05 June 2023
Undergraduate student and Commonwealth Games winner Lily Walker chats about balancing hockey stardom with her dissertation, and mental health in sport.
22 May 2023
The new Head of Social Work at the University of Birmingham reflects on his meandering journey through probation work, social work, and academia.
04 May 2023
Postgraduate researcher and disability expert Vera Kubenz asks: what if there's more to accessibility than we realise?
12 December 2022
Relationships and sex education expert Dr Sophie King-Hill deconstructs the extreme anti-abortion views held by some UK politicians.
23 November 2022
What happens on a forced migrant journey? Dr Sandra Pertek and Monia Ben Taleb hold an Untold Migrant Stories Workshop for female refugees in Tunisia.
18 October 2022
Dr Frankie Rogan's Digital Femininities explores the way postfeminist ideas are expressed online, looking at Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Snapchat
18 October 2022
As she builds on a career that blends teaching, research and leadership, Professor Nicola Gale reflects on becoming Head of the School of Social Policy.
18 October 2022
The IMPACT Centre for Improving Adult Care is working with a highly skilled co-production group to make sure their voices are centred in all IMPACT projects.
13 October 2022
Travel is an important part of Dr Lorenza Antonucci's research career. This summer, she spent time at Sciences Po in France as a visiting associate professor.
13 October 2022
Three 2021 BA (Hons) PPE graduates discuss their new careers, finding their feet as graduates, and working life in a post-pandemic world.
13 October 2022
Eleanor Charlton-Hunt is studying a BA (Hons) Sociology and Criminology. She has decided to spend a year abroad in Växjö, Sweden.
13 October 2022
Last term, School of Social Policy postgraduate students gathered online and in person for their annual Postgraduate Research (PGR) Conference.
03 August 2022
All the latest news from the School of Social Policy.
03 August 2022
Recent University of Birmingham Social Work graduate Omar Mohamed talks about finding his profession and leading an international project for new social workers
03 August 2022
HSMC Senior Fellow Dr Sophie King-Hill and accomplished graffiti artist Void One have received seed funding for a youth co-design project.
12 April 2022
IRiS research fellow Dr Stefano Piemontese, has produced a video diary from Lauren Ionescu, a young Roma affected by poverty and lack of mobility in Europe
12 April 2022
Writing retreats encourage academics to set aside dedicated time for writing – no emails, no meetings, no distractions.
12 April 2022
Eating disorder campaigner Hope Virgo talks about the current state of treatment in the UK, her #DumpTheScales campaign, and balancing activism with recovery.
12 April 2022
Refugees at the Polish-Ukrainian border are vulnerable to abuse and human trafficking. Migration expert Dr Sandra Pertek sets out measures to keep them safe.
12 April 2022
The latest news from the School of Social Policy, Spring 2022.
12 April 2022
BA (Hons) Sociology student Natalie Jubb on going from poverty to university, balancing work experience with study, and the positive power of sport.
12 April 2022
Abby Gilsenan is a doctoral researcher in Social Policy. During her studies, she's been working with Dr Sophie King-Hill, researching sibling sexual abuse.
12 April 2022
Over the past eight years, Angus McCabe and a team from the Third Sector Research Centre and Sheffield Hallam university have been following 15 Big Local areas
12 April 2022
Universities UK have set up a taskforce on student drug use, and School of Social Policy PhD student Hanna Head will chair the Student Advisory Panel.
12 April 2022
BA Sociology student Amy Thompson writes for Social Policy Matters on the impact of recent UK legislation changes in school sex education.
14 December 2021
Applications are now open for the 2021/2022 Jane Slowey Memorial Bursary.
14 December 2021
Meet the academics new to the School of Social Policy in winter 2021.
14 December 2021
Dr Will Leggett hosted an ESRC Festival of Social Sciences event, 'Mindful of the Future: Can Political Mindfulness Help us Build Back Better?' in November. The event is now available on YouTube.
14 December 2021
Professor Catherine Needham on emotional labour and role-extending in public services.
14 December 2021
Dr Sophie King-Hill reflects on the process of turning her research into a TEDx Talk.
14 December 2021
The UK SEREDA research project, led by IRiS's Professor Jenny Phillimore and researcher Dr Sandra Pertek, was launched at the House of Lords in November.
14 December 2021
Undergraduate student Imani Palmer talks about her year abroad in Jamaica.
14 December 2021
The news for the School of Social Policy in November and December 2021.
14 December 2021
Professor of Social Work Harry Ferguson comments on the tragic murder of six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes. What might this mean for the future of social work practice?
14 December 2021
The LGBTQ+ Young People in Residential Care study seeks participants for interviews.
11 October 2021
West Midlands Assistant Police Crime Commissioner Tom McNeil is also a PhD student within the School. Tom talks to Social Policy Matters about the human side of his work and study.
11 October 2021
CHASM's Dr Maxine Watkins explains the development of a decision support tool for self-funders of social care.
11 October 2021
BA (Hons) Education and Sociology international student Xiaqiuzi Han analyses the effectiveness of the UK's PREVENT scheme.
11 October 2021
Dr Shazia Zafar reflects on attending recent conferences online to present her work, and how the experience differs from attending a conference in person.
11 October 2021
BA (Hons) Sociology and Criminology student Alexandra Quantick explores the complex relationship between global poverty and foreign aid.
11 October 2021
Summer and autumn 2021 news from the School of Social Policy.
11 October 2021
15-year-old student Jasmin Foster publishes a paper on menstrual hygiene products and poverty with SoSP's Professor Paul Montgomery
11 October 2021
Dr Stefano Piemontese and Professor Nando Sigona explain why they decided to turn IRiS's online seminar series on migration and diversity into a new podcast.
11 October 2021
Birmingham Fellow and IRiS researcher Dr Jenny Allsopp shares the perspectives of British Afghan refugees on the Taliban's recent return to power.
11 October 2021
NHS Leadership Academy Director Steve Gulati on his labyrinthine career journey, his passion for guiding BAME leaders through NHS management, and how his wife's cancer battle put his work—and life—into perspective.
20 July 2021
Professor John Mohan launches a large study into charitable contributions to the NHS: 'Border Crossings.'
20 July 2021
Dr Jennifer Allsopp talks to Social Policy Matters about becoming a Birmingham Fellow.
20 July 2021
Dr Sophie King-Hill has recently appeared in the Times Education Supplement to talk about rape culture in schools. Here, she explores the meaning of the term.
20 July 2021
Amy Martyn, Maisie Durrant and Tilly Prestridge talk about their experiences as Student Buddies during a very unusual academic year.
20 July 2021
Eight School of Social Policy 2020 graduates talk to Social Policy Matters about finding their current roles.
20 July 2021
News from the School of Social Policy for June and July 2021.
20 July 2021
BA Policy, Politics and Economics student Jasmine Rai talks about how her Bollywood-based dissertation went viral on Twitter.
20 July 2021
Rebecca Williams (BA Sociology and Social Policy) and George Berry (BA Policy, Politics and Economics) chat to Social Policy Matters about studying in the USA and Australia.
20 July 2021
Dr Laura Bentley wins ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship with 'Still Jenny from the block? Working-class women, higher education & social mobility in the COVID-19 context.'
20 July 2021
BA Social Policy and Criminology student Deja Osei-West explores the impact of racial disparities within and between higher education institutions (HEIs).
19 July 2021
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson programme student and consultant gynaecologist Dr Elizabeth Adams talks to Social Policy Matters.
11 May 2021
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, Mental Health lecturer Maureen Smokjiss and KES Library Manager Rachel Posaner talk about supporting mental health in higher education.
11 May 2021
Jennie Oldfield-Hall and Ann Bolstridge of the School of Social Policy Research and Events Team discuss how they learned to use videoconferencing technology during lockdown.
11 May 2021
Stevie Creese, doctoral research at the Health Service Management Centre (HSMC), writes on returning to work as a mental health nurse and clinician in the vaccination programme.
11 May 2021
SoSP doctoral researcher Emma Partlow has received an award from the ESRC Impact Accelerator Account for her new project: Moving into work: exploring how young disabled people are transitioning from education to work.
11 May 2021
New update from the School of Social Policy from March-May 2021.
11 May 2021
SoSP doctoral researcher Chalisa Chintrakarn explains how Ethnically East/Southeast Asian people have become vulnerable to racism, both before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
11 May 2021
Dr Christopher Q Smith reflects on his meandering journey from BA student to CHASM research fellow.
11 May 2021
Professor Harry Ferguson and Dr Laura Kelly reflect on the achievements of the Child Protection and Social Distancing Project
11 May 2021
Final year BA Social Work student Louis Moore reflects on the challenges of virtual placements, and what the pandemic has meant for social work training.
11 May 2021
BA PPE student Megan Cole's dissertation goes viral.
11 May 2021
BA Criminology student Aleesha Kaur Tamber explores the link between several modern activist movements and social media platforms.
02 March 2021
Professor Karen Newbigging talks to Social Policy Matters on her retirement from HSMC.
02 March 2021
The latest news from the School of Social Policy, covering January to February 2021.
02 March 2021
Professor Anthea Hucklesby welcomes readers to the first issue of Social Policy Matters.
02 March 2021
This month The Sociological Review invited Nando Sigona and Marie Godin to showcase photos and videos from "In the shadow of Brexit: Portraits of EU families in London" as Image-Makers in Residence.
02 March 2021
Natasha Nicholls explains the Community Sponsorship Scheme for resettling refugees.
02 March 2021
Molly McDonagh, a student on our BA (Hons) Sociology programme, reports on the effects of lockdown school closures on disabled young people.
02 March 2021
Alumni Relations Manager Jess Cooper explains Alumni Speed Networking.
02 March 2021
Understanding the impact of the pandemic on mental health and the demand for mental health services: A new study by Professor Russell Mannion, Dr Fred Konteh, and The University of York
02 March 2021
Professor Paul Montgomery and Dr Clio Weisman discuss their new paper on non-financial conflicts of interest in research.
02 February 2021
The BRACE rapid evaluation centre reports on two recent evaluations of GP services.
02 February 2021
Since the beginning of February, School staff have been participating in the Birmingham to Melbourne Challenge, aiming to exercise their way to Australia and raise money for the Trussell Trust.