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Free Masterclass in Social Policy for PhD Students: Research methods applied to social policy research [24 March 2026]

January 28, 2026 S-P-A-Administrator 0

Tuesday, 24th March 2026 University of Southampton Attendance free – travel and accommodation support available for self-funded PhD students. **This event is now fully-booked, and […]

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Social Policy and Decision-Making in Times of Protest Conference

January 28, 2026 S-P-A-Administrator 0

28th May 2026, 9am – 5pm Derby University, Kedleston Road Organisers: Dr Robyn Fawcett (r.fawcett@derby.ac.uk) and Tom Andrews (t.andrews@derby.ac.uk). Attendance free, registration required (see link […]

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Call for Abstracts/Interest: Postgraduate Conference on Food Systems and the Environment

December 5, 2025 S-P-A-Administrator 0

The Food, Development and Society PGR-ECR Network organises knowledge exchange, capacity building, and networking opportunities for PGRs and ECRs who are researching the food system […]

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News: Invitation to contribute to Social Policy masterclass with PhD students

November 26, 2025 S-P-A-Administrator 0

Do you use one or more methodologies in your research in an area of social policy? Would you like to give a talk to PhD […]

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Call for Papers: Sustainable Welfare Workshop

November 4, 2025 S-P-A-Administrator 0

Call for Papers: Sustainable Welfare Workshop 12th March 2026 The University of Glasgow  We are living in a time of polycrisis, where related and interdependent […]

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Event: Embedding QAA Subject Benchmark Changes into the Social Policy Curriculum (Online, Thursday, 6th November)

October 16, 2025 S-P-A-Administrator 0

As the consultation on the revised Subject Benchmark Statement (SBS) for Social Policy is ongoing, the SPA would like to invite all members with an […]

Event: SPA Workshop: Immigration, Citizenship, and Social Policy in the UK

October 15, 2025 S-P-A-Administrator 0

A one-day workshop on how immigration status shapes access to work, education, healthcare, housing, and safety. Date and time: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:30 – […]

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Workshop: Skills in the UK – Challenges and Opportunities for Boosting Economic Growth and Achieving Net Zero

September 2, 2025 S-P-A-Administrator 0

A workshop organised by Dr. Steven Ballantyne (Freie Universitat Berlin) and Dr. Elke Heins (University of Edinburgh) with support from the Social Policy Association (SPA). […]

Research briefing launch event [online]: Successfully engaging paid care workers in organising: Challenges, opportunities, and what works

August 25, 2025 S-P-A-Administrator 0

This online event will introduce a new research briefing and generate discussion of organising and union activity among paid adult social care (ASC) workers and […]

Blog: Social Policy in an era of fracturing solidarities – Revisiting the East Asian Social Policy Research Network (EASP) and Social Policy Association (SPA) Joint Annual Conference 2025, University of York

July 24, 2025 S-P-A-Administrator 0

Image: University of York/Alex Holland Social policy, whether as cash benefits, public services or regulatory measures, is an institutionalised form of solidarity. Welfare systems are […]

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