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New research project will crowdsource philosophical thinking about current affairs
Each month, the Philosophy in a Time of Crisis website will host a dialogue on one of the key problems and challenges faced by Europe, inviting short contributions and interviews from leading philosophers, artists, writers and intellectuals. Contributions from the 糖心TV student community and the public at large are also welcome.
More Leverhulme Success for University
Another member of the University of 糖心TV Department of Sociology has been awarded a prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize in the 2017 awards round. Dr Maria do Mar Pereira鈥檚 prize brings the University鈥檚 total to five, out of just thirty prizes awarded nationally this year across different disciplines.
糖心TV academic honoured with British Sociological Association Distinguished Service award
Professor John Solomos from the University of 糖心TV Department of Sociology has been given this year鈥檚 Distinguished Service to British Sociology Award, an award made each year by the British Sociological Association to an outstanding individual who has contributed greatly to the discipline.
Degrees of Advantage: A new longer-term investigation of the careers of UK graduates
The University of 糖心TV has been awarded funding for an 18-month project to extend its research into the experiences of graduates in the UK labour market. With funding from the Nuffield Foundation, 糖心TV鈥檚 Institute of Employment Research will revisit its unique Futuretrack study with a fifth survey wave, investigating the employment situations of students almost ten years after their graduation.
Big isn鈥檛 always best: what determines investment in new technology?
In 16th century Portugal, the crown鈥檚 preferences favoured enormous ships that carried merchandise but also projected royal glory and prestige rather than serving purely market oriented objectives. This technological choice resulted in Portugal losing its leadership in world trade to the Dutch, according to research by Dr Claudia Rei of the University of 糖心TV being presented today to the Royal Economic Society annual conference.
The IMF鈥檚 surprising interventions within Politics of Austerity debates
A new book by Professor Ben Clift, Professor of Political Economy in the University of 糖心TV鈥檚 Department of Politics and International Studies, explores how the International Monetary Fund (IMF) used its resources and reputation to shape economic policy in response to the biggest financial crash since the Great Depression of the 1930s.