 2024 Professor David Gordon, Director of the Bristol Poverty Institute co-signs an open letter to PM on taxes
- Bristol Poverty Institute's September 2024 Newsletter 29 August 2024 The September Edition of the BPI Newsletter, available now, includes information on forthcoming meetings and events, together with a range of funding opportunities and poverty research related resources.
- Poverty Research Centre Established at the University of Gujrat 13 August 2024 Bristol University, 'Next Generation' visiting researcher Dr Tanveer Ahmed Naveed, has been appointed Director of Poverty Research Centre, University of Gujrat, Pakistan.
- Bristol Poverty Institute's July 2024 Newsletter 11 July 2024 The July Edition of the BPI Newsletter is available now and includes information on forthcoming meetings and events, together with a ranges of funding opportunities and poverty research related resources.
- Seedcorn Fund Projects 2024 Selected and Underway! 9 July 2024 Earlier this year the BPI launched our new interdisciplinary Seedcorn Fund, designed to support and catalyse poverty-relevant research at the University of Bristol (UoB) and providing a pipeline from our activities to larger funding bids. Two exciting new ideas were selected that promise to advance knowledge and research in the poverty and social justice space. The projects are now well underway with a view to completion by the end of this academic year (31st July 2024). We wish our projects all the best as they go on their journey of discovery and incept what we hope will be just the first of many future Seedcorn funded projects!
- Celebrating success for University of Bristol, poverty research in the THE University Impact Rankings 20 June 2024 In June 2024, the University of Bristol was ranked 64th in the world for its work on SDG 1 (No Poverty) and 67th in the World for SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), and 92nd overall in the Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings 2024.
- Bristol Poverty Institute's May 2024 Newsletter 7 May 2024 The May Edition of the BPI Newsletter, available now, includes information on forthcoming meetings and events, together with a ranges of funding opportunities and poverty research related resources.
- Leading poverty researcher Professor David Gordon lends his support to the Children's Prosperity Plan 16 April 2024 Launched today, this ambitious campaign aims to lift one million children from relative poverty in the UK by 2030
- Bristol Poverty Institute's April 2024 Newsletter 10 April 2024 The April Edition of the BPI Newsletter, available now, includes information on forthcoming meetings and events, together with a range of funding opportunities and poverty research related resources.
- Call for Papers for the MICS 2024 Conference 10 April 2024 Children's Lives: International conference on children and their families using the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). Two day conference, in person and online 2nd and 3rd September 2024
- Bristol Poverty Institute's March 2024 Newsletter 5 March 2024 The March Edition of the BPI Newsletter, available now, includes information on forthcoming meetings and events, together with a range of funding opportunities and poverty research related resources.
- Professor David Gordon Appointed as an affiliate of the African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research (ACEIR) 29 February 2024 The BPI are delighted to announce that Professor David Gordon has been appointed as an Affiliate of the African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research (ACEIR)
- United Nations World Social Justice Day 20 February 2024 Today, 20th February 2024, is the United Nations World Day of Social Justice. In a blog post to mark the day, the BPI reflects on the central role of social justice in its daily work.
- Bristol Poverty Institute's February 2024 Newsletter 8 February 2024 The February Edition of the BPI Newsletter, available now, includes information on forthcoming meetings and events, together with a range of funding opportunities and poverty research related resources.