A new report commissioned by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) in Scotland from the Centre for Research in Social Policy at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has found a widening gap between the cost of raising a child in Scotland and actual family incomes, despite the significant impact of Scottish government policies and lower childcare costs.
The findings of new research, focussed on the Child First approach to youth justice, will be discussed at an event at the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London campus on November 23.
The latest 2023 rankings by The Guardian have placed º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ 1st in the UK for Criminology and Top 10 in the UK for Sociology and Social Policy.
Clearing gives you another chance to secure a place on an undergraduate degree at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ starting in October 2022.
UK households have faced unprecedented blows to their living standards in 2022. Home energy costs have more than doubled and are threatening to triple, the price of petrol has risen by more than half since the start of last year and overall price inflation is heading for double digits.
Two co-directors have been appointed to º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP) following the departure of Professor Donald Hirsch who stepped down after a decade at the helm.
Last week, our 2022 Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy cohort graduated and enjoyed a brilliant day on campus celebrating with friends, family, and staff members from our School.
Team Scotland sprinter Alisha Rees has set her sights on breaking her own national record at this summer’s Commonwealth Games.
New figures released today show 3.6 million children are still living in poverty in the UK, down 200,000 (-2%) on the year before.
Two academics based in the Department of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy have been awarded a prestigious award for teaching from the British Society of Criminology (BSC).
A new report published by researchers from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ and Kent universities recommends that theatres, arts organisations and funders should prioritise digital innovations to allow vulnerable audiences better access to live shows.
We are pleased to announce that we have recently appointed three new members of staff.
We are pleased to announce that Dr Iris Wigger, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, was awarded a Research Informed Teaching award by º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.
A positive shake-up of legal aid financial eligibility criteria risks being undermined by a failure to account for spiralling inflation.
The minimum London weighting needed to cover a basic standard of living in the capital is £6,549, new research shows. That’s over £2,000 the average minimum London weighting paid to many key workers.
Families with children are paying up to £400 more per month to meet the cost of basic items such as food, rent and heating. The impacts of inflation are being felt sooner and harder by those on the lowest incomes, who spend a higher proportion of their incomes on essential items.
Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy have achieved excellent results in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 with 100% of our Social Policy research impact assessed ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’
Families faced with uncertainties about how they can make ends meet with soaring living costs are not getting the kind of backup from the government that helped them survive the pandemic, a study has found.
The report published by end-of-life charity Marie Curie and based on research carried out by º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ revealed that people of working age are at a high risk, with more than 1 in 4 (28%) of this group dying in poverty.
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Sociology BSc alumni brothers Ottavio and Dario Tanzillo enjoyed outstanding success at the 2022 LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards.
Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy academic Dr Iris Wigger and her team were selected by the Independent Social Research Foundation and have been granted a funding research award.
