Networks

WISERD Reference Groups

WISERD reference groups bring together groups of experts in a particular substantive field – to develop knowledge and understanding of the field and act as a reference group for the WISERD programme of work, leading and driving work in key areas.

How the Reference Groups Engage with WISERD

WISERD has developed reference groups in the following broad substantive areas;

• Health, Wellbeing and Social Care
• Education and Young People
• Language, Citizenship & Identity
• Employment, Skills & Training
• Economic Development & Regeneration
• Crime, Public Space & Policing
• Housing
• Transport
• Environment, Tourism & Leisure

These groups act as an important reference group for the WISERD localities research programme, helping to shape and inform the thematic audits taking place within and across the case study localities. These themed scoping audits are being used to map continuities and changes, to develop comparable data across WISERD localities and identify key inequalities.

The reference groups also provide a forum of the development of inter-institutional and interdisciplinary working and research development, for ensuring WISERD policy engagement and for broadening the WISERD research base.

Further Information

• WISERD Thematic Network on Health, Wellbeing and Social Care
• WISERD Thematic Network on Education and Young People
• WISERD Thematic Network on Language, Citizenship & Identity
• WISERD Thematic Network on Employment, Skills & Training
• WISERD Thematic Network on Economic Development & Regeneration
• WISERD Thematic Network on Crime, Public Space & Policing
• WISERD Thematic Network on Housing
• WISERD Thematic Network on Transport
• WISERD Thematic Network on Environment, Tourism & Leisure

If you are interested in becoming involved in a particular WISERD reference group please contact the WISERD Director of Operations, Victoria Macfarlane macfarlanev@cf.ac.uk