The organisers of the 2024 Social Policy Association Annual Conference (3rd – 5th July, University of Strathclyde) invite presentations and symposia which engage with the idea of social policy futures. Social policy research has always […]
Social Policy Futures Wednesday 3rd – Friday 5th July, 2024 University of Strathclyde Technology and Innovation Centre, Glasgow In 2024, the Social Policy Association conference will be hosted by the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, […]
By Neil Small, Emeritus Professor of Health Research, Faculty of Health Studies, University of Bradford, UK (see contact details at bottom*). Keywords: Culture: hospitals: childcare: neoliberalism: care failures. Culture as diagnosis and prescription It can […]
By Carolyn Snell, University of York and Lucie Middlemiss, University of Leeds — As winter approaches, we are acutely aware of the challenges associated with the cost of living crisis, with families bracing themselves in […]
The trustees of the UK Social Policy Association (SPA executive committee) have sent the below letter to the board of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) following the recent decision to suspend Research England’s Equality Diversity […]
Following the call circulated earlier this summer, the Social Policy Association (SPA) is delighted to announce that four new Social Policy Groups have been approved for a 2-year period (on first instance). The new groups […]
Please find details below of a flagship roundtable event taking place at the University of Edinburgh on Friday 3rd November. This event is supported by an Opportunity Grant from the Social Policy Association. Please see full […]
The Social Policy Association (SPA) warmly congratulates our members recognised by the Academy of Social Sciences. Anya Ahmed, Professor of Wellbeing and Communities at Manchester Metropolitan University, is an eminent research methodologist with expertise in […]
From Pete Alcock, Maggie May and Sharon Wright, It is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Angus Erskine, a key contributor to the early development of the SPA, who passed […]
One of the highlights of the Social Policy Association calendar is our awards ceremony, held during the annual conference dinner each year. This year, the ceremony took place at the University of Nottingham. The awards […]
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