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Department of Social & Policy Sciences postgraduate research

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Making a difference to people's lives after studying at Bath

How a master’s in Humanitarianism, Conflict and Development helped Nav Sawhney create his social enterprise.

Doing things I never thought I'd be able to do

Ed Jepson-Randall talks about the support he received from his Director of Studies and the Wellbeing and Disability teams during his first year at Bath.

Pursuing my interest in the criminal justice system

BSc Criminology student Chloe Woolford shares her experience studying at Bath.

Strategies to support migrant victim-survivors of domestic abuse

Blog: Amy Hill, Hannah Burke, Giulia Grogan, Jain Lemom and Tina Skinner make policy recommendations to support migrant victim-survivors of domestic abuse.

New Zealand drug agency provides model to help insulate NICE from impacts of post-Brexit trade deals

An investigation by CASP researchers suggests safeguards put in place in New Zealand to protect drug policy offer important lessons for UK trade deals.

Money in politics – the case of the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Blog: Emily Rickard and Piotr Ozieranski explore the funding behind All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs), highlighting big pharma’s influence.

Independent legal representation is a necessity for victim-survivors

Olivia Clarke, Tina Skinner, Amelia Smith and Olivia Smith examine how and why independent legal representation is a necessity for victim-survivors.

Study reveals over a £1 million in payments from pharma companies to All-Party Parliamentary Groups

New research published in PLOS One suggests there is a significant lack of transparency in corporate funding to APPGs.

Social work guidance to protect adults living with dementia from abuse

New guidance, authored by Dr Jeremy Dixon for the Department of Health & Social Care, aims to improve supported decision-making for adults with dementia.

University of Bath film takes top honours at international award ceremony

A two-minute film, produced by Bath’s Roy Maconachie and Simon Wharf, has won the Grand Jury Prize at the international ‘Let’s talk about water’ film awards.

Elephant documentaries bring conservation message of young Cambodians to big screen

Three innovative documentary films, facilitated by a Bath project, show the impact of deforestation on wildlife and indigenous peoples in rural south-east Asia.

Professor Cooke conferred as Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences

Leading sociologist, Lynn Prince Cooke, is recognised for the excellence and impact of her work and its wider contributions to the social sciences.

Student initiative aims to rehumanise refugees and asylum seekers through power of personal stories

Masters students Hira Aftab and Maryam Khan want ‘Our World Too’ to highlight the stories of individuals who have been forced to flee homes in search of safety

Professional Doctorate student authors new book on Punjab education reforms

Javed Ahmed Malik’s book, published in Urdu, recounts the successes (and failures) in transforming 54,000 government schools in Punjab.

Professor Yvonne Jewkes wins ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize 2020 for societal impact

Research from criminology Professor Yvonne Jewkes focusing on the impact of prison design for female offenders, takes this year’s prestigious ESRC competition.