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Awards

The Social Policy Awards 2026: It’s nomination time!

January 19, 2026 S-P-A-Administrator 0

By Dr Hayley Bennett, Awards Portfolio holder, SPA Executive Committee. Image: 2025 SPA Awards ceremony, by Elizabeth Bailey. Source: EASP SPA 2025 Conference Bluesky Account (@easp-spa-2025.bsky.social).  […]

Social Policy Association Award Winners Celebrated at 2025 Conference

July 10, 2025 S-P-A-Administrator 0

Excellence in social policy teaching, research and impact has been recognised by the 2025 Social Policy Association awards. The list of winners for each category […]

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The Social Policy Awards 2025: It’s nomination time!

January 30, 2025 S-P-A-Administrator 0

By Dr Hayley Bennett, Awards Portfolio holder, SPA Executive The Social Policy Association’s purpose is to advance the teaching, research, and dissemination of knowledge in […]

Social Policy Excellence Celebrated at the SPA Awards 2024

July 23, 2024 S-P-A-Administrator 0

One of the highlights of the Social Policy Association calendar is our awards ceremony. This year our awards were presented on Thursday 4th July at […]

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SPA Awards 2024: Nominations Open! (Deadline 1st March)

January 8, 2024 S-P-A-Administrator 0

Nominations for the 2024 Social Policy Association Awards are now open! You can make nominations via the nomination form here (Word document). Nominations will close at 5pm on […]

Celebrating Success at the SPA’s Awards 2023

July 26, 2023 S-P-A-Administrator 0

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 […]

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SPA Awards: Nominations Now Open! (Closing Date 24 March)

February 7, 2023 Markus Ketola 0

Nominations for the 2023 Social Policy Association Awards are now open! You can make nominations via an online nomination form here.  Nominations will close at 12pm […]

SPA Awards 2022: Contributions to Social Policy Teaching, Research and Awareness Recognised

July 15, 2022 Markus Ketola 0

Leading contributions to social policy teaching, research and awareness have been recognised at the 2022 Social Policy Awards. The awards are run each year by […]

SPA Award Winners 2021

September 20, 2021 S-P-A-Administrator 0

The SPA Awards recognise the work of academics who are researching and teaching social policy, and who contribute to advancing the discipline. Despite the challenges […]

Celebrating SPA’s 2020 Award Winners

December 14, 2020 S-P-A-Administrator 0

As with so many things, 2020’s SPA Awards looked a little different from usual. This year, we weren’t able to give out these awards at […]

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