News
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21MayNews
Research Officer publishes new book: The Jews of Andhra Pradesh
Department of Social & Policy Sciences | All News
Research Officer, Shahid Perwez, has recently co-authored a new book; The Jews of Andhra Pradesh: Contesting Caste and Religion in South India, with Yulia Egorova (Durham University).
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16MayNews
PGCE student to raise money by running four marathons in four days
Department of Education | All News
Joseph Riley, a PGCE in Secondary English Education student, is raising money for Cardiac Risk in the Young by completing a 4IN4 marathon mission from July 11-14 2013.
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15MayNews
Dr Michael Silk wins The Leadership in Learning & Teaching Award
Department of Education | All News
Dr Michael Silk, Department of Education, is among the winners of the University Teaching Awards 2013. Dr Silk was awarded 'The Leadership in Learning & Teaching Award'.
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15MayNews
Launch of IPR shares research that has power to change
Department of Social & Policy Sciences | All News
Political economist Will Hutton has called for the University’s new Institute for Policy Research to “reclaim the Enlightenment tradition that drove the Industrial Revolution.”
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13MayNews
Dr Theo Papadopoulos is keynote speaker at Social Policy in Greece conference
Department of Social & Policy Sciences | All News
Dr Theo Papadopoulos is to be the keynote Speaker at the one-day Conference ‘Wither Social Policy? Social Policy in Greece in times of Crisis' that will take place on 17 May 2013.
Events
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17MayEvent
Revisiting Moral Panics: A critical examination of 21st century social issues and anxieties
This seminar series will examine some 21st century social issues and anxieties through the concept of moral panic.
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21MayEvent
The living standards crunch: causes, consequences and choices
Wages and household incomes for Britain stagnated some years before the financial crisis. They have since fallen sharply and there is considerable uncertainty as to when steady gains in living standards will resume again. Gavin Kelly will explore the origins of this problem and consider what it may mean for a wide range of policy areas.
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21MayEvent
Corporate power and responsible capitalism
This talk examines the lack of 'social embedding' that characterises businesses and, from this diagnosis, identifies the kinds of reforms needed to make corporations more accountable to the wider society.
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23MayEvent
Placement providers reception
The Department of Economics are holding a drinks reception at the Skyline Suite & Roof Garden Terrace to thank placement providers who have supported the Economics department and our students over the past few years.
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