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Experts come together in Bristol for first International Child and Family Conference
11 July 2025
Research and policy specialists in child and family life were welcomed to Bristol in June for the inaugural International Child and Family Conference.
- Experts come together in Bristol for first International Child and Family Conference 11 July 2025 Research and policy specialists in child and family life were welcomed to Bristol in June for the inaugural International Child and Family Conference.
- Article wins prestigious Social Work award 7 July 2025 Congratulations to Beth Tarleton, a senior lecturer in the School for Policy Studies, who was part of the research team which scooped the 2024 Kay McDougall British Journal of Social Work Prize for best article.
- Social Policy ranked 3rd in the UK 27 June 2025 Social Policy at Bristol has been ranked 3rd in the UK by the Complete University Guide 2026.
- Bristol hosts first international child and family conference 10 June 2025 Renowned experts in childhood and family life will be in Bristol in June for the inaugural International Child and Family Conference.
- Congratulations to Dr Angeliki Papadaki on becoming a University Enterprise Fellow 13 May 2025 We are delighted to announce that Dr Papadaki from the School for Policy Studies has been named as one of the University’s 2025-2026 Enterprise Fellows.
- Young people turn school uniform into compelling anti-knife crime art 13 May 2025 More than 100 school shirts emblazoned with compelling messages capturing children and young people’s feelings about knife crime are set to be publicly exhibited.
- SPS academic becomes Academy of Social Sciences Fellow 10 April 2025 We are delighted to announce that Professor Geraldine Macdonald, Professor of Social Work from the School for Policy Studies, has been named as one of the new cohort of outstanding social scientists to join the Academy of Social Sciences.
- SPS academic awarded Senior Investigator status by the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR). 31 March 2025 Congratulations to Professor Geraldine Macdonald, Professor of Social Work in the School for Policy Studies, who has been appointed as a new NIHR Senior Investigator.
- Key network to ensure rights for parents with learning disabilities & learning difficulties is moving to a new home 6 March 2025 Vital service that supports professionals working with parents with learning disabilities/difficulties is moving from the University of Bristol to Research in Practice
- ‘Nothing is impossible’ says Somali refugee who juggled Uber driving and studies to fulfil graduation dream in tribute to late brother 18 February 2025 When Abdullahi Abdi threw his mortarboard in the air on graduating and looked skyward, his sense of elation was overshadowed by huge sorrow.