Last month, colleagues from WISERD and Cardiff Business School came together to launch an exciting new publication for students in the fields of #sociology, #politicalscience, #employmentstudies, and #businessmanagement. The Handbook on the Sociology of Work is available now! 📚 bit.ly/4fHJlyD

Fis diwethaf, daeth cydweithwyr o WISERD ac Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd at ei gilydd i lansio cyhoeddiad newydd cyffrous i fyfyrwyr ym meysydd #cymdeithaseg, y #gwyddoraugwleidyddol, #astudiaethaucyflogaeth a #busnesarheoli. Mae’r Handbook on the Sociology of Work ar gael nawr! 📚 bit.ly/3PqNhcD

Booking is now OPEN for the WISERD Annual Conference 2026 at Cardiff University! This year’s theme is ‘In Pursuit of Sustainable Futures’ and we have an exciting couple of days planned… Visit bit.ly/40HGj4K to reserve your free place #WISERD2026

Bellach, gallwch chi gadw lle ar gyfer Cynhadledd Flynyddol WISERD 2026 ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd! ‘Ar Drywydd Dyfodol Cynaliadwy’ yw’r thema eleni ac rydyn ni wedi cynllunio ychydig ddyddiau cyffrous... Ewch i bit.ly/47ohgYb i gadw eich lle yn rhad ac am ddim #WISERD2026

WISERD postdoctoral researcher, @louisbrom.bsky.social, based @swanseauni.bsky.social explains how to get started with #HorseRacePolitics and make your predictions about the 2026 Welsh #SeneddElection in his latest blog post ➡️ bit.ly/3QEMeGb

Mae ymchwilydd ôl-ddoethurol WISERD, @louisbrom.bsky.social, sy’n gweithio ym @swanseauni.bsky.social, yn esbonio sut i ddechrau arni ar wefan #HorseRacePolitics a gwneud eich rhagfynegiadau am #EtholiadSenedd Cymru 2026 yn ei erthygl blog diweddaraf ➡️ bit.ly/4cSwnLt

Dr Anwen Elias spoke to the BBC yesterday about the initial findings of the Welsh Election Study that show the new Senedd voting system is poorly understood by the public. Watch back here (25 minutes in): www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... @interpolaber.bsky.social @wiserd-research.bsky.social

Bu Dr Anwen Elias yn siarad â'r BBC ddoe am ganfyddiadau cyntaf Astudiaeth Etholiad Cymru sy'n dangos bod system bleidleisio newydd y Senedd yn aneglur iawn i’r cyhoedd. Gallwch wylio yn ôl yma (25 munud mewn): www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... @interpolaber.bsky.social @wiserd-research.bsky.social

Mae dwy ran o dair o bobl yng Nghymru yn ansicr ynghylch newidiadau mawr i system bleidleisio'r Senedd, yn ôl arolwg barn cyhoeddus newydd a gyd-arweiniwyd gan ein hymchwilwyr. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/3zm8snw3 @wiserd-research.bsky.social @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social #EtholiadYSenedd #AstudiaethEtholiadCymru

Two-thirds of people in Wales are unclear about major changes to the Senedd voting system ahead of the upcoming election, according to new public polling co-led by our researchers. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/muk7cajk @wiserd-research.bsky.social @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social #SeneddElection #WelshElectionStudy

Next Wednesday 29 April in London I'm discussing my new book on youth unemployment and devolution along with six other authors. The event is free, hosted at the Resolution Foundation and is organised by the SPA Employment Policy Group. Sign-up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/work-and-w...

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝? SPA Employment Policy Group Resolution Foundation Office, London Wednesday, 29 April, 2:30pm-5pm Attendance free: register via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/work-and-w...

Meet our expert panel: @sionedps.bsky.social, Lecturer in Social Policy at @cusocsci.bsky.social, completes our panel who will discuss what the 4 nations can learn from each other after 27 years of different approaches to issues around child poverty in our webinar. acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...

📢 One day to go until abstract submissions close for the WISERD Annual Conference 2026! Visit bit.ly/40HGj4K for theme and submission guidelines and submit by 9am on Wednesday 22 April! #WISERD2026

📢 Un diwrnod i fynd nes bod cyflwyniadau crynodeb yn cau ar gyfer Cynhadledd Flynyddol WISERD 2026! Ewch i bit.ly/47ohgYb am ganllawiau thema a chyflwyno a gwnewch gais erbyn 9am ddydd Mercher 22 Ebrill! #WISERD2026

📚 You are warmly invited to join us for the launch of the ‘Handbook on the Sociology of Work'. This comprehensive Handbook presents an overview of current research and thinking within the sociology of #work. Find out more and register: bit.ly/4tyKlZD @erucardiffu.bsky.social

📚 Fe'ch gwahoddir yn gynnes i ymuno â ni ar gyfer lansio'r ‘Handbook on the Sociology of Work’. Mae'r Llawlyfr cynhwysfawr hwn yn cyflwyno trosolwg o ymchwil a meddwl cyfredol o fewn cymdeithaseg #work. Darganfyddwch fwy a chofrestru: bit.ly/41rGXDY @erucardiffu.bsky.social

Mae YDG Cymru yn cyhoeddi ymddeoliad ei Gyd-gyfarwyddwr, yr Athro David Ford OBE. Mae David wedi bod yn ffigur canolog yn natblygiad ymchwil data cysylltiedig ledled y DU ac yn rhyngwladol. ▶️ adrwales.org/cy/yr-athro-...

ADR Wales announces the retirement of its Co-Director, Professor David Ford OBE. David has been a central figure in the development of linked data research across the UK and internationally. ▶️ adrwales.org/professor-da... @popdatascisu.bsky.social @saildatabank.bsky.social

Y seithfed a'r olaf o Fewnwelediadau Data mewn cyfres ar addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg a gyhoeddwyd dros y tair pythefnos yw "A yw'n talu siarad Cymraeg?" Effaith iaith a mudo ar yrfaoedd cynnar myfyrwyr Cymru. ▶️ adrwales.org/cy/mae-ymchw...

The final Data Insight in a series on Welsh medium education published over the last three weeks is “Does it pay to speak Welsh? The impact of language and migration on the early careers of Welsh students.” ▶️ adrwales.org/new-research... @popdatascisu.bsky.social @wiserd-research.bsky.social

Y chweched Mewnwelediad Data mewn cyfres ar addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg a gyhoeddwyd dros y tair wythnos diwethaf yw “Pwy sy’n cael swydd i raddedigion? Effaith iaith a mudo ar yrfaoedd cynnar myfyrwyr Cymru." ▶️ adrwales.org/cy/mae-ymchw...

The sixth Data Insight in a series on Welsh medium education published over the last three weeks is “Who gets a graduate job? The impact of language and migration on the early careers of Welsh students.” ▶️ adrwales.org/new-research... @wiserd-research.bsky.social @popdatascisu.bsky.social

The fifth Data Insight in a series on Welsh medium education published over the last three weeks is “Should I stay or should I go? Exploring the university choices of Welsh students.” ▶️ adrwales.org/new-research... @wiserd-research.bsky.social @popdatascisu.bsky.social

Y pedwerydd Mewnwelediad Data mewn cyfres ar addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg a gyhoeddir dros y pythefnos nesaf yw “Pwy sy’n astudio yn y Gymraeg?” ▶️ adrwales.org/cy/mae-ymchw...

The fourth Data Insight in a series on Welsh medium education published over the next two weeks is “Who studies in Welsh?” ▶️ adrwales.org/new-research... @wiserd-research.bsky.social @popdatascisu.bsky.social

Y trydydd Mewnwelediad Data mewn cyfres ar addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg a gyhoeddir dros y pythefnos nesaf yw “Dilysu mesurau o ddefnydd yr iaith Gymraeg." ▶️ adrwales.org/cy/mae-ymchw...

The third Data Insight in a series on Welsh medium education published over the next two weeks is “Validating measures of Welsh language use.” ▶️ adrwales.org/new-research... @wiserd-research.bsky.social @popdatascisu.bsky.social

Yr ail Fewnwelediad Data mewn cyfres ar addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg a gyhoeddir dros y tair wythnos nesaf yw “Archwilio colled ac enillion yr iaith Gymraeg rhwng cenedlaethau: Sut mae ysgolion yn bwysig.” ▶️ adrwales.org/cy/mae-ymchw...

The second Data Insight in a series on Welsh medium education published over the next three weeks is “Exploring the intergenerational loss and gain of the Welsh language: How schools matter.” ▶️ adrwales.org/new-research...

Dros y tair wythnos nesaf, rydym yn cyhoeddi cyfres o saith Mewnwelediad Data sy'n archwilio addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg a'i heffaith ar addysg bellach a chyflogaeth. Yn gyntaf mae “Pwy sy’n siarad Cymraeg?” Mewnwelediadau i allu iaith Gymraeg o ddata gweinyddol." ▶️ adrwales.org/cy/mae-ymchw...

Over the next three weeks, we are publishing a series of seven Data Insights exploring Welsh medium education and its impact on further education and employment. First up is “Who speaks Welsh? Insights into Welsh language ability from administrative data.” ▶️ adrwales.org/new-research...

📢 The deadline to submit your abstracts for the WISERD Annual Conference 2026 has been EXTENDED to 9am, Wednesday 22 April! bit.ly/40HGj4K #WISERD2026

📢 Mae’r dyddiad cau ar gyfer cyflwyno’ch crynodebau ar gyfer Cynhadledd Flynyddol WISERD 2026 wedi’i YMESTYN i 9am, Dydd Mercher 22 Ebrill! bit.ly/47ohgYb #WISERD2026

⭐New webinar⭐ In this webinar, organised with @safety-nets.bsky.social funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org, our expert panel will explore how the UK nations’ 4 governments have dealt with the policy challenges of child poverty, incl. what lessons might be learned. ➡️ acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...

Meet the speaker🎤 Prof Nigel O’Leary, Prof of Economics & Co-Director at @wiserd-research.bsky.social, will join our webinar on 29 April to explore what social science research can tell us about the relationship between happiness, wellbeing & economic growth. ➡️ acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...

Don’t forget to submit your abstract for the WISERD Annual Conference 2026 at Cardiff University! Theme is 'In Pursuit of Sustainable Futures' and the deadline for abstract submission is 9am on Monday 30 March: bit.ly/40HGj4K #WISERD2026

Peidiwch ag anghofio cyflwyno eich crynodeb ar gyfer Cynhadledd Flynyddol WISERD 2026 ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd! Y thema yw ''Ar Drywydd Dyfodol Cynaliadwy’ a'r dyddiad cau ar gyfer cyflwyno crynodebau yw 9am ddydd Llun 30 Mawrth: bit.ly/47ohgYb #WISERD2026

ERU and @wiserd-research.bsky.social will be hosting the launch of the Handbook on the Sociology of Work, 13:00 on 15 April 2026, in Cardiff University. Details and registration here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...

The final area being explored today at #MakeADifference FEA Cymru Annual Conference is #tourism that works for communities and we’re hearing from Eli Elis-Williams, a Slate valley community researcher, Gwynedd councillor, Rebeca Roberts and Chris Johnes from Building Communities Trust.

Social rents and #housing affordability is the next topic for discussion at the FEA Cymru Annual Conference and we’re hearing from Jemma Bere, an activist tenant, Lorraine Oates from CFO Merthyr Valley Homes and Emma Nicholas from Independent Tenant Voice Cymru.

What needs to happen to #MakeADifference? Some great discussions happening at today’s FEA Cymru Annual Conference on how to enable and sustain innovation in #food

Delighted to be hosting the #FoundationalEconomy Alliance Cymru Annual Conference 2026 here in #sbarclspark today. Starting us off are Derek Walker @futuregencymru.bsky.social, Neil James from Deep End Cymru and Cleide Correia from Merthyr Cynon Foodbank discussing #foodinsecurity #MakeADifference

Join us for the latest in our #WISERDLunchtimeSeminar series with Professor Matt Wall from Swansea University – Feelings and #voting: the 2026 #WelshElectionStudy and affective #politics – online, 17/03/26, 12:30-13:30. Find out more: bit.ly/4sE3mcD

Ymunwch â ni am y seminar ddiweddaraf yn ein cyfres #SeminarAmserCinioWISERD gyda'r Athro Matt Wall o Brifysgol Abertawe – Feelings and #voting: the 2026 #WelshElectionStudy and affective #politics – ar-lein, 17/03/26, 12:30-13:30. Dysgwch fwy: bit.ly/4urKXlb

📢 We are delighted to announce that the Call for Papers is now OPEN for the WISERD Annual Conference 2026 at Cardiff University! Theme is 'In Pursuit of Sustainable Futures' and the deadline for abstract submission is 9am on Monday 30 March: bit.ly/40HGj4K #WISERD2026

📢 Mae’n bleser gennym ni gyhoeddi bod yr alwad am bapurau nawr AR AGOR ar gyfer Cynhadledd Flynyddol WISERD 2026 ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd! Y thema yw 'Ar Drywydd Dyfodol Cynaliadwy’ a'r dyddiad cau ar gyfer cyflwyno crynodebau yw 9am ddydd Llun 30 Mawrth: bit.ly/47ohgYb #WISERD2026

Join us for the latest in our #WISERDLunchtimeSeminar series with Louis Bromfield – Horse Race #Politics: Forecasting the 2026 #SeneddElections using Gamification – 12:00-13:00, 18/02/26. Find out more: bit.ly/4rM76Za

Yr wythnos nesaf #WISERDLunchtimeSeminar gyda Louis Bromfield – Horse Race #Politics: Rhagweld #EtholiadauSenedd 2026 ar ffurf gêm – 12:00-13:00, 18/02/26. Darganfyddwch fwy: bit.ly/4qyKBWQ

WISERD colleagues @aberuni.bsky.social, @bangoruniversity.bsky.social, @cardiffuni.bsky.social, @swanseauni.bsky.social and @unisouthwales.bsky.social enjoyed the opportunity to get together for the annual WISERD Away Days at the Metropole Hotel.