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Symposium on Pensions and the USS Dispute – 3rd May, University of London

In support of UCU strike action in protest at USS pension changes, the Social Policy Association, the Development Studies Association and the British Sociological Association’s Work, Employment and Economic Life study group are jointly organising a one-day symposium examining pensions and the USS dispute.

The symposium will take place at City, University of London, room D104, St John St, EC1R 0JD on Thursday the 3rd of May and will run from 10am until 3pm, with lunch provided.

The symposium will demonstrate support for members of the SPA, DSA and BSA in the UCU trying to protect their pension entitlements and ensure that careers in our disciplines continue to be valued. As well as bringing people together, the symposium will examine some of the proposed changes and also the nature of responses within universities. The symposium will also be an opportunity to recognise and discuss the context of these changes.

For more information:
http://www.social-policy.org.uk/uncategorized/symposium-on-the-pensions-and-the-uss-dispute-3rd-may/

To book, visit:
https://www.city.ac.uk/events/2018/may/one-day-pensions-symposium

Fifty Blogs for fifty years

2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the SPA. To celebrate this milestone we have commissioned 50 blogs from leading experts in the field. We will release these blogs on a weekly basis.

 

“Social policy matters. Rigorous, independent, robust study of it matters, as does teaching the next generation to be more policy-literate. At 50 the SPA is as important to all of these as ever, helping to develop, integrate and safeguard the subject and its members and contribute to better social policies.” (50 words to mark 50 years, Adrian Sinfield)

 

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JSP & SP&S

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ISSN: 0047-2794 (Print), 1469-7823 (Online) The Journal of Social Policy carries high quality articles on all aspects of social policy in an international context. It places particular emphasis upon articles which seek to contribute to […]

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In Defence of Welfare 2

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In Defence of Welfare began in 2010 as a response to this government’s first Major Spending Review. Put together by the Social Policy Association, it was an attempt to anticipate the impact of such cuts [...]

In Defence of Welfare 1

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In Defence of Welfare was published in early 2011 and brings together responses from social policy experts to a range of different aspects of the Coalition government’s planned reforms of – and cuts to – [...]

SPA Guidelines on Research Ethics

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The purpose of these Guidelines on Research Ethics is to provide a framework to help members of the Social Policy Association (SPA) identify and address the different kinds of ethical issues which may arise in [...]

Defining research quality in social policy

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Defining ‘Quality’ in Social Policy Research: Views, perceptions and a framework for discussion by Saul Becker, Alan Bryman and Joe Sempik. This report presents the findings from an innovative mixed methods study of over 250 [...]

Experiences of REF Impact Pilots

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The Higher Education Funding Councils have proposed that the impact of research should form part of the forthcoming Research Excellence Framework (REF). Because the assessment of research impact is a new endeavour, the approach and [...]

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