Blog discusses implications of new CONSORT reporting guidelines Paul Montgomery and co-authors discuss what these guidelines could mean for randomized controlled trials of social and psychological interventions.
Posted 03 August 2018 Lifestyle choice does not explain a 17-year life expectancy gap When a researcher at BBC's Panorama got in touch with Dr Kayleigh Garthwaite to say they were making a programme about health inequalities in Stockton, she had mixed feelings. Dr Kayleigh Garthwaite writes for Social Sciences Birmingham.
Posted 31 July 2018 Social Policy courses see success in 2018 NSS We are delighted to announce that a number of courses in the School of Social Policy have seen great success in this year's National Student Survey (NSS).
Posted 22 June 2018 Welcoming refugees in the UK Director of IRiS Professor Jenny Phillimore in the Birmingham Brief: 'With the UK's Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme and Community Sponsorship Programme for refugees escaping conflicts in the Middle East, refugees have been resettled to many places in the UK that have very little experience of diversity, let alone refugees. What can these places do to welcome refugees?'