Latest news from the Institute of Applied Social Studies, Global Communities Research Group and the cross-cutting Participatory Research Theme.
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- Description
- Professor Steven Vertovec, Director of the Max-Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Gottingen and Honorary Joint Professor of Sociology and Ethnology, University of Gottingen, will deliver a guest lecture on 'Diversification and 'diversity': configurations, representations and encounters' and will explore his ideas around 'super-diversity'.
- Date:
- Tuesday 24th July 2012
- Categories:
- Social Sciences, Students, Teaching
- Description
- IASS academic Dr Chris Allen, contributes to the Birmingham Heroes Campaign.
- Date:
- Wednesday 18th July 2012
- Categories:
- Research, Social Sciences
- Description
- A new national guide on supporting diverse and inclusive public involvement in research, features a participatory research study carried out by colleagues from across HSMC and IASS as an example of good practice.
- Date:
- Wednesday 20th June 2012
- Categories:
- Research, Social Sciences
- Description
- David Mullins chairs a roundtable with London-based housing associations on social landlord responses to anti-social behaviour.
- Date:
- Wednesday 13th June 2012
- Categories:
- Research, Social Sciences
- Description
- Does your work involve issues to do with Migration? Enhance your career prospects by registering for our New Migration and Social Policy programme.
- Date:
- Wednesday 7th March 2012
- Categories:
- Social Sciences, Students, Teaching
- Description
- IASS's Chris Allen is set to speak at the Birmingham launch of the new 'TELL MAMA' project (Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks), a national project that provides support and assistance to those who have suffered Islamophobic or anti-Muslim attacks.
- Date:
- Tuesday 28th February 2012
- Categories:
- Research, Social Sciences
- Description
- Basia Spalek presents on community policing and counter-terrorism at workshop in Warsaw.
- Date:
- Tuesday 28th February 2012
- Categories:
- Research, Social Sciences
- Description
- Since presenting evidence to the re-launched All Party Parliamentary Group on Islamophobia in November last year, IASS's Chris Allen has been asked to join the Government's Cross Party Working Group on Anti-Muslim hatred.
- Date:
- Monday 27th February 2012
- Categories:
- Research, Social Sciences
- Description
- IASS to run a Masterclass for six form students exploring what it is like to work with service users and carers in a social work or social care setting. Challenging assumptions when working with 'vulnerable people'.
- Date:
- Monday 6th February 2012
- Categories:
- Social Sciences
- Description
- New booklet gives a presentation of the main parts of the 'Collected Memories of Birmingham's Poles' project.
- Date:
- Tuesday 17th January 2012
- Categories:
- Research, Social Sciences