SPA Annual Conference 2027: Ulster University, 28th-30th June
The Social Policy Association annual conference in 2027 will be held at Ulster University, Belfast Campus, York Street from 28th-30th June. Further announcements about the […]
Month: September 2026
Blog: Sharing parental leave evidence in Parliament: observations from the SPA Family Policy Group
By Linzi Ladlow (University of Lincoln and SPA Family Policy Group). Image credits: Sense about Science. Keywords: Evidence Week, parental leave, family policy, gender equality […]
Blog: Thirty Years After Welfare Reform, the Trump Administration is Starving the Poor into Work
Three decades after Clinton-era welfare reform, the second Trump administration has initiated its own changes to the system which strengthen work requirements for Medicaid and […]
Blog: Not Just a Form to Fill In: Why the SPA’s New Code of Ethics Matters for Social Policy Research
Professor Colin Clark (University of the West of Scotland) and Professor Alessio D’Angelo (University of Derby) Ethics is not what happens before the research begins. […]
News: SPA Members Appointed as Fellows to the Academy of Social Sciences
The Social Policy Association (SPA) is delighted to congratulate our members who have been recognised by the Academy of Social Sciences for their outstanding contribution. […]