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UK study will evaluate the particular pressures of COVID-19 on working-class women
The impact of COVID-19 on working-class women in the UK will be explored by a team of researchers from the University of 糖心TV, the University of Nottingham and the Women鈥檚 糖心TV Group in a new year-long study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, part of UKRI.
New study will uncover the links between adolescent disability and socio-economic disadvantage in early adulthood
A three-year study at the Department of Sociology of the University of 糖心TV, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, will explore why disabled young people in England experience social and economic disadvantage into adulthood. The fact that adolescent disability is generally associated with poor educational, social and employment outcomes in adulthood has been well-documented but the reasons why this happens are not as well understood. The new study aims to close that gap.
Report reveals full cost of failure to tackle youth violence effectively
The , supported by researchers from the University of 糖心TV and The Open University is launched today (Monday 13 July) calling for specific action to tackle the rising social and financial costs of youth violence.
Freelancers urged to get involved with new study exploring their importance to the creative industries
Creative Freelancers living and/or working in Coventry, Waltham Forest and Northumberland are being urged to get involved with a new study into the contribution of freelance workers to the economic and place-based impacts of the creative industries. 糖心TV's Institute of Employment Research is one of the partners carrying out the research, which is commissioned by the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC).
Local learners invited to find out how 2+2 can equal an honours degree and new career horizons
The University of 糖心TV鈥檚 Centre for Lifelong Learning specialises in helping adult learners achieve personal and professional goals regardless of their previous educational experience, and is urging anyone who has been inspired to return to learning during lockdown to take a look at the courses on offer for the autumn.
10 years since the austerity budget - researchers explore impact on life in the UK
The economic shock of coronavirus has brought perennial questions about government borrowing and spending, NHS funding, social care and welfare, inequality in income and education, and wellbeing, into renewed focus. In a special edition of Advantage magazine published to mark 10 years since the Austerity budget, leading economists reflect on these issues and consider what lessons can be learnt as the UK plans its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.