Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods
Sefydliad Ymchwil Gymdeithasol ac Economaidd, Data a Dulliau Cymru
Welcome
The Wales Institute for Social and Economic Research, Data & Methods (WISERD) draws together social science researchers from a number of disciplines including sociology, economics, geography, political science and many more.
The Institute was established in 2008 and is based within the five Universities that make up the St David’s Day Group in Wales: Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff, South Wales and Swansea.
Research Areas
WISERD’s research programme encompasses a broad range of activities, from basic science to applied research projects. WISERD’s research is primarily focused on the Welsh economy and society, but in an essentially comparative context, across the UK and internationally.
The Institute carries out research around the following themes:
Health and Wellbeing
Education
Environment
Labour Markets
Innovations in Research Methods
Identity
WISERD Dataportal
The WISERD Dataportal is a web-based software application which will enhance a researcher’s ability to discover socio-economic research data, with the aim of encouraging collaborative research and re-use of existing data.
WISERD Education
WISERD Education has the potential to change the landscape of education research in Wales and will put Wales at the forefront of research capacity building developments in the UK and beyond.
Knowledge Exchange
WISERD is committed to a programme of knowledge exchange and transfer which aims to improve communication, engagement, and collaboration between researchers and research users from the academic, policy, public, private, charitable and third sectors.
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Latest News
Featured Events
New to Annual Conference - Beyond 2011 Census Programme
June 10, 2013
The Welsh Government will be hosting a session at the WISERD 2013 Conference which will afford attendees the opportunity to learn more about the Office of National Statistics Beyond 2011 Consultation on the future of the Census programme.
Keynote Speeches Confirmed for WISERD Annual Conference
May 28, 2013
Professor Lindsay Paterson, Professor Laura McAllister and Professor David Martin to give Keynote Speeches at Annual Conference
The two-day WISERD 2013 Conference will take place on 25th and 26th June at the University of South Wales, attracting colleagues from academic, policy, public, private and third sectors.
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June,
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Committee Rooms, Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University, CF10 3WT
This conference is the final event in our RDI on “Training Quantitative Social Sciences Teachers”, where we will present shared ideas and materials developed throughout the course of the workshop series on the following themes:
