News from the Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology Back to 'Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology' University of Birmingham academic receives share of £3 million research award DescriptionDr Kayleigh Garthwaite receives Philip Leverhulme prize and funding to advance research into the growth and corporatisation of charitable food in the UKDate:Monday 26th October 2020Categories: Social Sciences Community responses to COVID-19 research DescriptionThe Third Sector Research Centre has been exploring community responses to COVID-19 - from lockdown and beyondDate:Wednesday 30th September 2020Categories: Social Sciences 'Invisible' unpaid carers going hungry in lockdown DescriptionResearch suggests more than 100,000 unpaid carers in the UK have had to rely on food banks during the pandemic.Date:Thursday 18th June 2020Categories: Social Sciences Carers and COVID-19: Hunger and mental health DescriptionAlthough we've been clapping for carers throughout the pandemic, research has found that a number of them are silently facing unthinkable hardshipsDate:Thursday 18th June 2020Categories: Social Sciences Birmingham ranked third in the UK for Social Policy DescriptionIn the latest Complete University Guide 2021, Social Policy has been ranked third in the UK reflecting a steady climb for the department over the past few years.Date:Monday 15th June 2020Categories: Social Sciences Researching Covid-19 and its impact on families DescriptionDr Kayleigh Garthwaite and researchers from the University of York are working together to explore how families in poverty navigate #Covid19UK, while also tracking how the social security system responds.Date:Monday 27th April 2020Categories: Social Sciences The impact of Covid-19 on UK communities DescriptionResearch commissioned by Local Trust on the impact of Covid-19 on UK communities is being undertaken by TSRC. The in-depth research will look at how 25 different communities across England are respondingDate:Monday 27th April 2020Categories: Social Sciences Investigation on the impact of shame in healthcare DescriptionResearchers to investigate impact of shame on doctors, medical students and patients as part of major new study funded by Wellcome, which will be run by Dr Matthew Gibson.Date:Friday 21st February 2020Categories: Social Sciences Displaying 1 to 8 of 21 Previous 1 2 3 Next